<P> 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 . In a letter to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Bennet , dated June 15 , 1725 , Checkley wrote : </P>
<P> 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 . In a letter to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Bennet , dated June 15 , 1725 , Checkley wrote : </P>
where was the first public library in america located
where was the first public library in america located
Boston
Boston