, 1875-06-13
bocoud Annual Report Of the
Librarian.
Statistics Of the Cnculation-Ih CLASH
fcation.
Need Of More Dcoks---The Readipg-
Room---The Catalogue.


That OF the Librarian, Nr. Nlllian- r. Ipoc,
was read, adopted Aud ordered printed. The
report is as follows:
CHICAGO PUBLIC L1nnAnr, June 1.-To the Board
q Hanaaers-GE EsTLEMEs: I herewith respectfully
submit my second annual report Librarian, sestng
fth the history and statistics Of the Library for The
ot:c1al year closing May 81. 1as5.
Tie growth Of the Library, and the eudden DC
.nAnds made upon i,s resoErcca dnring the Fast year
have ben without parallel in the history Of slm.lar
institutions. Fifteen months ego, the collection con-
fAinod about 003 vulllm.* Of w.sa ,1)3 were dona-
tons. Not volume nad then b>en Tut into cire1.s-
tcn. It has nearly 4c.WN volumes, 2}coo regis
tered hook borrowers, Eod GEnua circulation Of
4oo.oo volumes. Il tetEg the eDly Library in this
:y Of nearly half noiiIion inhabitants which oCess
any public facilities readers, ts have BEEN
taxed their utust and tie wkntt OF the public
hare teen only partially supplied During the short
Ye.4ca Of thirteen 17catl4s in which t- Luea-y has
beeu toE c.icrlA;iou, lts ssues Of books have
T1>en 20 bo
TIE LARGEST OF ANT SINGLE LIBRARY IN TIE
COUNTRY.
uthe appropriation for liz support which It's found
ess exrected and the law Of the State ied,
hAi teen Continued, It's xork aud usefulness during
Withholding portion of the Usual appropriation n
June lsst ii view cf nominal bat Unavailable bal
nre2 the crrdt Of The Library the books Of the
City ComP,roie~ co:aIei;o. the Eoard Of Dlrec:o1s
IN Decen.s1, % s'si'saa say farther orders for
bents and for :he E@ft six months aol single
publication 1.$ bee: 1v:>a:. S::@cal Thousand vol
urots ha.- i. TIE meantime ,ren rse-vea, but they
Aooss Hiirh la' l~cn previously trdercd in Eu
ro;e and 1urchstci h,t'e Instructions co1uternalld
1r2 al crders net filed had rcAcc Eyc-y
outstanding order f": tursittF purchases was With
tions, dou.tct - lhc British ts,s:n:nest,
pended. No American book witch bes Il issued
frvn he ,,re-c wlun ths .f: ia 1nort.s ~ aro 4o
shelves, ,:1l:ss i n"s bn ;1veE- These booEs have
couaals bee:4 :slsa tor, ;.a .ar'r b rncc has bcn
TIE octAs.o-; Of = e!I .!sA!io1SlAFS7
10 bc7-owc7s. TIero has AFRO he.a just u!'aint
tzons .Ae want d: t'-inc..;H nH''cr 4 duplic2ts
ecPics # sslasd books. Ilt n;:her OF res'4c-s Il
.toseseE o.: q Fonoron % tie nsxr Of -, nooss Ks
twrnty ~orEf and tse at.La32nt finds on ex-
snuinz The eLesses that every one is on. The de-
partncta OF hisory aud sreate as insuth.ient'y
su.litd auy otte.K, md tEis insutciency arises
uiA.y from nut tarius co.c* enough nf such WORKS
=. are needed By several persons at tho time.
Tnere are s:ar34rd boals u ,.ce SUBJECTS which are
s!x; y IN da1E2nd, and iherv rho.0 sufficient
Of coIAe= to meet tns 171: From the lack
OF available fEs, j; hiss bceu eHh .cr ttse libra
IT n Fr2py :1-xt def aenics ltrtc:ss = far aouas
of ap4:cGtion sb1 watching 1,r e"ts & which the
Ebr:'sE hod cny ore cory, hsSe sasSoaaueo ara"sns
Tu- administration o: the nb-1-v voud b= greatly
loa.: tcs " r. " ~ ~: Il" .ees wH;,i to ezs
crowded. *Ht ~ -'1 Euta "e':! s'- 7-.t4y EesTed.
Tie 6rlac s'r:e Il attendants e"'i ts.ser twi1e as
mary 5on.. so "tt2 ics4 Geiay, tie shelves wcrn
lis indeed i%ae :tst such
a @.'unES AND t&atfsSsE DEMAND
fer rs * VS. an.. i;,ase1 eher By thu City Coun-
CT O: 3eur Beard 1t EaA been, therefore, exceed
rs -i.r1,iu.te that tie appropriation Of ast year
Tnat iac,nac weu.l have enabled the DoarI to
the reasonable dcuauds of the nut'ic.
60 haye used :heir privileges he oray. it would
e+t. there furnishing ueed IT books this
~ stost oE VT 9 or
and uauy OF tue hest private Ebrariee, were swept
away i'll the great ire Of Oc:otcr, ISL None Of
these libraries that Of the Law Institute, has been
restored AID -vurea1zel. A city IN this age Of the
VOID vis half million Of Inhabitants, and without
ccection Of ouols that be used by The public,
is IN Enor,a.y. So far Chicago is concerned tie
Public Librsy Is TIC only institution which has under
taken, OF which 1rpoae= 70 supply the usnccncy ..
Sa&& f,y fha Eva~ fire. f9Tc c.rrAI III
ot and Is :EcI benefcen' memorial o., The sym
ra,s which fel: for Chicago in tha crisis Of her
il England for this purpose. eyea before tacre
Library o:gzuizcd nese 10 receive aet- The following
il tne inscription Ttl
n ono Of these volumes Presented to th8 City Of
Chicago towas the foundation Of free pn1lic uhca
r, AFTER the great IRE Of 1911 y Her -la,eety the
tuonsly bound volumes beat similar inscription
from :he University Of Oxford There is scarcity
writer Of es1uence in the Kingdom whose autograph
my 10: be found in Of volumes. II there
b< resident Of Chicago who does not feel the in
non xhich h1A had such beginning, End has already
achieved such practical results it is because be has
rot given the subject due consideration, and Eaade
himself acquainted with It's operations Of The Library
NEW ROOMS.
The Board Of Directors having secured rooms usore
spacious and in more central location. on the
xouthEeet corner OF Dearborn xnd LAkt Streets The
xaoying OF the Library from the corner Of Wabash
xvEore and Madison street wss commenced on
In H. asa 9oons sscupy two doors, e.e
front Dearborn street Of 100 feet and 81 feet on
Of 40 square 1est. The upper room will be used
for the re&dinyroorn, for storage sud, it is to be
hoped for hindery and tha lower room for the Libra
r. The counterr. both cases and fixtures, are boing
s1usferred from the old rooEH, and will be set with
nearly the same genorA Arrangement aa formerly
32 feet BY l6} has also been secured On the ssc
opd foor from The ttree for the Librarians Office and
for meetings Of the Boa1d Of Directors. The rooms
srs vel sdap.od for The uses Of norzry and the
In NJ excellent ArrNn0cmept8
have been made by which persona Who WISH to consult
works OF reference will have better Recommendations
th1u Heretofore
The number Of volumes in the ubrafy st tho date Of
Che la%t euua report 81. Tte present number
ts a. o The Accessions Of tho ye4r I'VE been Il oss
.: tnext e6y volumes have been given and ~ 3 have
been purchased. Thrtv-eght Volumes have been wtn
cut lnd condemned Tho amount expended for books
OF the sccesions, III ooo volumes have boon A1nerd
cn publications, 5,73G English, 2,+s6 German. 73o
Cooks CO., Of tbi. city, have supplied the current
American publications, under Hpecial contract, ut IS
rer oent discount fron the rade prices and lower
:ercs IL believed, have been aecured for cur
rent books by Any library. Inis cout-act expired on
the s~th Of April and it unfortunate that the L.
hsary not In funds 10 sr itself Of the favorable
terms Of this contract for several month"; before
PRED. Since TINT contract was made portion OF the
book-fade has entered into = combination by which
they agree furnish libraries larger discnunt
than 20 per ceut. Mr. =. F. Stevens, No. Tr2fai-
square, London, has been :h- agent q the library
relAtious with him have been cht:rey satisfactory HIS
purchases hare been made with good judgment: and lie
haa given special attcaon 10 the binding of oooka,
which has been q: Ae best quality aud reasonable in
pa1oe Mr Alexander EdelIuaun, VI Leipzig. has acted
~ agent for tie purchase ct German froarh, aud
Italian books. Only portion Of the German orders,
and Of the French aud Italian booEs have yet
bcxo received Before IL pur. .aascs were diseontin-
considerable uumbtr Of historical and scientific
books were pursh 1t sesy reasonable figures at
auction sales in New York
The house Of the Wheeler L Wilson Manufacturing
Company in New Tork. has favored the library by in
etuet!ng its agent in London to pay any authorized
dtt ct the agent Of the Ebrar3 in London IN any
pert OF Europe. For th.A acr.,:;Iouaou thn hou,e
hs@e made no charge OF commission interest Until
lleJ repaid here
DONATIONS.
The donations for the year L4ys been sSs volumes
ard lo.3 pamphlets. Among the Esost notable eitts
vas that OF Mr. Volt. Saprssek Of Prague il Boheu4ia,
whn cent to III: Esrpt: l3J Bohemian nools. az. i.
z. Stevens, the agent Of tho library in London Eave
1872 pamphlets. most Of them Aneri.aau publications
md Of much value The Illinois Stale Department has
presented % volumes Mrn. E l. Atkinson, ii volumes
snd q paml h!ets Mr. Fred F. Tourtelot, IS vol
uncs Nj. 4 Hand, 81 volumes, nofus bound news,
raper dies Nr. George Il Latin y. volumes snd
Ds. 6smrei L. Green. Of Boston. Ii volumes and Ia