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Previous decade: 1870s

1880s

1885- Huck Finn is deemed trashy and vicious and well on its way to becoming a top 100 banned book

1886 - Andrew Carnegie makes his first philanthropic gift towards the establishment of a library in the United States.

1887 - First professional school of librarianship opens at Columbia University. The profession begins to gain increased levels of respectability and recognition.

Next decade: 1890s