Librarys

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A library is something, like a helper, that can be used globally throughout the application. A helper is a procedural php function that usually only handles a single task. A library is a class that has can have many methods to carry out multiple related tasks. Take a look in the user guide and check out some of the libraries available to CI for a better idea. They are reusable generic components. Like the image library resizes, thumbnails, overlays text, etc. All image-related utility functions that interact with each other.