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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
假如你有朋友或者家人在芝加哥，你还有机会拿到一定名额的芝加哥公共图书馆的免费通行证。
If you have friends or family in Chicago, they are eligible for a limited number of free museum passes from the Chicago Public Library.
西诺·伍德是伦敦南部一片无聊的地方，它公共图书馆紧锁的门不太像是一个经济指标。
THE locked doors of a public library in West Norwood, a drab part of south London, are an unlikely economic indicator.
据去年发表在《科学公共图书馆——医学》杂志上的一篇论文称，孤独对死亡率的影响跟抽烟和酗酒相当。
According to a paper published last year in the Public Library of Science, Medicine, the effect on mortality of loneliness is comparable with that of smoking and drinking.
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.
美国图书馆联合会研究表明，现在有将近5,400家美国公共图书馆提供某种形式的电子书。
Nearly 5, 400 public libraries in America provide some kind of access to electronic books, said a recent study by the American Library Association.
例如，较富有的人往往不太会光顾公共图书馆，但他们可能更喜爱阅读文学名著。
For example, richer people would tend not to visit public libraries but they are possibly more predisposed to reading literary classics.
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。”
The book supposedly holds a record of its own: "the book most stolen at U.S. public libraries." Only fitting.
斯宾塞公共图书馆帮助镇里的人寻找工作，它创造了一系列就业岗位，并为就业技能培训提供书籍。
The Spencer public library worked to help people in the town find jobs. It created a list of jobs and offered books on job skills and training.
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.
在科罗拉多州，尽管有数百万美元的逆差，丹佛公共图书馆已经几乎消灭了固定比率的罚款。
In Colorado, despite a multimillion-dollar deficit, the Denver Public Library has practically done away with fixed-rate fines.
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.
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.
在昨晚纽约公共图书馆举行的招待他的晚宴上，他的一些有权有势的朋友围绕着他。
At a dinner held in his honor last night at the New York Public Library, several of his high-powered friends stood by him.
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.
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