Darby Free Library
Darby, Italy
Darby Free Library is a public library at 1001 Main Street in Darby Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Darby Library Company in 1743 – just 12 years after Benjamin Franklin organized the Library Company of Philadelphia – it remains one of the oldest libraries in the United States
. Although it was a subscription library until 1898, it claims to be "the oldest library in the United States in continuous service." The library celebrated its 275th anniversary in 2018.
Listen to the audio guide for Darby Free Library Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
- Cimitero di Eden cemetery · 0.9 km away
- Holy Cross Cemetery cemetery · 1 km away
- Lansdowne Theatre monumenti · 2 km away
- Mount Moriah Cemetery cemetery · 3 km away
- John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge monumenti · 4 km away
- Bartram's Garden panorami · 4 km away
- Walnut Park Plaza Hotel beni_culturali · 5 km away
- Arlington Cemetery cemetery · 5 km away