where was the first public library in america located
Public libraries in North America According to Edmund Farwell Slafter, the first public library was founded in Boston by the Rev. John Checkley at the Old State House sometime between 1711 when Boston's Old State House was built, and 1725.[6] In a letter to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Bennet, dated June 15, 1725, Checkley wrote:
History of education in the United States In 1821, Boston started the first public high school in the United States. By the close of the 19th century, public secondary schools began to outnumber private ones.[51][52]