| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Chiefly British. a public library that lends materials or the division or section of it that carries out this function. |
| cir·cu·lat·ing library (sûr'kyə-lā'tĭng) n. See lending library. |
| lend·ing library (lěn'dĭng) n. A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. |