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One of earliest textbooks published
Gabriel Naudé published one of the earliest textbooks in history on collection development. He urged that books be available to the public. He made a check-out system for books. -
Most famous library company: Library company of Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin and his associates started this library company which was housed in the independence hall. -
The first librarian in the country
The library company of Philadelphia hired the first librarian in the country named Timothee. Benjamin printed the first catalog for the collection and today it's still a joint stock company and you can buy shares. -
Most interesting endowed library: Redwood library
Redwood library was built in 1750.The Redwood library's located in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1767 was one of the earliest endowed libraries. This library's in use today! It's retained 90% of their original book collection. -
Middle-class groups formed their own libraries
During early 1800's the US had a major boom in the economy because of the Industrial Revolution. Lower class people weren't included in higher-class organizations like library companies. Then middle-class groups made their own libraries. -
First modern public library opens!
The city of Boston opened the first modern public library in 1854. -
Over 180 public libraries made!
By 1875, over 180 public libraries were made! In the mid 1920's about 6,000 libraies were established. The public library was now an essential for Americans. -
Dewey Decimal Classification system invented!
Melvil Dewey introduced the Dewey Decimal Classification sytem to libraries. It's a system of classification of books of ten classes. It has been revised many times and the latest edition was in 2011. -
Circulating library
The circulation library let people rent books to read. It included popular readings such as romances, sentimental novels, and adeventurous books. They sold newspapers, magazines, and language books. -
World Wide Web!!!
The world wide web was introduced and schools and libraries connected to the internet.
