多年来，公共图书馆的服务范围已大大扩展。
Over the years public library services have greatly expanded.
最早的公共图书馆于1731年在费城建立。
The earliest public library was established in Philadelphia in 1731.
公共图书馆的功能曾被描述为“与其说是水库，不如说是喷泉”。
The function of a public library was once described as "less a reservoir than a fountain".
亚历山德拉的第一次公开展览是在洛杉矶一家公共图书馆举行的，当时她只有8岁。
Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old.
在上个世纪，那些拥有私人图书馆的富人确实很幸运，但是如今我们有了公共图书馆。
In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries.
1833年，在新英格兰的一个小镇上，第一家免费向所有人提供图书的公共图书馆成立了。
The first truly free public library that circulated books to everyone at no cost was started in a small New England town in 1833.
英国第一家公共图书馆于18年在曼彻斯特开业，它的第一位图书管理员是爱德华·爱德华兹。
The first Britain's public library opened in Manchester in 18Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards.
公共图书馆除了继续发挥重要的教育作用外，还提供文化和娱乐，并努力满足社区不断变化的需求。
In addition to their continuing and important educational role, public libraries provide culture and recreation, and they are trying to fill many changing community needs.
所以没过多久，在去底特律公共图书馆的路上，就有两个脾气暴躁的男孩坐在她那辆1959年产的白色奥兹莫比尔汽车上。
So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library.
大多数公共图书馆也有阅览室。
距离你上次去公共图书馆已经过了一段时间了吗？
Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library?
爱德华兹是英国首个公共图书馆的首位图书管理员。
Edwards was the first librarian of the first British public library.
中国的城市、城镇有成千上万的公共图书馆，甚至可以免费借书。
China has thousands of public libraries in cities, towns and even borrow books, and it costs nothing to borrow them.
中国拥有成千上万座公共图书馆，遍布在城市，城镇甚至小村庄。
China has thousands of public libraries in cities, towns and even in small villages.
昨天，在我走近公共图书馆前门时，一位满头白发的绅士后退几步，给我扶门。
Yesterday, as I was coming near the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me.
与对所有人开放的免费公共图书馆不同，私人图书馆只能由被授权的读者使用。
Unlike free public libraries, which are open to everyone, private libraries can be used only by authorized readers.
伊利诺伊州有799家公共图书馆。
这项新发现刊登在公共图书馆综合2月刊上。
The new findings are published in the February issue of the journal Public Library of Science ONE.
LibX已经55个学术和公共图书馆所定制。
LibX has been customized for use by 55 academic and public libraries.
还有当地的公共图书馆也该有免费的音频段。
Your local public library should also carry a selection of audio programs that you can check out for free.
协调合作是通过诸如科学公共图书馆等工具途径来实现。
Coordinating collaboration happens through tools like the Public Library of Science.
许多因素也都将给这个空前利用公共图书馆的水平加速。
Many factors are driving this unprecedented level of use of public libraries.
“公共图书馆正尽全力为那些非传统需求者服务，”啊莱尔说。
"Public libraries are trying their best to serve their users and people who have traditionally been non-users, " Alire said.
一些削减已经收到成效；例如，城市的公共图书馆将在周六关闭。
Some cuts have already taken effect; most of the city’s public libraries, for example, will be closed on Saturdays.
你已知道，或者可以想象第一个公共图书馆对人类文化带来的影响。
You've read, or can imagine, the impact that the first Public Libraries had on human culture.
上个月，警方指控一名艾奥瓦市民从公共图书馆中窃取53张DVD。
Police last month charged an Iowa City resident with the theft of 53 DVDs from the public library.
在密尔沃基公共图书馆的中环店，大量誊写员和技术人员使盲文存活下来。
At the central branch of the Milwaukee Public Library, a remarkable collection of transcribers and technicians keeps Braille alive.
同样地，光顾公共图书馆的人可能更喜爱阅读志怪小说而不爱读文学名著。
Similarly, people who visit public libraries may be more predisposed to reading mystery novels than literary classics.
这个应用程序允许用户在当地所有图书馆组成的公共图书馆系统中搜索新书。
The sample mashup application allows users to search for new books in a public library system that consists of all the libraries in the region.
影片制作者还在旧金山公共图书馆里发掘出大量缪克的文件，情书还有照片。
The filmmakers also dug into a large trove of Milk's papers, love letters and photos at the San Francisco Public Library.
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