But is it a Library?looking at buildings, busses, boxes and burros

and asking the question what makes a library a library?

Public LibraryA public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_library

Biblioburro

Biblioburro is a small institution: one man and two donkeys.

Created it out of the simple belief that the act of taking books to people who do not have them can somehow improve this impoverished region, and perhaps Colombia.

http://nyti.ms/1C04VVN

School LibraryA school library (or a school library media centre) is a library within a school where students, staff, and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety of resources.

Phone Booth LibraryA collection of books in a phone booth that locals are welcome to take, read & hopefully return. Readers are encouraged to leave books of their own for others to read.

Find out more:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26734859

Law LibraryA law library is a library designed to assist law students, attorneys, judges, and their law clerks and anyone else who finds it necessary to correctly determine the state of the law. Their focus on specialized information resources on the law, service to a specialized and limited clientele, and delivery of specialized services to that clientele classify them as a type of special library.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_library

Little Free Library

A collection of books in a custom built box that locals are welcome to take, read & hopefully return. Readers are encouraged to leave books of their own for others to read.

Find out more about Little Free Libraries here:https://littlefreelibrary.org/

Mobile LibraryMobile libraries provide a library service to some rural areas where there is no static library.

There is a selection of books on many subjects, novels, large print books, books for children and talking books. Other materials, such as DVDs and music CDs can be borrowed on request. The stock is exchanged at regular intervals using material from other libraries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmobile

Community/Volunteer run LibraryA community library is a term used to describe a library that is being run by volunteers as due to council funding cuts Is not able to be kept open by the local authority and they are given the choice of running it themselves or losing it.

Find out more about community libraries here:http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/volunteer-run-libraries

Legal Deposit LibraryA legal deposit library is specifically established by the government of a nation to serve as the of information for that country.

There are six Legal Deposit Libraries in the UK :• The British Library, London• National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh• Bodleian Library, Oxford• Cambridge University Library• Trinity College, Dublin• National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_deposit

Discussion topics• Does a library have to have a librarian or professional staff able to

help people find the information of services they require?• Do libraries have to have books? Or computers?• Is it still a library if the word ‘library’ does not appear in the name?• Is it a library even if the word ‘library’ appears in the name?