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Line 9: ==Early Concepts== A precursor is the [[Tabard Inn Library]] established in 1902 where travelers could check out books at one station and ~~returned~~return them at another, with each station operated by a different individual.<ref>{{Cite journal \|title=Tabard Inn Library Promotion for Patrons \|journal=The Minneapolis Journal \|author=William Donaldson & Company \|date=September 9, 1904 \|page=5 Line 17 ⟶ 18: \|access-date=2025-02-18 }}</ref> To patrons, the library appeared as a distributed library. The Book Lovers Library based in Philadelphia, PA rented the books to each exchange station.<ref>{{Cite journal \|title=Tabard Inn Library ~~advertisement~~Promotion for Vendors \|journal=The American Magazine \|volume=42