Duk warsa 1731, Benjamin Franklin ngadegang the Library Company of Philadelphia, perpustakaan kapertama sane kaduwenang olih seka warga, sane gelis ngalimbak nglimpadin wewidangan buku tur dados wit eksperimen ilmiah, miwah sane ngadaang pameran eksperimen ilmiah.
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin established the Library Company of Philadelphia, the first library owned by a group of public citizens, which quickly expanded beyond the realm of books and became a center of scientific experiment, and which hosted public exhibitions of scientific experiments.