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• Subscription library — A subscription library (also membership library or independent library) is a library that is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments. Unlike a public library, access is often restricted to members, but access rights… …   Wikipedia

• subscription library — noun : a lending library to which borrowers pay a membership fee either instead of or in addition to a specific charge for books borrowed * * * subscription library noun A lending library run commercially and funded by members subscriptions • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• subscription library — /səbˈskrɪpʃən laɪbri/ (say suhb skripshuhn luybree) noun a commercially owned library which charges a fee for each book borrowed; circulating library …  

• Nottingham Subscription Library — The Nottingham Subscription Library is a subscription library in the UK. It was founded in 1816 and moved to its present location at Bromley House on Angel Row in 1822. This building is grade II* listed and was built as a town house for George… …   Wikipedia

• library — /luy brer ee, breuh ree, bree/, n., pl. libraries. 1. a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or… …   Universalium

• Library — Reading room redirects here. For other uses, see Reading room (disambiguation). For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). Reading room of the library at the University of Graz, in Austria …   Wikipedia

• Library reference desk — The reference desk or information desk of a library is a public service desk where professional librarians provide library users with direction to library materials, advise on library services and assist users to find general information from the …   Wikipedia

• Library Company of Philadelphia — Infobox Library library name = Library Company of Philadelphia library location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania established = 1731 num branches = collection size = 500,000 books; 70,000 other items annual circulation = Non circulating collection pop …   Wikipedia

• Library of Congress Subject Headings — The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) comprise a thesaurus (in the information technology sense) of subject headings, maintained by the United States Library of Congress, for use in bibliographic records. LC Subject Headings are an… …   Wikipedia

• subscription — noun a) access to a resource for a period of time. I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper. b) the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature My library subscription is about to expire …   Wiktionary

• Library Edition of the British Poets — The Library Edition of the British Poets was the title given to a 48 volume edition of the works of British poets, published between 1853 and 1860 by James Nichol of Edinburgh, edited, with lives of the authors, critical dissertations and… …   Wikipedia