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circulation desk

American  
[sur-kyuh-lay-shuhn desk] / ˌsɜr kjəˈleɪ ʃən ˈdɛsk /

noun

  • circulation desks
    plural
  1. in a library, the desk at which you can take out or return items.


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The plan does not remove the entire circulation desk as preservationists contend, he added.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022

Over 12 years, he worked his way up from volunteer to full-time employee at a Boston public library branch, where he discovered that he was capable of interacting with patrons while manning the circulation desk.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2017

When a student requests a certain book through the database, an automated retrieval system goes to the proper shelf, grabs the bin containing the book and brings it to the circulation desk.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2016

"I loved this space where I could explore every subject under the sun. But I was also fascinated by what went on behind the circulation desk."

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2015

She pulled me by the arm toward the circulation desk.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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