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city library
A public institution of a city or municipality where books, magazines, and other media are available to borrow or to use on site.
Ich muss die ausgeliehenen Bücher heute noch zur Stadtbücherei zurückbringen.
I still have to take the borrowed books back to the city library today.
This word is a clear example of a German compound. It is made up of 'die Stadt' (the city) and 'die Bücherei' (the library) and literally means 'the library of the city'.
Die Öffnungszeiten der Stadtbücherei haben sich geändert.
The opening hours of the city library have changed.
Pay attention to the preposition and the case. If you are going there, it is 'in die Stadtbücherei' (to the city library, accusative). If you are there, it is 'in der Stadtbücherei' (in the city library, dative).
Morgen gehe ich in die Stadtbücherei, um ein Buch zu suchen.
Tomorrow I'm going to the city library to look for a book.
Common verbs connected with a library are 'ausleihen' (to borrow), 'zurückgeben' (to return), and 'verlängern' (to renew/extend). These describe the main activities.
Ich muss die Leihfrist für meine Bücher in der Stadtbücherei verlängern.
I have to renew the loan period for my books at the city library.
library
A Bibliothek can be a public lending facility, but it can also be a scholarly or private institution. Stadtbücherei, by contrast, specifically refers to the public facility of a city or municipality. Stadtbücherei is especially precise for a municipal lending facility; Bibliothek is also possible there, but more general.
Für die Ausleihe neuer Romane gingen wir in die Stadtbücherei unserer Gemeinde.
We went to our municipality’s city library to borrow new novels.
Für die Ausleihe neuer Romane gingen wir in die Bibliothek.
We went to the library to borrow new novels.
