poVoq to solarpunk [email protected]English • 8 months agoWhat if public libraries...slrpnk.netimagemessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down131cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.31Karrow-down1imageWhat if public libraries...slrpnk.netpoVoq to solarpunk [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square177fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish9•8 months agoIt comes from the Latin libre, meaning free.
minus-squaresadbehrlinkfedilink6•8 months agoThis is incorrect. From Wikipedia: The term library is based on the Latin word liber for ‘book’ or ‘document’, contained in Latin libraria ‘collection of books’ and librarium ‘container for books’.
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minus-squareNielsBohronlinkEnglish16•8 months agoI’m pretty sure it’s from the Latin word for book, liber, and has nothing to do with “free”
It comes from the Latin libre, meaning free.
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I’m pretty sure it’s from the Latin word for book, liber, and has nothing to do with “free”
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