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Lending library
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<p>A lending library is a <a href="/facts/Library/hvdQNTtS">library</a> from which books and other media are lent out. The major classifications are endowed libraries, institutional libraries (the most diverse), <a href="/facts/Public_libraries/VDjIpJS8">public libraries</a>, and <a href="/facts/Subscription_libraries/bU7TXjFH">subscription libraries</a>. It may also refer to a library or other institution that sends materials on request to another library, usually via <a href="/facts/Interlibrary_loan/58ea51PF">interlibrary loan</a>. </p>