How to Pronounce LIBRARY

How to Pronounce LIBRARY

Learn how to pronounce library correctly by understanding the syllables.

The word library is made up of 3 syllables.

Stress the 1st syllable: LIBE-rare-ee

Note, it is pronounced LIBE-rare-ee NOT LIB-er-ee

In the picture we see a girl in a library.
The sentence reads: Kali spent the morning at the library studying for an exam.

Examples of library from news items:

One of Kaag’s previous books, “American Philosophy,” was a charming, brainy and equally personal account of time he spent reveling in a philosopher’s remarkable and nearly abandoned private library in New England.
Source: The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/books/review/sick-souls-healthy-minds-william-james-john-kaag.html

There are probably tons of free activities available at your library, such as lectures, games, tai chi, yoga, plays, classes, crafts, nature walks or book clubs that are all family-friendly for toddlers to teens.
Source: The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/advice/hints-from-heloise-for-spring-break-plan-a-trip-to-the-library/2020/03/07/a5717de2-5a88-11ea-ab68-101ecfec2532_story.html

They might forget or you might forget, which is why the new site will include a built-in email reminder for any borrowed item, similar to a public library system.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/28/more-than-9-million-people-are-freecycling-instead-of-buying-new_partner/

And the posts won’t appear in Facebook’s ad library, which publicly catalogs political ads and allows other campaigns, journalists and watchdog groups to view the type of messages politicians are pushing in the election.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/14/facebook-reverses-political-ads-rule-bloomberg-finds-loophole

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation started with ambitions that, by its lofty standards today, appear almost quaint: providing free internet access to public libraries in the United States.
Source: The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/business/bill-melinda-gates-divorce-foundation.html

“They’ll be on the shelves of libraries when the current powers are just a footnote in the pages of history books.”
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/hungary-writers-bookstores-brace-for-ban-on-lgbt-content/

Now you know how to pronounce LIBRARY, look for opportunities today to use it in conversation.

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