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June 28, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following information:

The Public Library: A Brief History

Public libraries in America have a long history, having taken various forms on their path to becoming the institutions many of us recognize today. Their foundations go back to private membership libraries, such as Benjamin Franklin's Library Company, which began in the 1730s.

Soon after, a competitor to this member-r . . .

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