816 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



The following reports were also presented : — 



Report of the Library Committee. 



The Librarian begs to submit the following report: — 



During the year, 71 books have been borrowed from the Library 

 by 24 persons including 16 Fellows and 2 libraries. Although no 

 actual count has been kept, about 75 people have made use of the 

 reading-room, consulting about 150 volumes. All books taken out 

 have been satisfactorily accounted for. 



The number of volumes on the shelves at the time of the last report 

 was 34,681. 547 volumes have been added during the past year, 

 making the number now on the shelves, 35,228. This includes 25 

 purchased from the income of the General Fund, 18 from that of the 

 Rumford Fund, and 504 received by gift or exchange. The pamphlets 

 added during the year number 1276. 



The number of gifts of books and pamphlets was greatly aug- 

 mented this year in response to the request for the publications of 

 Fellows, sent out in November, 1916. It is hoped that still more of 

 such publications may be received. 



The expenses charged to the Library during the financial year 

 are: — 



Salaries $1,785.87 



Binding: — 



General Fund 371.90 



Rumford Fund 36.40 



Purchase of periodicals and books: — 



General Fund 120.68 



Rumford Fund . . 36.54 



Miscellaneous 26.56 



Total $2,377.95 



While we have unfortunately been deprived through an illne.'^s of 

 several months of the services of the assistant Librarian, Mrs. Holden, 

 the Librarian takes pleasure in commending the manner in which the 

 work has been carried on by Mrs. A. M. Smith. 



A. G. Webster, Librarian. 

 May 9, 1917. 



