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been and is being put into the Cincinnati Museum we would be in 

 position to make ourselves much more useful than heretofore. 

 This is the greatest need now of the Society, and the watchword 

 and rallying cry of members and officers should be 

 "A new building and more room." 

 All of which is res[)ectfully submitted, 



Jos. F. James, Custodian. 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



Cincinnati, April 6, 1886. 



All-. President and iMc/nt'crs of tlic Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History : 



Your Librarian takes the opportunity at this the annual 

 meeting of the Society to accjuaint the members with the condition 

 of the library at the close of the year just passed, and he takes 

 great pleasure in presenting a favorable report. 



During the year a catalogue of the books and pam])hlets in 

 the library has been printed in the Journal, occupying fifty-one 

 pages, and showing a total number of nearly 2,800 volumes and 

 pamphlets on the shelves. Some of the last are bound, and some 

 await collation and arrangement into volumes. Besides the 

 printed catalogue, the card catalogue has been kept posted up to 

 date, so that with very littletrouble it can be ascertained whether a 

 volume wanted is in the library or not. 



The additions during the year ending December 31, 1885, 

 were 415 volumes and pamphlets. Many of these have been 

 received in exchange for the Journal of the Society, through 

 donations were liberal. A full list of the additions was printed in 

 the Journal for January, 1886. 



The exchange list of the Society has assumed considerable 

 proportions. There are now 114 on the list, and of these ninteen 

 have been added .since the last annual meeting. From the list 

 appended to this report it can be seen that the Journal is sent to 

 nearly all parts of the world. Most of the societies in the country 

 that publish proceedings are on the list, as well as many periodi- 

 cals of a scientific nature. The number of subscribers is neces- 

 sarily small, there being at present only nine. 



There have been about 120 copies distributed to members 

 during the past year, but owing to the increase of membership this 



