Modern public libraries have something for everyone.
现代公共图书馆有适合每个人的东西。
Today there are more than 7,000 free public libraries throughout the US.
如今，全美有7000多家免费的公共图书馆。
Historically, the major purpose of free public libraries was educational.
从历史上看，开设免费公共图书馆的主要目的是教育。
Unlike free public libraries, which are open to everyone, private libraries can be used only by authorized readers.
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。
In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries.
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 addition to their continuing and important educational role, public libraries provide culture and recreation, and they are trying to fill many changing community needs.
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。
Most public libraries also have a reading-room.
大多数公共图书馆也有阅览室。
China has thousands of public libraries in cities, towns and even in small villages.
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 borrow books, and it costs nothing to borrow them.
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。
There are 799 public libraries in Illinois.
伊利诺伊州有799家公共图书馆。
Many public libraries offer free computer classes, too.
很多公共图书馆同时还提供有免费的计算机教学。
He began to use his money to build free public libraries.
他开始把他的钱用来兴建免费的公共图书馆。
The scarcity of public libraries in this city is keenly felt.
人们强烈地感到这个城市的公共图书馆不足。
Why buy books when they're available for free at public libraries?
既然有可资利用的公共图书馆，为什么要买书呢？
LibX has been customized for use by 55 academic and public libraries.
LibX已经55个学术和公共图书馆所定制。
Almost all of America's public libraries provide free Internet access.
基本上所有的美国公立图书馆提供免费上网。
Many factors are driving this unprecedented level of use of public libraries.
许多因素也都将给这个空前利用公共图书馆的水平加速。
All had childhoods steeped in a passion for reading, enabled by public libraries.
得益于公立图书馆，这些人的童年都沉浸于对阅读的热情中。
Baltimore County's public libraries also experience heavy use, said James Fish, their director.
巴尔的摩县的公共图书馆也大量吸取经验，主管人詹姆斯·费舍说到。
You've read, or can imagine, the impact that the first Public Libraries had on human culture.
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。
It also could mean some of the nation's 16, 000 public libraries could be shut down or privatized.
这也有可能意味着，美国16000家公共图书馆可能会关门或者转为私有。
Ryan Deschamps, e-Learning Manager, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia -- Library Journal, 5/11/2010
RyanDeschamps，加拿大新斯科舍省哈利法克斯公共图书馆电子学习项目经理
Perversely, computers are often more expensive for public libraries than for individuals, and harder to buy.
反常的是，供应给公立图书馆的电脑得价格比供应给私人的价格要高出很多，而且购买还不容易。
The book supposedly holds a record of its own: "the book most stolen at U.S. public libraries." Only fitting.
据说，该书自己就拥有一项世界纪录：“它是在美国公共图书馆被盗次数最多的书。”
At each library, librarians order new books regularly without knowing whether other public libraries have them.
每个图书馆中，管理员都定期购买新书，但不知道其他公共图书馆是否已经购买了这些书。
Some cuts have already taken effect; most of the city’s public libraries, for example, will be closed on Saturdays.
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。
Similarly, people who visit public libraries may be more predisposed to reading mystery novels than literary classics.
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。
They won't have to spend their days in public libraries, public lavatories and public courts ashamed, spurned and reviled.
他们不需要整天待在图书馆，在公共厕所和法庭上受辱。
"Public libraries are trying their best to serve their users and people who have traditionally been non-users, " Alire said.
“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.
“公共图书馆正尽全力为那些非传统需求者服务，”啊莱尔说。
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