In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard. Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may _ the books without paying again. In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
What began the Library at Harvard University?
who?
John who?
what did the University do in gratitude?
Who began the first free lending library?
Thomas who?
when?
when did he die?
Who started a subscription library?
Who?
when?
where was one of the first libraries to be publicly funded?
what state is it in?
when was that started?
Was Franklin's library free?
how did one join?
for what?
How many did Thomas Bray start?
Where?
What does every kid in the US have a right to?
donated some money and about four hundred books
donated some money and about four hundred books 
John
John 
Harvard
Harvard 
was named for John
was named for John
Thomas
Thomas 
Bray
Bray 
late 1600s
late 1600s
1730
1730
Benjamin
Benjamin 
Franklin
Franklin 
1731
1731
Peterborough
Peterborough
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
1833
1833
no
people pay money
pay money
pay money
to become members
 to become members
30
30 
America
American 
free education
free education