Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-06

and Modern Painters, valuable Greek tesla
ments and commentaries on the Old aud New
Testaments, with introductons to the Bible,
representing great variety of theological views.
Numerous additions have also been made to the
already valuable and extensive collection of
cyclopedias and dictionaries, In fact, all de-
partments of knowledge have been remem-
bered.
The circulating department, also, has been
zealOusly looked after, the committee feeling
that this was their peculiar care. Generally
there would be larger amount of money spent
in putting books into this than into the Green
library, but the accumulation of funds before
mentioned, with other causes, has enabled the
unusual expenditure in that department TO the
circulating library, very many interesting En-
glish works have cen added, and catalogue of
all the books contained therein has been printed,
at cost of ffty-tye cents per single copy. These
are sold at twenty-five cents a copy. The aSsiS-
tant librarians in this department receive
share of attention in the report, and are COM
mended for their faithfulneSs in performing
their duties and the cheerfulness manifested by
them at all times.
Mr.. Zephaniah Baker, after having been the
librarian for eleven years. that is since the
foundation of the library, has now signifed his
intention of declining to be again a candidate
for election to his present position The score
tary remarks with pleasure the confidence felt
in Mr.. Baker by the founder OF one depar ment
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N lde mu impression upon him. Mr.. Baker
has always been regarded as faithful and able
officer by many of the older friends of this
library. The report congratulated him in his
withdrawal from the scenes too combining for
him in the present state of his health, and hoped
that IN a more active occupation he would find
renewed strength and energy.
There has been an active exchange account
with the Antiquarian society, which has fur
nished file of the Worcester Palladium since
its first publication, aud has done the principal
part in enabling the librare TO fill out its His
torcal and Genealogical Register. Through
the kind offices of MIR. Samuel I. Haven the
committee were enabled to procure complete
set of the Natural History OF New York.
The report heartily thanked the persons who
have given the committee those proofs of re-
membrance, and assures them that their gifts
are priced, and will be of great service to the
community One donation is deserving of
especial mention. The president, Mr., Salisbury,
mas presented, during the year, set Of the Latin
Classics of valuable edition. This set is of
142 volumes, bound in half calf. 1t was pub
lishcd in Paris, under royal patronage, and the
collection was made by Prof L. L. Lemaire.
This edition Of the Latin Classics abounds in
annotations, and is supplied with very copious
indices. This gift, it will be noticed,
was made to the circulating library.
be noticed, in that Of Richard D. Webb,
who, il will be remembered, is distin-
guiShed English philanthropist, resident at Dub
lin, Ireland, and is the author of the best life OF
John Brown. Mr.. Wenb wrote TO Rev. Samuel
Nav of Leicester as follows: "If you think my
file Of the Libcrator, from vol. II to the end, and
nearly completed, for so much, and of the Ma
tional Anti-Slavery Standard, from the begin
ming, but with some gaps, would be valued by
any of your public libraries, and could be i'm
ported free Of charge, by some American ship,
| would be glad to send them" MIR. May
kindly offers the opportunity Of procur-
ne these valuable files OF papers, and the board
gratefully acknowledges this kindness, accept
ing the gilt =ladly, and passed special vote of
thanks to be transmitted to Mr.. Webb. A let
ter dated December g. has been received from
Mr.. May, embodying the following extracts
from the letter of Mr.. Webb: ri am glad to
send the Liberator and Standard 10 the library
at Worcester, and hope to forward them soon,
addressed as you direct"
1t is noticeable to the committee that they are
gradually falling into the plan OF buying books
which treat Of applications of science and the
fine arts to the arts Of life or the so-called fuse
full arts" and the committee recommend that a
considerable number Of books of this kind be
bought every year.
A room hitherto unused for library purposes
has been fitted up the past year for bound vol
umes OF papers, public documents, &C. Various
improvements in the methods of working the Ii
brary are also commented upon.
The report closes with an elaborate considera-
ton of the best methods of giving out books,
and of cataloguing libraries, with particular
reference to the wants Of this library.
We understand that there is general desire
among the directors that, on the retirement of
Mr. Baker, the position of librarian be taken by
the secretary of the library committee, Mr..
Samuel S. Green, and recommendation to that
effect was made, last evening, to the next board.
The next meeting of the directors will be held
one week from next Saturday.