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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, an American invented libraries, totally /s

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

lending libraries?

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

The library of Alexandria existed a tiny bit before Franklin.

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

lending libraries?