Byberry Library Company

Byberry Library Company was instituted in 1794 and incorporated in 1799. It opened with 63 volumes in the house of a member. In 1798, the library was moved to the Byberry Friends School House. When the school house was rebuilt in 1823, the books were temporarily removed, but replaced in the school the following year. Although the stockholders were not exclusively Friends, the library was generally under Quaker management. According to a pamphlet prepared for the 150th anniversary of Byberry Meeting House, the library was still in operation in 1958.

From the description of Records, 1794-1922. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 35895196

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