Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both. A library's collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases, and other formats. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of books to several million items. In Latin and Greek, the idea of bookcase is represented by Bibliotheca and Bibliothēkē (Greek: βιβλιοθήκη): derivatives of these mean library in many modern languages, e.g. French bibliothèque.

The first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer, some dating back to 2600 BC. Private or personal libraries made up of written books appeared in classical Greece in the 5th century BC. In the 6th century, at the very close of the Classical period, the great libraries of the Mediterranean world remained those of Constantinople and Alexandria.

The Library

The Library may refer to:

The Library (journal), a publication of the Bibliographical Society

The Library, a World Fantasy Award-winning 2002 novella by Zoran Živković

"The Library" (Avatar: The Last Airbender), the tenth episode of the second season in the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender

"The Library" (Seinfeld), an episode of the television series Seinfeld

Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), a collection of Greek mythology and legends

The Library, a structure in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2

The Library, a planet from the Doctor Who episodes "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead"

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985 (with new episodes being produced on an "on and off" basis during that time frame). The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert (known for his catchphrase "Hey hey hey!"), and his friends.

The show features an educational lesson in each episode, emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments. In addition, at the end of the early episodes, the gang typically gathers in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a song on their cobbled-together instruments, summarizing the show's lesson.

Origins

The character Fat Albert first appeared in Cosby's stand-up comedy routine "Buck Buck," as recorded on his 1967 album Revenge. The stories were based upon Cosby's tales about growing up in inner city North Philadelphia. In 1969, Cosby and veteran animator Ken Mundie brought Fat Albert to animation in a one-shot prime-time special entitled Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert.

Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrɪl ləˈviːn/; French pronunciation: [avʁil laviɲ]; born 27 September 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, and spent most of her youth in the town of Greater Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002, when she was 17 years old, Lavigne entered the music industry with her debut album, Let Go, becoming one of the most popular pop punk artists, a reason she earned her reputation of a "skater punk" persona and "pop punk princess". Since her professional debut, she has sold more than 30 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide.

Short film

A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. Although no consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". The term featurette originally applied to a film longer than a short subject, but shorter than a standard feature film.

The increasingly rare term short subject means approximately the same thing. An industry term, it carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short is an abbreviation for either term. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers for non profit, either with a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, non profit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used by filmmakers to gain experience and/or prove their talent in order to gain funding for future films from private investors, entertainment companies, or film studios.

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'Library' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)

Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr. (actor), Hilary Momberger (miscellaneous crew), Curtis Collins (miscellaneous crew), Peter E. Berger (editor), Thomas J. Healy IV (miscellaneous crew), Thomas J. Healy IV (miscellaneous crew), Kimberly Elise (actress), Thomas Carter (producer), Thomas Carter (director), Margaret Loesch (producer), Gordon Michaels (actor), David A. Rosemont (producer), Morris Lee Sullivan (actor), John Pielmeier (writer), Aunjanue Ellis (actress),

Genres: Biography, Drama,

Boricua (2004)

Actors: Maria Layus (actress), Aimee Garcia (actress), Sarah Schooley (actress), Sarah Schooley (miscellaneous crew), Sarah Schooley (actress), Sarah Schooley (actress), Sean Ross (actor), Elizabeth Lawrence (miscellaneous crew), Carlos Arce (miscellaneous crew), Dan Hooker (miscellaneous crew), Felix Solis (producer), Roya Aryanpad (actress), Corrinne Theodoru (miscellaneous crew), Saro Solis (actor), Fern Persons (actress),

Plot: Slice of life in a Chicago neighborhood of Puerto Ricans, or boricuas. Tata wants to win a beauty pageant, Germán wants to succeed in real estate: both have few scruples. Lola is a college student who may get involved with Willy, a macho drug dealer. Violence simmers close to the surface. Family honor, saving face, unscrupulous choices, the longing for love, and a baseball autographed by Roberto Clemente figure in how events play out.