This is an alphabetical word list of library-related vocabulary, from ‘academic library’ to ‘zine’!
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A
Academic library
Acquisition
Almanac
Archive
Audiobook
B
Barcodes
Barcoding
Bestsellers
Bibliophile
Books
Bookshelf
Borrow
C
Call number
Call slip
Catalog
Cataloging
Check-out
Children's section
Circulation
Circulation desk
Citation
Classics
Collection
Collection development
Comic books
D
Database
Dewey Decimal System
Dictionary
Digital library
Due date
E
E-book
E-resource
Encyclopedia
F
Fiction section
Fines
Folio
Front desk
G
Genealogy
Genres
Government documents
Graphic novels
H
Hold
Holds shelf
I
Indexing
Information desk
Interlibrary loan
ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
J
Journals
Juvenile section
K
Keyword search
L
Late fee
Librarian
Library card
Literacy
Literary
Loan period
M
Magazines
Manuscripts
Microfilm
N
Newspaper
Non-fiction
Novels
O
Online catalog
Overdue
P
Patron
Periodicals
Private library
Public library
Q
Quiet study area
R
Rare books
Reading
Reading comprehension
Reading room
Reference desk
Reference materials
Renew
Research
Reserve
Reshelving
S
Shelf
Shelving
Special collections
Stacks
Stacks maintenance
Storytime
Study room
Subject headings
T
Tax help
Technical services
Teen section
Textbooks
Thesaurus
U
University library
User account
V
Virtual library
Volume
W
Weeding
Wireless access
Withdrawn
WorldCat
X
Xerox machine
Y
Young adult section
Young readers section
Z
Zine
Zoning