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The 32 pages that link to Public library, each with the reason it gives.

• Benjamin FranklinNarrower topic: Franklin helped establish the Library Company of Philadelphia, an influential subscription library open to members.

• History of booksRelated: Public libraries broadened access to books beyond ownership and private collections.

• Local governmentRelated: Local authorities often fund and operate libraries as civic services.

• AudiobookRelated: Libraries lend digital and physical audiobooks without requiring individual purchases.

• National libraryNarrower topic: National libraries developed alongside broader ideas about public access to knowledge.

• PaywallCompared with: Library access can provide an alternative route to content blocked by commercial paywalls.

• Public ownershipRelated: Libraries show how public ownership can support broadly accessible cultural services.

• Interlibrary loanRelated: Public libraries commonly arrange loans when local collections lack requested titles.

• Third placeRelated: Libraries can offer welcoming, low-cost settings for repeated social contact.

• Academic libraryCompared with: Unlike an academic library, it serves the public broadly rather than primarily a campus community.

• Dewey Decimal ClassificationRelated: Dewey is widely used to arrange nonfiction collections in public libraries.

• Library scienceBroader topic: Public libraries apply library principles to broad community services and collections.

• School libraryCompared with: Unlike a school library, its primary service population is not one school’s students and staff.

• Book tradeCompared with: Libraries circulate books through lending rather than retail ownership.

• Young adult literatureRelated: Dedicated teen services make young adult literature available beyond school settings.

• Intellectual freedomRelated: Libraries put intellectual freedom into practice through broad access to information.

• LibraryBroader topic: Public libraries combine lending, learning, and community services for broad access.

• Mechanics' InstituteRelated: Institute libraries helped establish local demand for broader access to books.

• Popular literatureRelated: Libraries expanded access to popular works beyond people able to buy them.

• Special libraryCompared with: Its broad civic constituency differs from a special library’s defined organization or subject.

• Research libraryCompared with: Public libraries serve broad community needs rather than concentrating primarily on in-depth research.

• New York Public LibraryNarrower topic: The NYPL is a large urban example of the public-library model.

• George PeabodyRelated: His Baltimore gift helped provide a major library open to the public.

• Ezra CornellNarrower topic: Cornell’s bequest established a lasting public library for Ithaca.

• History of librariesBroader topic: Its development recast access as a civic service rather than a privilege of patrons or scholars.

• National Library of ChinaCompared with: The national institution combines public access with a countrywide preservation and research remit.

• David AdjayeNarrower topic: His Idea Stores and other civic projects explore the library as social infrastructure.

• National Library of RussiaRelated: Opening in 1814 established a durable public-access dimension alongside its scholarly role.

• Book (publication)Related: Libraries extend access to books beyond private ownership.

• Classic bookRelated: Public libraries broadened access to works institutions had long treated as culturally important.

• Non-Medical Public and Private FacilitiesBroader topic: Libraries provide publicly accessible learning and cultural services outside healthcare.

• Shanghai LibraryNarrower topic: Public access is one foundation of Shanghai Library’s institutional mission.