research library
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of research library
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The New York Public Library’s grand research library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is home to Virginia Woolf’s walking stick, Charles Dickens’s desk chair and the original Winnie-the-Pooh.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
The Sedro-Woolley Museum curates an exhibit on Northern State Hospital and maintains a research library that includes Northern State Hospital documents.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
“Amazing stuff,” says Bárbara Arroyo, an archaeologist at the Dumbarton Oaks research library.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2022
It is organized by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, a research library that is part of the New York Public Library system.
From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2022
The laptop served as my portable research library, video arcade, and home theater system.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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