Benjamin Franklin established the Public Library in Philadelphia in 1731. He had his library plan drawn into a legal document named Articles of Association which were later replaced by a charter. The articles communicated how the library would be handled and include how the meetings for election and officers would happen. Most of how the libraries are handled now have similarities of how Benjamin Franklin handled the Philadelphia Public Library, examples, lending rules, fines for overdue books, rules for number of books that could be checked out and the practice of renewing library loans. When he was young he formed a social group of friends of initially 12 people called Junto, it was a club for self-improvement, learning and hospitable company.