Benjamin Franklin was a lover of life, and he seemed to think that books helped to love life...I honestly can't believe he was so influential as to create one of the finest institutions on the planet. Remember, he hung out with slavers....

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The library of Alexandria existed a tiny bit before Franklin.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

lending libraries?

[–] haverholm@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, an American invented libraries, totally /s

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

lending libraries?