a cross-section of a community
a designated public forum, with the express purpose of receiving speech in the form of books, magazines, and other library materials
a library created by a municipality, district or the State Legislature
a library which offers collections and services to anyone who resides within the geographic locality the library has been designated to serve
an institution that has long been a source of pride to that community
an organisation established, supported and funded by the community, either through local, regional or national government or through some other form of community organisation
a time-honored institution, created to serve the community and based on the concept of sharing resources
a library funded by government or public funding, whether municipal, county, or library district, and open to all residents.
A library whose patrons are the general public in a community. (Unit 3 What All Libraries Have)
(PL) - a library that serves a specific geographic area or community and meets the standards established for public libraries. See p. 43 and pp 47-49
The Public Library displays documents that have been donated by weblet owners. Any user can view and use these in their articles but if the original is deleted, any associated references will be broken.
Any library that provides general library services to all persons in a given community, district, or region, and is supported mainly by local taxes. Refer MCA 22-1-301.
A public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources (such as tax monies) and may be operated by civil servants.