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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Noun Inflected Forms

• circulation desks
  plural

Example Sentences

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circulation desk

The library’s plan does not put the needs of visitors ahead those of researchers, and the plan leaves the outer circulation desk in place, he wrote.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022

The restoration work was performed by city crews and preserved the design, including the original circulation desk and the exterior honeycomb breeze screen wall and matching trellis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2019

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

Booe said the Boise main library’s large circulation desk will likely be removed later this year.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2015

The walls are lined with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but there’s only room inside for a single table with computers and the circulation desk.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller