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Ff?0]VI THE lilBRAHV 



ADELAIDE RUDOLPH 

 Assistant Librarian 



The record for the month shows twen- 

 ty-nine books added to the "accessions 

 list" : 



From the bindery, seven volumes of the 

 Pharmaceutical Era. 



By purchase, six volumes of the Chem- 

 ische Centralblatt, and the Formula 

 Book, published by The Druggists Cir- 

 cular, 1915. 



By gift, from the author, "Kalletes : an 

 Historical Tale of Nisyros" (in 

 Greek), by Jacobos N. Kazabis, 1916. 

 ("Jack Casavis," as he writes his 

 name, was a junior student of the Col- 

 lege last year.) From the College of 

 Physicians and Surgeons, twelve other 

 volumes, among which is included the 

 very interesting old book of "Domestic 

 Medicine; or A Treatise on the Pre- 

 vention and Cure of Diseases by Regi- 

 men and Simple Medicine," by Wil- 

 liam Buchan, 1797. 



The collection of photographs of the 

 College and Faculty, which Professor 

 Arny started when he first became libra- 

 rian, has been augmented by a picture of 

 the old College building in East 23rd 

 Street. This was picked up recently in 

 an old book stall in that vicinity by a 

 stvident of Dr. Diekman's, and presented 

 through him to the Library. 



Of a collection of somewhat different 

 character we have had the first install- 

 ment from a good friend of the College, 

 who is getting together a fine lot of mor- 



tars, jars, etc., for the illustration of the 

 history of pharmacy. Just now, perhaps. 

 we can find room for photographs better 

 than for the objects themselves, and we 

 are glad to keep a record in this way of 

 the collections in our midst that may be 

 drawn upon when we wish to arrange a 

 loan exhibition to inaugurate that spa- 

 cious new C. of P. library and museum 

 combined, which is to be — we all know 

 how delightful it will be, with its beauti- 

 ful carved reading tables, and handsome 

 glass cases for exhibits, and all the other 

 furnishings to match ! 



The Library is very happy, however, 

 in its present quarters, with its one good 

 show-case for rare books, and with its 

 kind, watchful friends to lend a few his- 

 toric jars to adorn an exhibition, or make 

 a gift of flowers with appropriate setting 

 to encourage the first feeble signs of 

 decorative effort. 



The Alumni will be interested to learn 

 that the C. of P. library has been made 

 a member of the New York Special Li- 

 braries Association, which has been 

 formed lately on the initiative of the 

 Municipal Reference Library. This is 

 an imporatnt step, we feel, towards pleas- 

 ant and helpful co-operation among the 

 City libraries. 



Library hours, from 10 a. m. to 2 

 p. m., and from 3 to 5 afternoons, 

 except on Saturdays. 



