Philadelphia's First Free Lending Library Was Here
First Ever ... Government, Politics
Philadelphia's First Free Lending Library Was Here
The Free Library of Philadelphia opened here in 1894, and this was its central branch, setting world records for circulation, until it moved to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 1927. See yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer, p. C2, in an article by Patrick Glennon of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
| Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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Updated on: May 31, 2019
The Free Library of Philadelphia opened here in 1894, and this was its central branch, setting world records for circulation, until it moved to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 1927. See yesterday's Philadelphia Inquirer, p. C2, in an article by Patrick Glennon of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia City Hall , 1400 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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First Ever ... Government, Politics
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06-24-2018
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