ðɪ ˈɛmpti lˈaɪbɹɛɹi, ɐ məmˈoːɹɪəl ɪn mˈɛmɚɹi ʌvðə bˈɜːnɪŋ ʌv bˈʊks baɪ mˈɪkə ˈʌlmən kənsˈɪstɪŋ əvə ɡlˈæs plˈeɪt sˈɛt ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈɑːbəlstˌoʊnz, ɡˈɪvz ɐ vjˈuː əvə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ˈɛmpti bˈʊkkeɪsᵻz lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnˈʌf tə hˈoʊld ˈɔːl twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˈɜːnd bˈʊks; ɪts pˈɜːpəs ɪz tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt ðə bˈʊk bˈɜːnɪŋ.
The Empty Library, a Memorial in memory of the burning of books by Micha Ullman consisting of a glass plate set into the cobblestones, gives a view of a group of empty bookcases large enough to hold all 20,000 burned books; its purpose is to commemorate the book burning.