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The first free public library supported by taxation was the Peterborough, New Hampshire Public Library, established on April 9, 1833.
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Did Benjamin Franklin start hotels in Philadelphia?
no, he started stuff such as hospitals,volunteer fire department, and public libraries.
What country has the largest number of libraries?
United Kingdom has the most Libraries, with London having the most in the city. The services are Government funded and quite good.
When was the first library built?
the oldest library in America began with a 400-book donation by a Massachusetts clergyman, John Harvard, to a new university that eventually honored him by adopting his name. Another clergyman, Thomas Bray from England, established the first free lending libraries in the American Colonies in the late 1600s. Subscription libraries - where member dues paid for book purchases and borrowing privileges were free - debuted in the 1700s. In 1731, Ben Franklin and others founded the first such library, the Library Company of Philadelphia. The initial collection of the Library of Congress was in ashes after the British burned it during the War of 1812. The library bought Thomas Jefferson's vast collection in 1815 and used that as a foundation to rebuild. It wasn't until waves of immigration and the philosophy of free public education for children that public libraries spread in the US. The first public library in the country opened in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 1833. Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie helped build more than 1,700 public libraries in the US between 1881 and 1919.
How many libraries are there in Australia?
See the Australian Bureau of Statistics website:http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4172.0Feature+Article42008+(First+Edition)#PARALINK9There are 532 local government libraries, plus 8 national and state libraries. Not recorded are university, schools and other libraries - see the link for details.
Who was major league baseballs first free agent?
Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally were the first in 1975. Curt Flood started free agency when he refused to report after being traded even though he lost his case in court.
Who started free libraries?
Nobody knows. Many libraries have been "free" since man learned to read and categorise literature. Which was thousands of years ago.
Did Benjamin Franklin open the first free libraries?
yes he did i just dont know when
Steelmaker who built free libraries?
Answer Andrew carnegie was a steel maker who built free libraries
What is the phone number of the Pocahontas County Free Libraries in Marlinton?
The phone number of the Pocahontas County Free Libraries is: 304-799-6000.
Did Benjamin Franklin start the first circulating libraries?
no first libraries were built in Arabia :)
Where is the Pocahontas County Free Libraries in Marlinton located?
The address of the Pocahontas County Free Libraries is: 500 8Th Street, Marlinton, 24954 1239
Why do libraries give free information?
if you mean like not taking a book, most libraries have computers and let you print things out. If that is what you mean by free I hope it helps!:)
Who started the first free public schools?
George Dewey
What steelmaker built free libraries?
Andrew Carnegie
Who was the steelmaker who built free libraries?
Andrew Carnegie
Who Site of the worlds first libraries?
The first was in Alexandria in the 3rd century BC and was the largest most significant libraries of the ancient world.
Where can you read free batman comics?
Public libraries have all sorts of free reading material, including comics.
