The Library Company is America's first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution. It was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin as a subscription library supported by its shareholders, as it is to this day. See: http://www.librarycompany.org/about/index.htm
-- Libarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Library of America was created in 1979.
Digital Public Library of America was created in 2010.
Every Boy's Library - Boy Scouts of America Edition - was created in 1911.
Created by Benjamin Franklin
The first lending library in America was Philadelphia's Library Company. The city of Philadelphia established the first library in America.
Library Journal was created in 1876.
Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library was created in 1928.
Rochambeau Library-Providence Community Library was created in 1930.
Scoville Library was created in 1803.
Cyprus Library was created in 1927.
Bukbu Library was created in 1983.
The Valley Library was created in 1887.