life of a book that replacements are much more frequent than would have been necessary a few years ago."

He suggests that a series of class lists be printed to bring all the books on a subject before readers without the expense of reprinting the whole catalog, and recommends as the most useful lists those on fiction, books for young people, and history, biography, and travel.

Troy, N. Y. Y. M. A. L. (Rpt.) Added 1168; total not given. Issued, home use 54,766; ref. use 18,019. Receipts $5399.97; expenses $4329.31.

In January, 1894, Mrs. M.. E. Hart, of Troy, offered to build and present to the association a new fire-proof library building, to be a memorial to her husband, W: H. Hart. Her offer was promptly accepted by the association.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Univ. L. Added 5574; total, general lib. and three dept. libs. 92,228 v., 16,337 pm., 1000 maps. Issued 120,420; drawn by professors 5400.

placed in the delivery-room near the children's table is kept filled, by the librarian, with juvenile books of history, travel, and biography, magazines, and other good reading, to aid those who have no one to suggest suitable books in | making a wise choice,"

There are six delivery stations, through which 28,683 v. were delivered to readers.

Wilkesbarré, Pa. Osterhout F. L. The library board has been obliged, much to its regret, to make a new regulation excluding children under 14 years of age from the reference department and the magazine-room after 7.30 p.m. The rooms have been so filled with a restless crowd of small children constantly on the move, that adults have found it impossible to read or study in any peace or quiet. So, as the grown people were conceded to have some rights due them, it was decided to limit the children's time and give their elders a chance. — Library Newsletter.

The

Wisconsin State Hist. Soc. L., Madison.
bill providing for the erection of a new library
building for the society was passed by the leg-
islature on April 18, in modified form. As
amended the bill appropriates $180,000, instead
of $360,000, in three annual instalments, for the
construction of the building. The new structure
will be a boon to the Historical Society, for the
present quarters of the library are not only
crowded to overflowing, but are decidedly un-
safe.

ed 7360 v. and 10,100 pm.
Yale Univ. L., New Haven, Ct. (Rpt.) Add-

The catalog will, it is thought, be completed during the present year. The librarian calls attention to the need of better lighting facilities and of a larger appropriation. The issue of books for 1894 was less than that of the previous year by 10,115 v., and that of 1892 shows a falling off of 3518 from that of 1893. "It must not, however, be inferred from this decrease that there is a falling off in the use of the library. There is, on the contrary, a steady increase in its use. A few years ago, with a view of putting the student as quickly as possible in possession of the books required by him for his work, the exThe librarian says: "For years past nearly periment was tried of placing temporarily some one-half of the income available for the purchase of these books outside of the delivery-desk, of books has been contributed by the Phelps where they were directly accessible to the fund, from which the library has received $3000 students. Ás no objection to the plan appeared, a year. This fund has now been definitely apand as some advantages were obvious, the num-propriated to another use, and the library income ber of books thus placed has been increased each year. Lists of all of these books are made, and with these lists they are compared frequently. No books have been lost thus far through this exposure."

WALKER, C. Howard. The Boston Public Library. (In New England Magazine, May, 1895, P. 259-272.)

A description of the beauties of architecture and decoration of the library palace in Copley Square; illustrated with many good process cuts, after photographs, showing representative bits of the exterior and interior.

Weymouth, Mass. Tufts L. (16th rpt.) Added 882; total 16,163. Issued, home use 61,562 (fict. and juv. 72.8%). New cardholders 321; total registration 7346. Receipts $3602.40; expenses $3546.10.

During the year it was decided to issue two books-one not fiction-to all readers so desiring. "The circulation of the unbound num bers of the magazines received by the library has been large during the year, and it is probable that the permission to borrow these on the 'special card' will considerably increase their circulation in the future. A bookcase

correspondingly reduced. Even before this reduction, a large increase of the library fund was felt, within the university itself, to be one of the first needs. Now that the want has been made so conspicuous, it is reasonable to hope that it will receive from the alumni and friends of the university the attention which its importance deserves." The more important gifts of the year are summarized, and there is a list of the valuable collection of 15th century mss. and early printed books given to the library by W: Loring Andrews, of New York.

Freedom of access to the select library in the reading-room of the Radcliffe Camera" has been abandoned, in consequence of loss and damage experienced in spite of all possible precautions. The books have therefore been transferred to locked cases, and are issued only on special slips which are furnished to students. The financial statement of the library for the year is as follows: receipts £8318 95. 9d.; expenses £7951 19s. 4d.

Gifts and Bequests.

Hoboken (N. J.) P. L. At a meeting of the city council on March 22, a letter was read from Mr. Richard Stevens, offering to give, on behalf ITALY. Ministero di agricoltura, industria e com- of his mother, Mrs. Martha Stevens, his sistermercio. Statistica delle biblioteche parte 1 : in-law, Mrs. John Stevens, and himself, a sum not exceeding $26,000, towards the erection of biblioteche delle stato, delle provincie, deicoma free public library building by the free library uni ed altri enti morali, aggiuntivi alcune bib-trustees of Hoboken," on condition that the city lioteche private accessibili agli studiosi, fra le of Hoboken raise the balance of the necessary più importanti per numero di volumi o per building fund and that the building also provide rarità di collezioni. v. I: Piemonte, Liguria, accommodation to the industrial education department of the city. The library trustees have Lombardia, Veneto ed Emilia ; v. 2: Toscana, gladly accepted the offer, and it is probable that Marche, Umbria, Roma, Abruzzi e Molise, the library will before long have a suitable and Campania, Puglie, Basilicata, Calabrie, Sicilia much-needed new home. e Sardegna. Rome, G. Bertero, 1893,-94. O. The first part of a publication which will give full statistical and descriptive information as to all Italian libraries public, private, or belong. ing to corporations and institutions. The first volume is prefaced by a list of Italian libraries, arranged alphabetically by towns,under the name of the various provinces. The "statistice delle biblioteche" follow, covering the libraries of the various provinces included; full tabulated statistics are given, followed by comprehensive descriptions of the libraries of the various towns, arranged alphabetically. Part 2 will extend the statistics to technical, nautical, academic, and private libraries.

Westford, Mass. On March 13, Hon. J. Sherman Fletcher, of Belmont, Mass., offered to present to his native town of Westford the sum of

$10,000 to be used for a free library building. The offer was presented to the town council and enthusiastically accepted, the town voting to add $5000 to Mr. Fletcher's gift.

Librarians.

ANDREWS, Clement W., librarian-elect of the John Crerar Library, will not assume his new duties until September. In June he will make a tour of observation and inspection of various scientific libraries of the country, and will re(42d rpt.) Addi-port the result of his observations to the trustees of the Crerar Library.

Liverpool (Eng.) F. P. L. tions, ref. 1., not given; total 106,540. Added, lending ls. 3169; total 65,267. Issued, home use 543.001 (fict. 454,259); total issue 1,234,466. No. borrowers 12,590.

The classed statistics of issue show that 26,667 v. have been issued from the department "Arts and sciences," of which 8970 are volumes of music. "Books for the blind have been provided since 1857, but large additions are being made to the collection in the modern Braille type, which is now used for writing and reading purposes much more generally than the older forms of type. Moon's system is still greatly favored by the adult blind on account of its larger size, and as appealing more readily to

their sense of touch when the tips of their fingers

have become somewhat hard by work."

There are now besides the reference library

BIGELOW, Frank B., a graduate of Amherst College (1891), who has been reference librarian in Columbia College Library for the last three years, was recently appointed acting librarian of the New York Society Library, and entered upon his duties there on May 1.

BLACKWELL, R. J., was on April 1 elected librarian of the new Free Library of London, Ontario, Canada.

Minneapolis (Minn.) Public Library, has been
COUNTRYMAN, Miss Gratia, cataloger of the
given leave of absence to visit libraries in the
East and investigate systems of cataloging.

DIXSON, Mrs. Zella Allen, of the University of Chicago, was, at the 10th convocation of the

thereof be sent to Miss Coe.

university on April 1, promoted from the posi- in the minutes of the board, and that an engrossed copy tion of assistant librarian to that of associate librarian. Dr. W: I: Thomas, fellow in social science at the university, was appointed to fill the assistant librarianship made vacant by Mrs. Dixson's promotion, and to have special charge of the bibliographical work of the department of libraries of the institute.

HAINES, Miss Estelle, superintendent of the reference room of the Los Angeles Public Library, resigned her position on May 1.

HASSE, Miss Adelaide R., assistant librarian of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Public Library, has resigned her position, her resignation going into effect May 1. Miss Hasse has accepted a position as librarian in the Division of Public Documents, at Washington, and assumes her new duties there on June 1. Miss Daisy Austin succeeds Miss Hasse in the Los Angeles P. L.

STANLEY, Miss Harriet H., of the senior class of 1894–95 of the New York State Library School, has been appointed librarian of the Southbridge (Mass.) Public Library, succeeding Miss A. J. Comins, resigned. Miss Stanley enters upon her position in May.

UPHAM, Prof. Warren, has been appointed librarian of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, O.

WALES, Miss Elizabeth B., a graduate of the library training class of Armour Institute, Chicago, was on April 30 appointed first assistant librarian of the Carnegie Public Library of Braddock, Pa., succeeding Miss Helen Sperry, who was recently made librarian.

Cataloging and Classification.

AGUILAR F. L., New York. List of biographical works, April, 1895. 44 p. O.

1819-1861";

KELSO, Miss Tessa L., on May I resigned her position as librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library, which office she had filled for six years. This action on the part of Miss Kelso was the result of the recent change in the board of direcIndividual biography covers 30 pages; collectors, which occasioned considerable friction and tive biography covers 14 pages. The subject a reduction of the salary of the librarian. She is of each biography is briefly characterized, as succeeded by Mrs. Clara B. Fowler, a book-Albert, Prince (consort of Queen Victoria), keeper by profession, who has had no library Agassiz, Louis (Naturalist), experience. 1807-1873," etc. Dewey class and Cutter book There is but one column to numbers are used. the page, entries are generally title-a-line, and the type is rather too "solid" to be pleasant. BOLTON, C: K. Descriptive catalogue of posters, chiefly American, in the collection of Charles Knowles Bolton, with biographical notes and a bibliography, May, 1895. Boston, pub. by W. B. Jones, 166 Congress street. 16 p. D. pap., 25 c.

PENNOCK, B. W., has been elected assistant librarian of the New Bedford (Mass.) Free Library, succeeding Mr. Gifford, who resigned to become librarian of the Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library. Mr. Pennock is a graduate of Amherst (class of '83), studied at Yale as a postgraduate, graduated from Andover Divinity School, and later entered the Amherst summer school in library economy. For the last two years he has been librarian of the Wakefield (N. H.) Public Library.

RYLANCE-COE. The marriage of Miss Ellen M. Coe and the Rev. Dr. Joseph Hines Rylance was celebrated on Thursday, April 25, at St. James Episcopal Church, Winsted, Ct. A reception for family friends followed at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Holmes, West Winsted. At a meeting of the board of trustees of the New York Free Circulating Library, held February 11, 1895, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:

That it is with sincere regret that the board of trustees of the New York Free Circulating Library find themselves called upon to accept the resignation of the chief librarian, Miss E. M. Coe.

That in parting with Miss Coe, the trustees wish to record the fact that while she began her work 14 years ago in two small rooms in Bond street, with hardly 5000 volumes on the shelves, and an annual circulation of less than 70,000, we have witnessed an increase, under her supervision, to six successful libraries containing 77,000 volumes, with an annual circulation of nearly 650,000.

That for the part Miss Coe has had in raising the New York Free Circulating Library to the third place in the United States, and for her loyal and efficient devotion to the best interests of the library, the trustees desire to express their appreciation and to acknowledge gratefully the service which she has rendered to the public of New York.

It was further

An attractive little catalog, covering numerous examples of the work of the best known "poster artists" of the day. Annotations give brief biographical data as to the artists represented and a short description of every poster listed. Appended is a bibliography of artistic posters compiled by W. M. Stone (40 titles). CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Library bulletin, v. 3, no. 8, March, 1895.

Besides the usual list of additions, from May to December, 1894, the bulletin contains a short (1 page) list of additions to the Rhaeto-Romanic collection presented to the library by Mr. Fiske in 1891.

DETROIT (Mich.) P. L. Bulletin, no. 6: books added in 1894. Detroit, 1895. 239 p. O.

Similar in style and arrangement to the previous catalogs of the library, and, like them, an admirable example of the dictionary catalog. Short titles. Date, size, and number of volumes are noted, and contents of composite books and of series are given.

The ENOCH PRATT F. L. has issued the first Resolved, That these resolutions be entered at length | (April) number of a quarterly bulletin of acces

sions. It is a 28-page classed list of additions 'bibliographies of American and English pubto the central library, including works in the | lications," including the American Catalogue, German, French, Spanish, and Bohemian lan- | Trade-list annual, Annual literary index, etc. guages, and books for the blind.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE, Allgemeine, der Staats- u.
Rechtswissenschaften. Ubersicht der auf die-known editions of Eliot's Bible, early Indian