# Linking to library. for what?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-library-for-what/323774>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 17, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-library-for-what/323774 "2011-07-17T19:34:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-library-for-what/323774/1 "2011-07-17T19:34:10Z")

</div>

hello all.

so my simple question is, when you link to the library for certain items right, whats the porpose?

does it reduce file size? and if so how?