Grammar fix

public library

community library

A building or space where everyone in a town or city can go to read, borrow books, use computers, or study for free.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

I often go to the public library to study because it's quiet and has free Wi-Fi.

In my hometown, the public library is an important place for students and families to access books and use computers for free.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: I borrowed it in the public library.

Say: I borrowed it from the public library.

You borrow FROM a library (even though you're in it).

  • Pattern
  • public library (noun phrase)

Which sounds natural?

Tap the one a native speaker would say.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

the public library

  • the public library
  • the local library
  • at the library
  • borrow from the library

Don't confuse it

Try it in Daily Speak