Most early New England subscription libraries failed within fifty years

Evidence

Only 13 per cent of the early New England libraries were still in business fifty years after their foundation. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 573

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 573