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What's the difference between a library and a bookstore?
Bookstores and libraries are public places. The only difference is that the bookstore is profitable. You have to provide money to buy the books you like. The library is a public welfare organization run by the government or schools. You can get the right to rent books for a small fee, but you have to return them after the expiration.

A library is an institution that collects, sorts out and collects books and materials for people to read and refer to. As early as 3000 BC, the earliest library appeared. Library has the functions of preserving human cultural heritage, developing information resources and participating in social education.

At school, students can take part in book activities with their library cards, such as borrowing books from the library, taking them out of the reading room at will, or reading books in the reading room. But at the same time, you have an obligation to take care of these books, because they are not yours. If you damage these books in the process of borrowing, you must pay compensation at the same price or the price stipulated by the library. These books should be returned in time after the lease expires.

Bookstore: You buy your favorite books with money. After the transaction, these books belong to you and you can dispose of them at will. You are not obliged to keep these books.