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Benjamin Franklin opened America's first lending library in 1731 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. But public 1 didn't become popular until the late 1800s. Later, a businessman, Andrew Carnegie, 2 millions of dollars helping to build free public libraries across the country.
Carnegie believed that libraries could be 3 for America's young and old people. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have a chance to 4 books, news and more. "There are now 5 public libraries in the United States than McDonald's restaurants," said an officer in a library.
Now people can 6 find a public library in or near their community. 7 the United States is home to more than 8,000 public libraries. Today, libraries continue to change and 8 .Seven out of ten libraries offer free 9 service. This opens doors for people 10 can't go online at home. Now, for example, they have the chance to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also 11 kids the fun of reading. There was a new programme 12 "Read! Build! Play!" recently. During the programme, kids listened to a 13 being read aloud and used toys to build images from the story.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "The doors of wisdom (智慧) are 14 shut (关闭)." As long as the doors of public libraries are open, his saying is certainly 15 .
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