subscription library

British  

noun

1. a commercial lending library

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Example Sentences

When she learned that “Ulysses” was to be published in 1922 by Sylvia Beach’s bookshop, Shakespeare & Company, Stein “pulled up in her car outside the shop,” not with the intention of ordering a copy but to cancel her membership of Beach’s subscription library.

From The Wall Street Journal

During this research, which spanned years, the Irish author kept extensive journals in which he scribbled down his findings from hours spent poring over ancient texts pulled from the Subscription Library in Whitby, England, and from interviews conducted with members of Whitby Harbor’s Royal Coast Guard.

From Salon

The ROG Xbox Ally will let gamers access their Game Pass subscription library on-the-go, in effect meaning members will start off with hundreds of games.

From BBC

During this research, which spanned years, the Irish author kept extensive journals in which he scribbled down his findings from hours spent poring over ancient texts pulled from the Subscription Library in Whitby, England, and from interviews conducted with members of Whitby Harbor's Royal Coast Guard.

From Salon

Sony’s now rolling the two entities into one, combining them under the name PlayStation Plus, with its highest tier creating the largest subscription library to date.

From The Verge