Definition of "lending library" []

• A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. (noun)

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• "But there was no lending library close, as there had been in Wahine, no weekly trip into town for mail and newspapers and a fresh stack of library books, as there had been in Wahine."
• "Sista’s in the Spirit: For information about Charlene Ferguson and her self-help lending library or to donate books, write to [email protected], or call 303-371-8854."
• "It will be seen that had De Bury's aim been consummated, a small public lending library would have been founded in Oxford, from which at first only a few duplicates would be issued, but which might, in time, have become an important institution."