card catalog
noun
: a catalog (as of books) in which the entries are arranged systematically on cards
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Visitors can visit each branch's information or reference desk to receive a genuine card catalog that once helped people navigate the LA Central Library.
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The Sauder Barrister Lane Bookcase draws inspiration from card catalogs of yesteryear.
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The bar top sits on vintage card catalog cabinets.
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Elizabeth McCracken: Fourth-grade punishments; tenth-grade sentence diagramming; my grandfather; card catalogs; teachers; libraries.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Sauder Barrister Lane Bookcase draws inspiration from card catalogs of yesteryear.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The bar top sits on vintage card catalog cabinets.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth McCracken: Fourth-grade punishments; tenth-grade sentence diagramming; my grandfather; card catalogs; teachers; libraries.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Card catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20catalog. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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