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The earliest known library was in ancient Babylonia in the 21st century b.c.. The writings collected there were clay tablets and not books. There were also libraries in ancient Egypt, Assyria and Greece.
The first libraries were built in ancient Sumeria, located in the country now known as Iraq. Their founders are not known. Sumeria was the birthplace of agriculture, the first cities, and the discovery of writing and record-keeping.
It is unknown who was involved with the building of the first library, although it is known that the first library was founded around 300 B.C. Aristotle is cited with inspiration for it and King Ptolemy I, the former general and successor to Alexander the great, envisioned the library as the greatest of its kind and as a symbol of Egypt's wealth of knowledge.
The first library was established under the Roman Empire by the then regime. In the United States, the first library was established by one Benjamin Franklin in 1731.
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What city established the first library in america?
The first lending library in America was Philadelphia's Library Company. The city of Philadelphia established the first library in America.
Where is kerala's first registered library?
Central Library, Trivandrum
What was special about the library at Alexandria?
The Library at Alexandria was the first comprehensive collection of works from around the world at that time, and was the first library available to those people not of aristrocracy.
Where was the first library for children?
The first library specifically for children was the Pratt Library for Children, established in 1884 and located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What town did Illinois' first public library open at?
In 1890, the first Illinois public library opened in Princeton, Illinois. The library began as a dream of Nehemiah Matson in 1885.
When was Pennsylvania's first library made in?
1732
What year was the first library made?
It was in 1947.
Who made the first library at the White House?
franklin rosevslt
When was the first library made?
During the new empires time. It was located in the Assyrians.
Where was the first library made?
like everything, these things evolve over time.
What is the first library?
The first library was in Babylonia.
What has the author Orpheus written?
Orpheus. has written: 'First Library of Knowledge - The World of Bugs (First Library of Knowledge)' 'First Library of Knowledge - Cultures of the Past (First Library of Knowledge)' 'The mystical hymns' 'First Library of Knowledge - The Ancient World (First Library of Knowledge)' 'Orphica' 'First Library of Knowledge - The World Around Us (First Library of Knowledge)' 'Lithica' -- subject(s): Rocks
What city established the first library in america?
The first lending library in America was Philadelphia's Library Company. The city of Philadelphia established the first library in America.
What was the first library in Australia?
sidney public library
Is library stressed in first syllable?
Yes, "library" is stressed on the first syllable.
What is the stressed syllable in library?
The first syllable is stressed, Library.
Who built the first library near the end of the Assyrian Empire?
ashurbanipal created the first library in assyria.it was named as royal library of ashurabanipur
