themagicfarawayttree:Chained library at Chetham Library in Manchester, England. The oldest public li
themagicfarawayttree:Chained library at Chetham Library in Manchester, England. The oldest public library in the English-speaking world.The Library was founded in 1653, and 60% of its current holdings were published before 1851. -- source link
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