Collocations for library - noun

large, small | excellent, good | public | private | branch, county, local, national, regional | mobile
A number of councils operate mobile libraries.

well-stocked | circulating
(historical),

lending, subscription
In 1784 he established his first circulating library.

reference | general | special, specialist | academic, research | college, departmental, school, university | copyright
It is a copyright library and receives three copies of all books published in Britain.

have
The school has an excellent library.

go to, use, visit
How often do you go to the library?

borrow sth from, get/take sth out of
I got this very interesting book out of the library.

return sth to, take sth back to
Do you have any books to take back to the library?

be available at/from
Do you know about the other services available at your local library?

have access to
Everyone in the country should have access to a lending library.

have sth, hold sth
The library has an extensive collection of books on French history.

book | shelf | catalogue | ticket | assistant, staff | user | facilities, provision, resources, service
the need to improve library provision

skills
teaching library skills to schoolchildren

at a/the ~
a holiday programme for children at the local library

in a/the ~
I''ve been reading newspapers in the library.

considerable, extensive | fine, impressive, magnificent, valuable | personal | film, music, photographic, picture, video

have, possess
The family possessed an extensive library.

amass, build (up)
She had built up an impressive library of art books.

add to

~ of
a personal library of over 1,000 volumes