收藏書籍開放給公眾並多由公共基金所營運的建築或空間，與僅開放給特定族群或個人的圖書館不同。

公共圖書館(建築物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
公立圖書館(建築物)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
kung kung t'u shu kuan (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gōng gòng tú shū guǎn (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
gong gong tu shu guan (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
public libraries(buildings)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
public library(building)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
libraries, public(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
openbare bibliotheken(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
openbare bibliotheek(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
bibliotecas públicas(buildings)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
biblioteca pública(building)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
biblioteca oficial(building)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,UF,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............單一建築作品 (層級名)
................<單一建築作品 (建築環境)>
....................<依特定種類區分之單一建築作品>
........................<依功能區分之單一建築作品>
............................<資訊管理設施>
................................圖書館 (建築物)
....................................<依管理部門區分之圖書館>
........................................公共圖書館 (建築物)

thing(s) involved are....

公共圖書館(機構)

英文....	Buildings or spaces housing collections of books that are available to the public and typically maintained by public funds, as distinguished from libraries available only to a certain group or individual.

公共圖書館(建築物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1408
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 10, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 April 10, 2012
.................	建築學英漢辭典 340
公立圖書館(建築物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 April 10, 2012
public libraries(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Harrod's Librarians' Glossary (1984) 628
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 1 December 2009
public library(building)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
libraries, public(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
openbare bibliotheken............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
openbare bibliotheek............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
bibliotecas públicas(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
biblioteca pública(building)............	[VP]
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal (1980) IV:87
.................	Plazola Cisneros y Plazola Anguiano, Arquitectura Habitacional (1990)
biblioteca oficial(building)............	[VP]
.................	Gran Enciclopedia Larousse (1973) 3:169
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) Libraries: public
.................	Avery Index (1963-) Libraries--Public
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300006877 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300006877
聯合目錄： 公共圖書館 、公立圖書館 、kung kung t'u shu kuan 、gōng gòng tú shū guǎn 、gong gong tu shu guan 、public libraries 、public library 、libraries, public 、openbare bibliotheken 、openbare bibliotheek 、bibliotecas públicas 、biblioteca pública 、biblioteca oficial