Excerpt from Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1896 As the annual return which the Librarian is directed to make to the Trustees gives such complete and instructive information touching every department of the library, and exhibits so fully all the details of its management, they beg leave to adopt this return as part of their own report; other wise, this communication would be largely a repetition of what the Librarian has so well stated. The Trustees earnestly advise a careful consideration of his report, not only by the city government but by all who are interested in the success of the library and desire that it should fulfil the expectation of its founders, and become a great library, not only for general readers, but for students, scholars, and scientists. A repetition of some portions of his report, however, may be desirable. 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.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1895 The consequent expense of the Sunday and evening ser vice in 1895 was as against in the old building. The total number of employes (excluding the Sunday and evening service, which comprises 51 persons, working part time and paid by the hour) January 1, 1894, was 167. On January 31, 1896, it is 197 (139 at the Cen tral Library, 58 at the Branches). 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."