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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Library \Li"bra*ry\ (l[imac]"br[asl]*r[y^]), noun; pl. {Libraries} (-r[i^]z). [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop, book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L. librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop, librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See {Libel}.]
1. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.
2. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a collection of books. --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
library
noun
1: a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"
2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study [syn: {depository library}]
4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: {program library}, {subroutine library}]
5: a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "library": ALA, American Library Association, Bodleian Library, British Museum, Festschrift, Indian reservation, Library of Congress, Vatican Library, ana, anthology, aquarium, archives, armory, arsenal, atelier, athenaeum, attic, back number, bank, basement, bay, bibliotheca, bin, bird sanctuary, body, bonded warehouse, book wagon, bookcase, bookery, bookmobile, bookroom, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, chrestomathy, circulating library, closet, collectanea, collection, compilation, conservatory, copy, corpus, crate, crib, cupboard, data, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, edition, exchequer, florilegium, forest preserve, fund, game reserve, glory hole, godown, hold, holdings, hutch, impression, issue, lending library, library edition, locker, loft, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, menagerie, museum, national forest, national park, number, office, paradise, park, preserve, printing, public library, rack, raw data, reading room, rental library, repertory, repository, reservation, reserve, reservoir, rick, sail loft, sanctuary, school edition, series, set, shelf, stack, stack room, stacks, state forest, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, studio, study, supply base, supply depot, tank, trade book, trade edition, treasure, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, volume, warehouse, wilderness preserve, wildlife preserve, wine cellar, workroom, zoo
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
library A collection of {subroutines} and {functions} stored in one or more files, usually in compiled form, for linking with other programs. Libraries are one of the earliest forms of organised {code reuse}. They are often supplied by the {operating system} or {software development environment} developer to be used in many different programs. The routines in a library may be general purpose or designed for some specific function such as three dimensional animated graphics. Libraries are linked with the user's program to form a complete {executable}. The linking may be {static linking} or, in some systems, {dynamic linking}. (1998-11-21)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Library, PA Zip code(s): 15129
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