A counter where one can pay.
1The grandfather clock behind the checkout desk chimed once.
2One cold night in March, I stood at the checkout desk, having just returned Fauré's nocturnes.
3The main entrance to the stacks, near the checkout desk, is through a propped-open door with a worn marble lintel.
4He looked at the checkout desk, and his heart seemed to stop in his chest for a moment before beginning to race doubletime.
5Many featured seven-foot ceilings, tile floors and checkout desks -just like a miniature version of a local library.