national library

noun

1. a library established and funded by a national government with the designation national, to serve the needs of this government, often to function as a library of record for the nation's publishing output, and in some cases to act as a central agency for library and bibliographic development in the nation.

Example Sentences

Later, I studied less formally at the National Library, Dublin, Ireland.

From The Daily Beast

I felt sure that, unlike the National Library of Ireland, no government would come to my aid if Stephen ever got me in his sights.

From The Daily Beast

This tablet was taken from the ceiling of the temple and carried away to France, and placed in the national library in Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

On the morning following my arrival, Mr. Younge accompanied me to the National Library.

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From the National Library we drove to the Athenée, a library and lecture institution, supported by voluntary subscription.

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They are both on the same scale and nearly on the same general plan as the National Library.

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One of the best modern writers on the subject was Georges Duplessis, the keeper of prints in the national library of France.

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