Multiple choice general knowledge

Who started the first lending library?

  1. Benjamin Franklin

  2. Laura Bassi

  3. Alexander Pope

  4. Leonhard Euler
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Benjamin Franklin founded the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731, which is widely recognized as America's first successful lending library. Franklin created this subscription-based library to make books more accessible to the public, embodying his belief in shared knowledge and community education. This institution became a model for future public libraries throughout the United States.

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