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 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, an American invented libraries, totally /s

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

lending libraries?

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

The library of Alexandria existed a tiny bit before Franklin.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

lending libraries?