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The Chicago public library: origins and backgrounds (Gregg Press, 1972) Watson, Paula D. "Founding mothers: The contribution of women's organizations to public library development in the United States." Library Quarterly (1994): 233-269. in JSTOR; Whitehill, Walter Muir. Boston Public Library: A Centennial History (Harvard University Press, 1956)
Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts is the oldest building that houses a public library in America. [1] [2] The original library building was built in 1644 as the house of Rev. John Lothropp and is the oldest building housing a public library in the United States. Since Reverend Lothrop used the front room of the house for public ...
The year 1876 is key in the history of librarianship in the United States. The American Library Association was formed on October 6, [176] The American Library Journal was founded, Melvil Dewey published his decimal-based system of classification, and the United States Bureau of Education published its report, "Public libraries in the United ...
The first large public library supported by taxes in the United States was the Boston Public Library, which was established in 1848 but did not open its doors to the public until 1854. [ 65 ] The Redwood Library and Athenaeum was founded in 1747 by a group led by Abraham Redwood. [ 66 ]
"Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development." ALA Bulletin 62, no. 11 (December 1968): 1361–1367. in JSTOR; Ditzion, Sidney. (1947). Arsenals of a Democratic Culture: A Social History of the American Public Library Movement in New England and the Middle States from 1850 to 1900 (American Library ...
These early cities became centers of education, culture, trade, and community, shaping the nation's history long before its official birth. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S ...
Two published doctoral dissertations that mark this trend are Foundations of the Public Library: The Origins of the American Public Library Movement in New England, 1629 – 1855 (1940) by Jesse Shera and Arsenals of a Democratic Culture: A Social History of the American Public Library Movement in New England and the Middle Atlantic States From ...
The New York Society Library (NYSL) is the oldest cultural institution in New York City. [3] It was founded in 1754 by the New York Society as a subscription library . [ 4 ] During the time when New York was the capital of the United States , it was the de facto Library of Congress .