reference library

A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).

Noun

  1. A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).
    • The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian. - 1944 May and June,...

    Synonyms: reading room

Forms

reference libraries