Definition of circulating library in US English:
circulating library
nounˈsərkyəlādiNG ˈlīˌbrərē
historical A small library with books lent for a small fee to subscribers.
Example sentencesExamples
- He opened the first circulating library in Edinburgh in 1726.
- One major change since 1935 has been the disappearance of the so-called circulating library.
- The reading public had been massively organized and empowered by the new phenomenon of the circulating library.
- Millard relied on the local circulating library for learning.
- They also ran a circulating library which advertised ‘an immense quantity of volumes’.