A (self-service) library or bookshop likened to a cafeteria; specifically a small, unattended branch library located in a supermarket, department store, etc.
Origin
1920s. From book + -teria.
Definition of booketeria in US English:
booketeria
nounˌbʊkəˈtɪərɪə
US
A (self-service) library or bookshop likened to a cafeteria; specifically a small, unattended branch library located in a supermarket, department store, etc.