lending library

noun

: a library from which materials are lent
especially : rental library

Examples of lending library in a Sentence

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Donors have provided funding to allow the center to create textbook lending library for students in the community health worker program. Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 The museum operates an expansive lending library and preserves LGBTQ historical materials, many of which are one-of-a-kind pieces, which makes having a continuity of funding for their preservation so important. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 My most memorable story of 2024 was about the Nashville Public Library's lending library program, which lets members rent original works of art to display in their home for free. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024 The Verb Hotel, next door to Fenway Park, has won a faithful following for its funky take on hospitality, with turntables in every room and a lending library of 1,700 records in the lobby. Jenna Russell, New York Times, 4 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for lending library

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lending library was in 1708

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“Lending library.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lending%20library. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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