William James Sidis in The Tribes and the States claims the public library, as such, was an American invention. [2] There were parish (parochial) libraries open in Anglican churches all over the American colonies.
Public libraries in North America - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_libraries_in_North_AmericaWilliam James Sidis: Based mainly on Latin and Greek, with influence from German, English and Romance languages. Contains eight moods, including Sidis's own strongeable, and has a base twelve number system.
William James Sidis in The Tribes and the States claims the public library, as such, was an American invention. [2] There were parish (parochial) libraries open in Anglican churches all over the American colonies.