public library

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In 1960, he was arrested with seven other students after a silent demonstration in a whites-only public library, which led to the desegregation of the library.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

She married, had children and for many years worked as a librarian in a public library in upstate New York.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

Most of these plays can be found at your local public library or favorite bookstore.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

It’s a procession of people with nothing in common save the desire to climb the steps and enter this edifice: a public library in the middle of Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

She’d used the public library Internet to look for apartment shares.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart