book lending
Temporary tome transfer
Book lending is the practice of temporarily giving someone a book to read, with the expectation they'll return it.
Libraries formalize this through checkout systems and due dates.
Informal lending among friends operates on trust: I've been lending her books for years.
The rise of e-books has complicated lending, as digital formats often restrict or prohibit sharing.
- public libraryFree community book repository
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- checkout counterRetail payment station
- returningGoing back to origin
- return slotOpening for bringing back items
interlibrary loan · barcode scanner · circulation desk · books · renewal · literacy programs · storytime sessions · lending · bookmobile · shelving · reservation · cataloging · digital library · reading clubs · online catalog · late fees · membership card · due date
- library tasksshelving, cataloging, indexing, checkout, barcoding
- book culturereading, reader, bookworm, bibliophile, bookshelf
- library servicesyouth services, bookmobiles, reference desk, reference librarian, mobile libraries
- library termsshelf, bookshelf, community library, spine, reading programs
- library circulationcirculation desk, checkout, checkout desk, returns, due date
- library networksinterlibrary loan, consortium, consortia, academic networks, delivery networks