lending library
Borrowers' book source
A lending library is a library that allows patrons to borrow books and other materials to take home, as opposed to a reference library where materials must be used on the premises.
The term emphasizes the core function of circulation rather than mere collection.
Historically, some lending libraries charged subscription fees, though today most public lending libraries are free.
The lending library down the street has an excellent children's section.
Bound written works
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- catalogOrdered list of items
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
novels · periodicals · magazines · reference · encyclopedias · dictionaries · genres · paperbacks
Residential area nearby
- public spaceArea open to everyone
- book clubsOrganizations discussing shared literature
- storytimeScheduled narrative session
- local eventsActivities in your area
community board · meeting rooms · outreach programs · reading programs · summer reading · author visits · bookmobile · branch
Borrowed money repaid later
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- due dateWhen payment is required
- renewalMaking current again
- overduePast expected arrival
check out · return · reserve · hold · fines · circulation desk · interlibrary loan · loan period
Systematic fact-finding effort
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- readingInterpreting written text
- educationSystematic development of mind
literacy · information · scholarship · tutoring · homework · reference materials · study space · internet
State of belonging
- circulationMovement through a system
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
acquisitions · processing · inventory · digitization · online catalog · reference desk · archives · preservation
books
Bound written works
nonfiction · novels · periodicals · magazines · reference · encyclopedias · dictionaries · genres · paperbacks · hardcovers
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- public spaceArea open to everyone
- book clubsOrganizations discussing shared literature
- storytimeScheduled narrative session
local events · community board · meeting rooms · outreach programs · reading programs · summer reading · author visits · bookmobile · branch · free access
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
overdue · check out · return · reserve · hold · fines · circulation desk · interlibrary loan · loan period · recall
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
education · literacy · information · scholarship · tutoring · homework · reference materials · study space · internet · workshops
membership
State of belonging
- circulationMovement through a system
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
classification · acquisitions · processing · inventory · digitization · online catalog · reference desk · archives · preservation · curation
- librarieslibrarians, circulation desk, stacks, reference desk, card catalogs
- bibliophile's hubbookstore, bookshop, reading room, book club, book fair
- Book sharingbook swap, book club, book donation
- library termsshelf, bookshelf, book selection, spine, reading programs
- library thingsshelves, rows, aisles, rare books, manuscripts
- book tradebook dealers, bookselling, bookseller, publisher, bookshops
lending librarybookstore
Shop selling printed works
bookseller · used bookstore · newsstand · bookshop · book shop
lending libraryreference library
Non-circulating book collection
reference collection · archive · reading room · special collections · rare book room
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