Who is the person that borrows materials from the library?

• A. Librarian
• B. Staff Member
• C. Patron
• D. Borrower

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is the terminology used for the person who uses library items on loan. The best term is borrower because it directly describes the action of taking materials out on loan and being responsible for returning them. In library language, a borrower is someone who has a library card and can check out items, with their loans tracked in the system. A librarian or staff member refers to the people who work at the library, not the person borrowing items. A patron is a user of library services in general, which can include borrowing, but is not the specific label for the person who borrows. So the term that most precisely identifies the person who borrows is borrower.