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lending library
Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee. -
circulate
If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. -
circulation
The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced. -
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librarian
a person trained in library science and engaged in library service. -
library of congress
one of the major library collections in the world, located in Washington, D.C., and functioning in some ways as the national library of the U.S. although not officially designated as such: established by Congress in 1800 for service to its members, but now also serving government agencies, other libraries, and the public.