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Originally Posted by JeremyR
Yeah, they probably would have gone to the library.
That's the thing about books - the whole concept of reading for free (not counting taxes that support the library anyway) has been built into society since well, whenever public libraries started. Which would be what, 18th century?
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The 1st lending library date I found was in 1586 though I imagine it was limited to those who could read well such as clergy men etc. And here in the U.S. Ben Franklin was responsible for the 1st public library. I couldn't find the actual date though.