. "1078253288"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts, North America. It includes subscription, rental, medical, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals. \u2014The Minerva (Dedham, Massachusetts), June 14, 1798"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "29966956"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "14049"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts, North America. It includes subscription, rental, medical, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals. There should be a social or circulating library in every town. Less money than a man spends on an election, or training day for punch or grog, would entitle him a reader or proprietor. ... In rainy weather, in winter, or holidays, in the intervals of rest, or during sickness, books will afford treasures and consolations which blockheads know not of. ... They raise men from being savages and brutes. In a word, no town should be destitute of a library. \u2014The Minerva (Dedham, Massachusetts), June 14, 1798 Boston \n* American Academy of Arts and Sciences (est. 1780) \n* W.P. & L. Blake's Circulating Library, Boston \n* Boston Library Society (est.1792) \n* Christ Church \n* Benjamin Guild's circulating library, Boston \n* King's Chapel \n* William Martin's Circulating Library, Boston \n* Massachusetts Historical Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston \n* Massachusetts Medical Society \n* John Mein's Circulating Library, Boston \n* New England Library, collected by Thomas Prince \n* William Pelham's circulating library \n* Town Library, in the Town-House, King St.Boylston, Massachusetts \n* Social Library, Boylston Center (est.1792)Bridgewater, Massachusetts \n* Library in the East Precinct of BridgewaterCambridge, Massachusetts \n* Harvard College LibraryConcord, Massachusetts \n* Charitable Library Society, Concord (est.1795)Dorchester, Massachusetts \n* Dorchester LibraryDouglas, Massachusetts \n* Douglas Social Library Association (est.1799)Falmouth, Massachusetts \n* First Congregational Church Library, FalmouthFranklin, Massachusetts \n* Franklin Library (est.1786)Groton, Massachusetts \n* Groton First Parish Library (est.1793)Haverhill, Massachusetts \n* Haverhill LibraryHingham, Massachusetts \n* First Social Library, Hingham Centre (est.1771)Lancaster, Massachusetts \n* Lancaster Library (est.1790)Leicester, Massachusetts \n* Leicester Social Library Company (est.1793)Leominster, Massachusetts \n* Social Library, Leominster (est.1763)Lincoln, Massachusetts \n* Lincoln Social Library (est.1798)Lunenburg, Massachusetts \n* Lunenburg Social Library (est.1792)Marlborough, Massachusetts \n* Social Library, MarlboroughMedfield, Massachusetts \n* Medfield Social Library (est.1786)Middleton, Massachusetts \n* Social library, Middleton (est.1772)Newburyport, Massachusetts \n* First Social Library, Newburyport \n* Newburyport Book-Store circulating library \n* Newburyport Library \n* George Jerry Osborne's circulating library, \"at his shop, Guttemberg's Head\" NewburyportNewton, Massachusetts \n* Newton Library SocietyOxford, Massachusetts \n* Social Library, OxfordPittsfield, Massachusetts \n* Pittsfield Library SocietyRowe, Massachusetts \n* Rowe Social Library (est.1797)Royalston, Massachusetts \n* Library Company of Royalston (est.1778)Salem, Massachusetts \n* William Carlton's circulating library, Salem \n* John Dabney's circulating library, Salem \n* Philosophical Library, Salem (est.1781) \n* Social Library, Salem (est.1760)Springfield, Massachusetts \n* Springfield Library CompanyWareham, Massachusetts \n* Wareham Social LibraryWatertown, Massachusetts \n* Union Library Society (est.1779)Westford, Massachusetts \n* Social library, Westford (est.1797)Williamstown, Massachusetts \n* Williams College LibraryWorcester, Massachusetts \n* Worcester Circulating Library Company \n* Worcester District Medical Library (est.1798)"@en . . . "--06-14"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "65.0"^^ . "List of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts"@en . . . . . "right"@en . . . . . . . "There should be a social or circulating library in every town. Less money than a man spends on an election, or training day for punch or grog, would entitle him a reader or proprietor. ... In rainy weather, in winter, or holidays, in the intervals of rest, or during sickness, books will afford treasures and consolations which blockheads know not of. ... They raise men from being savages and brutes. In a word, no town should be destitute of a library."@en .