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Does one write:

Smith toshokan or Toshokan no Smith

Apologies for not using kana, the Windows' Japanese keyboard is taking forever
to install.
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grammar particle-の
Writing a named building/place
When I lived in Japan, all the libraries I came across were Name+Library. For
instance, 京都府立図書館 or "Kyoto Prefecture Library."

"no" indicates possession. Toshokan no Smith would mean "The Library's Smith."
Smith no toshokan would be awkward (and I think incorrect, at least based on
my experience) but would mean Smith's Library, which at least makes sense.
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