How did the library get its name?

Answer 1

The word Library originates from the late 14th century, from the Anglo-French word librarie, which means collection of books, and derives from the word librarium (meaning "chest for books").

The word librariaum derives from the latin words liber and -ārius. Liber means "book", and likely derives from the older word luber, which refers to the "bark of a tree", and "to peel/shell". The latin suffix arius refers to a "thing or place" with which the prefix belongs to or is connected to. Thus, liber +-ārius would refer to a place where books belong.