Editing Distributed library (section)

==Early Concepts==
A precursor is the [[Tabard Inn Library]] established in 1902 where travelers could check out books at one station and 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
|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabard_Inn_Library_ad.png
|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 Promotion for Vendors
|journal=The American Magazine
|volume=42
|issue=6
|date=October 1906
|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabard_Inn_Library_ad_1906.png
|access-date=2025-02-18
}}</ref>