The Library is the curated shelf: landmark works that shaped how people think, and that were censored, banned, burned, or suppressed at some point in their history. Copernicus and Aristotle sit here alongside twentieth-century works that governments tried to keep out of readers’ hands. These are texts most people have heard of and few have read in full — preserved here complete, with their provenance recorded. For material submitted by the public, see the user-generated Archive. Preservation is not endorsement.