The Young Men's Institute Library
The Institute Library (originally established as the New Haven Young Men's Institute, and sometimes called the Young Men's Institute Library) is a subscription libraries, membership library in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1826 in the tradition of Mechanics' Institutes, it is New Haven's oldest community library and one of the few Membership Libraries Group, membership libraries now remaining in North America. The organization was particularly active during the 19th century as a center for lectures, debates, and classes in New Haven. History The Institute Library was born out of the Apprentices' Literary Association, and thusly named. Founded in August 1826, this association organized as an educational society and declared as its mission the "mutual assistance in the attainment of useful knowledge." It promoted this mission through a collection of books amassed by the initial group of eight members and the scheduling of regular meetings of the membership. The Association ...
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