It's worth noting that, in the UK and Ireland, via the PLR scheme, authors (and other creatives) are paid for library loans of their works. www.bl.uk/plr/

Public Lending Right (PLR): Eligibility & Registration

We are the national library of the UK

Lots of countries have a PLR scheme, the US is a notable exception

And as a UK based writer, I am hugely grateful for PLR 😊