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>"Peterborough is home to the first tax-supported free public library in the United States. The Peterborough Town Library was founded at a town meeting on April
by peter_d_sherman 7y ago
>"Peterborough is home to the first tax-supported free public library in the United States. The Peterborough Town Library was founded at a town meeting on April 9, 1833.[11]
This idea was revolutionary in a time when subscription libraries were popular."