circulating library

noun

A library that circulated books among feepaying subscribers.

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lending library
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Meanings

nouncirculating library (plural circulating libraries)

plural circulating libraries

  1. historicalA library that circulated books among feepaying subscribers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlibrary that provides books for use outside the building

Similar
lending library
Broader
librarydepository library
Also see
lending library

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

circulating library. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating%20library

MLA

“circulating library.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating%20library. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circulating library,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating%20library.

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