Medfield Social Library
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The Medfield Social Library (est.1786) was a proprietary library in Medfield, Massachusetts.[1] It incorporated in 1809. By 1816 it consisted of some 700 volumes,[2] among them The Panoplist, Mary Pilkington's Mirror for Females,[3] Susanna Rowson's Invisible Rambler, Claude-Étienne Savary's Letters on Egypt, Scott's Lessons in Reading,[4] and George Staunton's Embassy to China.[5][6] Librarians included "Dr. Prentiss." As of the 1880s "a remnant" of the library was reportedly "stored at the town farm."[7]
LocationMedfield, Massachusetts, United States
Established1786
DissolvedA remnant reportedly stored at the town farm (1880s)
SizeApproximately 700 volumes (as of 1816)
| Medfield Social Library | |
|---|---|
| Location | Medfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Established | 1786 |
| Dissolved | A remnant reportedly stored at the town farm (1880s) |
| Collection | |
| Size | Approximately 700 volumes (as of 1816) |
Further reading
- A catalogue of books in the circulating library in Medfield, with the names of the proprietors of said library. Medfield, Mass.: 1791.
- A catalogue of books, together with the Constitution of the incorporated Library Society in Medfield, and the names of the proprietors by Library Society in Medfield. Dedham, Mass.: Printed by Herman Mann, 1810.
- Medfield Library [catalog]. Dedham, Mass.: Printed at the Dedham Gazette office, 1816.
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