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Did Octavian build Rome's first library?

No, but Octavian/Augustus did build a large double library, which consisted of two adjoining buildings. One building was for Greek works and the other for Roman works. The first public library built in Rome was built by Gaius Pollio.


Who invented public libraries?

The first 'lending' public library was in England, it is located in the London Guildhall and it was built in 1425. The first library in Europe was a private one, founded in France by King Charles V in 1368.


When was the Library of Congress built?

According to their web site (http://www.loc.gov/about/generalinfo.html): The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. The Thomas Jefferson Building (1897) is the original separate Library of Congress building. (The Library began in 1800 inside the U.S. Capitol.) The John Adams Building was built in 1938 and the James Madison Memorial Building was completed in 1981. -Librarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa


Where and by whom was the worlds first library built?

The world's first library was located in what is now Greece. The Ancient Greeks believed that the history of their region should be preserved and that the public should be aware of the history of a region.


Where did the first municipal public library open in America?

Romans had a system where dry scrolls were left in bath houses for peoople to read (usually only the rich though) Ben Franklin and the members of the Junto created a library and put together their ideas to writing books themselves. It did not turn out as planned, however, Ben initiated the idea of a "subscription" library, as what we now today as the Library Company of Philadelphia created in 1731. In the middle of the nineteenth century (1850's) there was a push for truly public libraries, paid by taxes and run by the state government by 1900 Carnegie began finacing many public libraries

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Who built the New York Public Library?

The "Main Branch" of the NYPL at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street was designed and built by Carrere and Hastings in the Beaux Artsstyle.


How old is the Franklin Library in MA?

The Franklin Public Library in Massachusetts was built in 1790, so it is 221 years old.


Why the Library of Congress was built?

The Library of Congress was originally built to house books that may be needed by Congress as reference materials. The Library was original in the Capitol building until 1814 when British troops set fire to the building.


Is the library's building was built correct or the library building was built correct?

The library's building was built is correct.


When was the Parliament Library built?

When was the Parliament Library built?


Was the Smethwick library standing in Victorian time?

It was built and used as a public hall in 1866, but only became a library in the late1920s. Pop into the archives within the library for more information on the buildings history.


Did Octavian build Rome's first library?

No, but Octavian/Augustus did build a large double library, which consisted of two adjoining buildings. One building was for Greek works and the other for Roman works. The first public library built in Rome was built by Gaius Pollio.


Who invented public libraries?

The first 'lending' public library was in England, it is located in the London Guildhall and it was built in 1425. The first library in Europe was a private one, founded in France by King Charles V in 1368.


Where and by whom was the first library built?

The world's first library was located in what is now Greece. The Ancient Greeks believed that the history of their region should be preserved and that the public should be aware of the history of a region.


Where and whom was the world's first library built?

The world's first library was located in what is now Greece. The Ancient Greeks believed that the history of their region should be preserved and that the public should be aware of the history of a region.


Where was the first library built?

The first library was built in Alexandria, Egypt and was called the Royal Library of Alexandria. It was dedicated to the nine goddesses of the arts and was built in the 19th century.


Dose andrearew carnegie how something to do with the carnegie library?

A "Carnegie Library" is any one of the more than 2,500 public libraries in the US which were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie.