Inside the Library Company of Philadelphia, a 295-year-old institution founded by Ben Franklin @cbsphilly
Inside the Library Company of Philadelphia, a 295-year-old institution founded by Ben Franklin @cbsphilly
Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Library Company of Philadelphia is the oldest cultural institution in the United States, and it was founded in the city by Benjamin Franklin four decades before America even became a country. Nikki DeMentri reports.



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Inside the Library Company of Philadelphia, a 295-year-old institution founded by Ben Franklin

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