library cart

Shelving aide's vehicle

A library cart is a wheeled cart used to transport and temporarily store books in a library.

Typically metal with two or three shelves, it holds books waiting to be reshelved or materials being moved between sections.

Library carts also appear in offices and schools for organizing documents or supplies: She wheeled the library cart down the aisle, sorting returns.

Related

stack · return · aisle · reading room · quiet · quiet zone · push · trundle · reshelving · squeaky · checkout · spine · due date · wooden · tiered · sorting · volumes · basket

Categories
Opposites
mobility vs. fixedness

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Furniture for storing volumes

library stacks · display case

collection vs. dispersal function

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Library loan station

circulation desk · book drop · return slot · self-checkout kiosk · display stand

Family

library, cart, libraries, librarian, librarians, librarianship, carts, carted, carting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G