Another early lending library was the Library Company of Burlington in
Burlington, New Jersey.  They incorporated in 1758.  Much of their
original collection is intact.

Rich Veit
Department of History and Anthropology
Monmouth University

Stephen Del Sordo wrote:

> The library that Ben Franklin established in 1731 is the Library Company of
> Philadelphia.  They have a website at www.librarycompany.org/
>
>
> Stephen G. Del Sordo
> Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
> Washington, DC   20004