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ABOUT

The First English colonist brought to Massachusetts a love of learning and the book, establishing the first public school, first college, and first printing press in the northern Americas. Boston-born Ben Franklin, publisher, author, and founder of one of the first libraries in North America, helped create the first free public lending library in Franklin Massachusetts. But there are so many more firsts, notable, and fascinating things to discover in The Library State!

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