subscription library
noun
a commercial lending library
Words Nearby subscription library
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How to use subscription library in a sentence
And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature,—that for a subscription library.
Franklin's Autobiography | Benjamin FranklinHe superintended the formation of a subscription library in the parish, and took the whole management of it upon himself.
Life of Robert Burns | Thomas CarlyleIt began as a subscription library with a collection of 700 volumes, and was located in a small room at No. 49 Fulton street.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabeFranklin establishes the first subscription library in the United Colonies.
And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature, that for a subscription library.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin
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