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

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circulation desk

Enamored of the title, he began swinging by the circulation desk every few weeks to ask whether he was still “number one.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023

Plexiglass shields have been set up at the circulation desk in Cherokee, X’s mark the floor and, as of late June, computer access was not yet being offered.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2020

The 39-year-old has a master’s degree in library science from a top-ranked school, years of experience working the circulation desk in a Boston library, and an IQ of 145.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2017

"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

“So long as nobody bulldozes it down!” cried Mrs. Gause, whose flickering image was still being projected behind the circulation desk.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein