lending library
noun
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.
Chiefly British.
a public library that lends materials or the division or section of it that carries out this function.
Origin of lending library
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby lending library
lend itself to,
lend one's ear,
lend-lease,
lendable,
lender of last resort,
lending library,
lendl,
lenexa,
lenglen,
length,
length between perpendiculars
Example sentences from the Web for lending library
I shall be there all the afternoon giving out the lending-library books, and a good many volumes need re-covering.
Robin Redbreast |Mary Louisa Molesworth
British Dictionary definitions for lending library
lending library
noun
Also called (esp US): circulating library
the department of a public library providing books for use outside the building
a small commercial library