rental libraries

noun

variants or lending libraries
plural of rental library
as in archives

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  1. archives
  2. libraries
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  • Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • According to Post-Tribune archives, in June, the Lake County Council voted to advance the data center project, also known as Project Shirley.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of archives
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  • Last fall, the state sided with the reconsideration committee and said the decision to remove the book was arbitrary, reinstating it in high school libraries.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, bookstores, libraries and individuals have taken the template and run with it, building their own reader communities around the world.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
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