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....

[–] haverholm@kbin.earth 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure, an American invented libraries, totally /s

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

lending libraries?

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The library of Alexandria existed a tiny bit before Franklin.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago

lending libraries?