A "library" simply refers to a collection of materials.[1]
For example in the tech world, the second "L" in DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library, a modular collection of code.[2]
There is no implication of lending in the word or concept of a "library" by itself. An explicit example of this are private libraries, libraries held and used by individuals.
A public library is a library owned by and operated for the public, aka the people, and as a library of the people the people can take (and must return) books from the public library. This is where the common concept of "borrowing books from the library" comes from.
Private membership libraries predated public libraries in most places bt by well over two centuries and often loaned. It was actually more common for people to share a library and borrow from than to accrue their own, as the cost of books was considerable.
For example in the tech world, the second "L" in DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library, a modular collection of code.[2]
There is no implication of lending in the word or concept of a "library" by itself. An explicit example of this are private libraries, libraries held and used by individuals.
A public library is a library owned by and operated for the public, aka the people, and as a library of the people the people can take (and must return) books from the public library. This is where the common concept of "borrowing books from the library" comes from.
[1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library
[2]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-clien...