On this day in 1731, the first public library in the United States was founded by Benjamin Franklin and his close colleagues from a group called the Junto.

Learn what he had to say about it from his autobiography and why this was a provocative idea.

Today is July 1, 2020.

This is the Librarian’s Almanac.

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