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A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public library | is a | library | 0.90 | text |
| Public library | is a | only agency offering free computer classes | 0.90 | text |
| preschool story times to encourage early literacy among children | instance of | Public libraries also provide free services | 0.80 | text |
| other goods or services available to the subscribers | instance of | it was important to consider the contributing factors | 0.80 | text |
| the British Library | instance of | though more accessible than libraries | 0.80 | text |
| were still largely an institution for the middle | instance of | though more accessible than libraries | 0.80 | text |
| upper classes.Private-subscription librariesPrivate-subscription libraries functioned in much the same manner as commercial subscription libraries | instance of | though more accessible than libraries | 0.80 | text |
| though they varied in many important ways | instance of | though more accessible than libraries | 0.80 | text |
| mechanics' institutes | instance of | the potential infringement on private enterprise and the existing library provision | 0.80 | text |
| the fear that it would give rise to | instance of | the potential infringement on private enterprise and the existing library provision | 0.80 | text |
| a push for education | instance of | factors | 0.80 | text |
| desire to share knowledge led to broad public support for free libraries | instance of | factors | 0.80 | text |
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