Judy Berman of Flavorwire rounded up photographs of luxurious libraries in the homes of celebrities, such as Diane Keaton's, which is pictured above. Karl Lagerfeld's is astoundingly packed from floor to ceiling (and then some) with books.
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This does not mean -
A place in which ONLY literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
So, by definition, any room where you keep reading / reference material - even the smallest amount of reading / reference material - can be called a library. Even a room with NO bookshelves. Just as long as the PURPOSE of that room [or one of its primary purposes] is to house these reference materials.
Then I guess that would make almost every room in my home including the toilet a library.
it would seem ill-advised to accuse anybody who goes by "dashell hammet" of not liking books. his instinct to look up a definition of the word in question is also very bookish.
alos, karl lagerfeld is a very interesting person, in so many ways.
Kinda like when you visit a lawyer's office. The books are mostly for show, occasionally for use.
Actually, I love books.
I am sorry if it seemed like I was attacking you. I wasn't. I only had hoped to illuminate to all philomaths that even a modest space in a tiny home could be called a library.
It is the intent not the number of shelves that makes a room a library.
Thank you, @c0ldfish.