Could a private library exist?

Virtually every city and town in America has a public library that is supported by tax money.But could there be a PRIVATE library-one supported by membership fees and able to make its own rules and regulations.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Athenaeum of Philadelphia is a private library.

The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin. is another, and it's well enough endowed that members don't have to pay.

There are 20 private libraries in Manhattan:
https://www.nycitywoman.com/private-libraries-in-new-york-city/