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Originally Posted by pacerier
regarding the library, its big but does not stand by itself as a building (it occupies half of one entire floor of the shopping center so that's pretty big)
also i had been curious about this: let's say in a clothes store there are usually fitting rooms (small ones, just big enough for you to do a quick change of clothes), are those 脱衣室, 脱衣所 or 脱衣場?
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For the library, I'd probably go with 図書館. It's definitely not a 室 in size. Well, it does depend on the size of these floors. You're being extremely vague and unhelpful about describing the size. You say it's half a floor of a shopping center, but in Japan, shopping center floors are not that big at all! I'm thinking of a place like Tokyu Hands in Machida. Not that big at all. Where is this shopping center, and how big is it? Maybe we can look it up online and see.
Better yet, why don't you compare the Google image results and decide for yourself:
図書室 - Google Search (図書室)
図書館 - Google Search (図書館)
There is obviously some overlap, so use your judgment.
Regarding fitting rooms, Wikipedia thinks it is フィッティングルーム:
フィッティングルーム - Wikipedia
You could always check a usage dictionary, too:
“fitting room”の検索結果（9 件）：英辞郎 on the Web：スペースアルク Check out the sample sentences.