Modern public libraries have something for everyone.
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2. 我在公共图书馆找到了我想要的工作。
I got that job I wanted at the public library.
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3. 多年来，公共图书馆的服务范围已大大扩展。
Over the years public library services have greatly expanded.
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4. 最早的公共图书馆于1731年在费城建立。
The earliest public library was established in Philadelphia in 1731.
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5. 如今，全美有7000多家免费的公共图书馆。
Today there are more than 7,000 free public libraries throughout the US.
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6. 从历史上看，开设免费公共图书馆的主要目的是教育。
Historically, the major purpose of free public libraries was educational.
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7. 公共图书馆的功能曾被描述为“与其说是水库，不如说是喷泉”。
The function of a public library was once described as "less a reservoir than a fountain".
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8. 亚历山德拉的第一次公开展览是在洛杉矶一家公共图书馆举行的，当时她只有8岁。
Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old.
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9. 在上个世纪，那些拥有私人图书馆的富人确实很幸运，但是如今我们有了公共图书馆。
In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries.
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10. 1833年，在新英格兰的一个小镇上，第一家免费向所有人提供图书的公共图书馆成立了。
The first truly free public library that circulated books to everyone at no cost was started in a small New England town in 1833.
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11. 英国第一家公共图书馆于18年在曼彻斯特开业，它的第一位图书管理员是爱德华·爱德华兹。
The first Britain's public library opened in Manchester in 18Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards.
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12. 公共图书馆除了继续发挥重要的教育作用外，还提供文化和娱乐，并努力满足社区不断变化的需求。
In addition to their continuing and important educational role, public libraries provide culture and recreation, and they are trying to fill many changing community needs.
