A. In many ways the public library serves as a local community center.

The library serves as a research center open to the public.

A library also serves the student body from 7 am to 4 pm.

"I want to see the library serve the poor better," he says.

The library serves both the school and the local community.

Libraries are serving us in more ways and places than ever.

The library serves a population of more than 29,000 residents.

A long struggle to force libraries to serve the poor.

The library serves as the university's primary research and study center.

And over half the nation's libraries serve communities of under 5,000 people.