Library is to books as books is to painting

The English word library comes from the Latin word liberwhich means book. There is no direct translation for the word library.

Shelf.

1) Yes. Both are good things, I'll take them.

2) Yes. There are also medical libraries, art libraries, music libraries, and more!

3) If you need the history of libraries, then stop in your library and ask there.. not here. Go try a real library and real reference librarian, then come back to the internet.

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