The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-07
Annual Report OF the Librarian of
the Evansville Library Association
for the year ending Dee ember 81 st,


for the year ending December 81 st,
1855.
I'VE lay before our readers the report
ofthe Librarian of the Evansville Library
Association for the year ending December
-sl3lst- We regret to see it stated that a less
number of books have been issued to the
stockholders dnaAg the past year than in
the year before. We trust-under the new
Board-the Library viii posses that interest
as to attract a. greater number1
~ The rooms Of the Association nave been
kept7regularly open during the year. from 8
o'clock A. ~. till 10 o'clock P. NJ, agree
able to the regulations. 3
The number of strangers who have visit
ed the rooms snd registered their names
during the year is $50, amongst whom will
be found persons from nearly every State
in the Union, as well as from various parts
OF Europe. The number of visitors might
have been more tnan double the number,
did the members make more general pfac-
i tice of introducing all strangers to- the
rooms. All who have visited them have
been very agreeably surprised at finding
such an institution in our city.
There has been added to the Library dur
ing the present year $40 well bound volumes;
also,'some donations, and some Magazines
that have been bound making the present
number of volumes in the Library 1880
The number of volumes issued to stockhold-
ers and subscribers has been, during the
same time, 1882, which is a less number
than last year. and may be attributed in
part to the want Of new books
~. A fewer number of Public Documents
have been received from Washington this
year, than were received during any pre-,
ceding year. Some very valuable Public
Documents were received from Mr. Jane:
Harlan. DIR. d. D. Owen has presented the
Association with his Sd volume,of Geolog.
zeal Surveys in Kentucky" Nh Carlisle
presented work entitled Here aud Here
after Mr.. f. R. Hill presented g Par
tons Life of Aron Burr Mr.. PHILIP
Hornbrook presented :" Fifth Report Of tn,
Indiana State Board of Agriculture 2 Mr.
Richard Hornhrook presented a..Burnap:
Lectures to Young Mem Several other
works have been promised to the Associa
ion, which have not yet been received.
The Rev. Mr.. Gilmore presented to thu
Association 79specimens of minerals, fossils
SC, and a few other curiosties have beer
added tothe collection in-the rooms Messrs
Randall 4 Elliott presented Photographic
likeness Of Prof Mitchell. Some other do
nations have been made, such as ancien
newspapers, books, SC. n
The Reading Room has been supplied
with "a newspapers, to which NJ. W. Foster
Esq, has donated 10 weekly newspapers
from various parts of the United States
And there have also been taken 13 maya
zines, reviews &c.
We have lost during the year by removs
from the city, 5 stockholders. and by deatl
s l. But there has also been an addition
6 new stockholders and also seven add
tional shares taken by the original stock
holders. The Association at this time nun
bers 2l3 stockholders, holding 272 share
aud number of yearly and monthly sui
seFibers.
JOHN F. CRISP, Librarian
1NvALIDs RRJoIoR.-A new era is takin