the stacks

plural noun

: the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

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What To Know Hillbilly Elegy could be removed from the stacks at on-base military schools, but officials say the book has not been pulled from libraries at the moment and remains available for checkout. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 Shelving intentionally designed to be eye-level for younger readers sports brightly colored book spines, and the stacks are broken up by plush furniture and interactive lights displays. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025 The anonymous librarian at the start is not even the most compelling of these civic stewards of the stacks. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 Browsing through the stacks for the latest bestseller or a treasured tome will always be the main reason to visit a public library, but there are some newer reasons, too. Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stacks

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“The stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stacks. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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