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[Annual Report. 



Socit'te Academique du D^partement de I'Aube 

 Kon. Kais. geographische Gesellscliaft 



Troves. 

 Wien. 



The following table gives a summary of tlie additions to 

 the Library by volumes, parts of volumes, pamphlets, maps, 

 or charts : 



Books presented by individuals . . 

 " received by the Pratt Bequest 



" purchased 



" deposited by the Republican 



Institution 



" received in exchange . . . 

 Total . 



The accessions to the Library have never been so large, 

 excepting in 1864. We then received the bequest of the 

 extensive botanical library of Dr. Greene, and the number 

 reached 1748. 



The greater part of the jDurchased books I obtained myself 

 in Europe, the Council having apj^ropriated several hundred 

 dollars to that purpose. 



The most important private gift to the Library was the 

 bequest of Miss Pratt ; — by it we received a comjilete set of 

 Kiener's Species General et Iconographie des Coquilles Vi- 

 vantes, and a few other conch ological works. 



Some progress has been made in the pei'fection of the 

 internal arrangements of the Library. The preparation of an 

 alcove catalogue has been commenced, and the card cata- 

 logue has been arranged in trays, after the 2:)lan recom- 

 mended by the Librarian in a previous report. 



The Transactions of Societies have increased so rapidly 

 that they require much more space than formerly ; for this 

 reason, the Periodicals and all works on Articulates, Mol- 

 lusks and Radiates, have been removed to temporary cases 

 in the back library. That room is now fitting up with new 

 cases, Avhich will provide ample space for the books in our 

 possession, and for the natural exi^ansion of the liibrary for 



