Fifteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, 1867 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fifteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, 1867 The Report of the Superintendent (document B) is also appended. Like the document of the Examining Committee, it will be found full of figures and facts to indicate the uses of the books and periodicals. It likewise fulfils the requirements of the third section of the Ordinance, that there should be made known to the City Council, annually, the condition Of the Library, the number of books that have been added during the past year, with an account of its receipts and expenditures. The tables, classifying the books of the Lower Hall, giving the number of duplicates upon its shelves, and showing the wear of this department of the Library during nine years, will be found important by all persons interested in lending libraries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.