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<p>A <b>lending library</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=library">library</a> from which books and other media are lent out. The major classifications are endowed libraries, institutional libraries (the most diverse), <a href="page.php?w=public_libraries">public libraries</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=subscription_libraries">subscription libraries</a>. It may also refer to a library or other institution that sends materials on request to another library, usually via <a href="page.php?w=interlibrary_loan">interlibrary loan</a>.</p>

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