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Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a reading device, a library card and an Internet connection. In this new reality, the only incentive to buy, rather than borrow, an e-book is the fact that the lent copy vanishes after a couple of weeks.
Scott Turow

Meaning of "library card" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIBRARY CARD

library card  [ˈlaɪbrərɪ kɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIBRARY CARD

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Library card is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIBRARY CARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

library card

Library card

A library card can refer to several cards traditionally used for the management of books and patrons in a library. In its most common use, a library card serves similar functions as a membership card. A person who holds a library card has borrowing or other privileges associated with the issuing library. The library card also serves as a method of identification. When a person chooses an item to borrow and presents his or her library card to the library, he or she takes responsibility for the borrowed item and promises to abide by certain rules, usually including a promise to return the item by the due date or face a library fine. If the cardholder violates these responsibilities, his or her borrowing privileges may be suspended. As of 2011, 62% of all Americans are library cardholders. "Library card" may also refer to the borrowing cards used to record book borrowing before the advent of computer systems. When a library book was prepared for lending, a borrowing card would be inserted into a small pocket in the front or back cover of the book.

Definition of library card in the English dictionary

The definition of library card in the dictionary is a card identifying its owner as a member of a library, usually with borrowing privileges.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIBRARY CARD


battle-scarred
ˈbætəlˌskɑːd
card
kɑːd
discard
dɪsˈkɑːd
e-card
ˈi:kɑːd
Jacquard
ˈdʒækɑːd
MasterCard
ˈmɑːstəˌkɑːd
notecard
ˈnəʊtˌkɑːd
placard
ˈplækɑːd
postcard
ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd
red-card
ˌrɛdˈkɑːd
scarred
skɑːd
scorecard
ˈskɔːˌkɑːd
wild-card
ˈwaɪldkɑːd
yellow-card
ˌjɛləʊˈkɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIBRARY CARD

libra
librae
libraire
librairie
Libran
librarian
librarianship
libraries
library
library book
library edition
Library of Congress
library pictures
library science
library ticket
librate
libration
librational
libratory
libretti

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIBRARY CARD

birthday card
business card
Christmas card
credit card
debit card
flash card
graphics card
green card
ID card
master card
memory card
Picard
play the race card
red card
report card
smart card
store card
trading card
voter registration card
wild card
yellow card

Synonyms and antonyms of library card in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «library card» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIBRARY CARD

Find out the translation of library card to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of library card from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «library card» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

借书证
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tarjeta de la biblioteca
570 millions of speakers

English

library card
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुस्तकालय कार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بطاقة المكتبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Читательский билет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cartão da biblioteca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাইব্রেরী কার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carte de bibliothèque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kad perpustakaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bibliotheksausweis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

図書館カード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도서관 카드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kertu perpustakaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẻ thư viện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நூலக அட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लायब्ररी कार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kütüphane kartı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tessera della biblioteca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Karta biblioteczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Читацький квиток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carte de bibliotecă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάρτα βιβλιοθήκης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biblioteek kaart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lånekort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lånekort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of library card

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBRARY CARD»

The term «library card» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBRARY CARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about library card

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4 QUOTES WITH «LIBRARY CARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word library card.
1
Geraldine Brooks
Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.
2
James McGreevey
As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then, many library card catalogues didn't even list 'homosexuality' as a topic.
3
Sarah Jessica Parker
And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.
4
Scott Turow
Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a reading device, a library card and an Internet connection. In this new reality, the only incentive to buy, rather than borrow, an e-book is the fact that the lent copy vanishes after a couple of weeks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIBRARY CARD»

Discover the use of library card in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to library card and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Library Card
The lives of four young people in very different circumstances are changed by their encounters with a mysterious library card that introduces them to the world of books and reading.
Jerry Spinelli, 1997
2
Richard Wright and the Library Card
Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, Black Boy, in which the seventeen-year-old African American borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom.
William Miller, 2009
3
Running a Successful Library Card Campaign: A How-To-Do-It ...
Presents suggestions for successful library card sign-up campaigns, discusses the strengths and weakness of programs at more than a dozen libraries in different regions, and offers examples of promotional materials.
Patrick Jones, 2002
4
D.W.'s library card
After finally getting her first library card, Arthur's little sister D.W. tries to check out her favorite book, with humorous results.
Marc Tolon Brown, 2002
5
Sam's First Library Card
Sam likes the library books he checked out with his new card so much, he is not ready to part with them on the due date.
Gail Herman, Tamara Petrosino, 2003
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The Library PR Handbook: High-impact Communications
your library”—public libraries nationwide were able to pro- mote local and regional library-card campaigns and benefit from the media outreach efforts done on behalf of the initiative at the national level. The State Library of North Carolina,  ...
Mark R. Gould, 2009
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Creating Policies for Results: From Chaos to Clarity
What verification of identity, address, or authority to request a library card is required for each borrower type? For example, does the library issue cards to a. businesses outside the service area of the library? b. institutions or organizations  ...
Sandra S. Nelson, June Garcia, 2003
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Bringing Classes into the Public Library: A Handbook for ...
We have found that almost every teacher arrives with a few library card applications that students brought in that morning. Generally, this is not the teacher's fault. He/she is always quite apologetic and had been hounding the child's parents for ...
Martha Seif Simpson, Lucretia I. Duwel, 2007
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External User Services
GOVSKNMLNT PEkSONHEL (Municipal, I'rovincial A Government Librarian or a ptrson tl>T.icjn-itecl and Federal) by a Government Department Head is ir.rnicd a Special Borrower's Library Card on appl ication. A guarantor (however, some ...
‎1981
10
Web Site Design with the Patron in Mind: A Step-by-step ...
Let's look at library card as a good example. What tasks can patrons do with a library card? Here are some: Get a library card (register online for a library card) Fill out the form, agree to library legal statement, and send form Renew a library ...
Susanna Davidsen, Everyl Yankee, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIBRARY CARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term library card is used in the context of the following news items.
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Loosen the belt, there's plenty of pancakes Stampede week …
... on Wednesday, the Public Library's on Thursday (library card required) and Medicine Hat Co-op's 19th annual breakfast on the Friday. «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»
2
On the House: Library lends tools of all types, for all needs | The …
Carolyn Alexander swung by a Columbus library recently and, with a swipe of her library card, scanned her item — a 6-foot-long pole saw. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Children to build computers, code at library
... p.m. July 22 at the Maring-Hunt Library, 2005 S High St. Children ages 8 and older are invited, and no registration or library card is required. «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
4
Library can keep boredom at bay - Fayetteville Observer: Saturday …
Both are also available online with your library card through the library's website, in addition to downloadable books from Axis 360 and North ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
5
Expanded e-library available at OPL
Library card-holders can check out and download digital media by visiting http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com. Bridges takes up where WILBOR left ... «Ottumwacourier, Jul 15»
6
Military genealogy database available at library
... the Library with or without a Library card and from home with a Library card. Find this resource on www.clarksville.org on the Genealogy tab, ... «Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
A century of learning at Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
Having a library card means having a ticket to learn, to be entertained...and to ... But, as local 3's Jake Durant explains, at one U.P. library, the library card is part ... «UPMatters.com, Jul 15»
8
President visits Senate House library
There is more information about how get a library card and full list of library benefits to BPS members online. Additionally, the Society has ... «The British Psychological Society, Jul 15»
9
Toddlers help launch my first library card
"My first Library card has been specially designed for babies and ... "By giving your toddler their own library card, parents are helping their ... «My Sunshine Coast, Jul 15»
10
New app brings more items to Delco Library System
There, you will provide an e-mail address, create a password and enter your library card number. Then you can browse or search for a ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»

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