lending library

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The main house had a lending library filled with art books and catalogs, and people from the surrounding community came for annual parties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

But some of its other projects—a pandemic-era lending library and the ongoing digitalization of 78 rpm records—have led to lawsuits now threatening the future of this repository of the past.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2024

“We are social animals; we want to go out into the world and engage with each other,” said Mr. Morrison, who keeps a lending library outside his home.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

It is believed to be Europe's largest public lending library and houses one of the UK's most important Shakespeare collections.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

It was not a huge printing, only 1,500 copies, but Mudie’s lending library had bought 500 copies, which meant that many more people would read The Origin.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman