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REPORT*OF. THE LIBRARIAN 
ON HIS VISIT TO PARIS TO ATTEND 
The Annual Meetings of the Library Association 
OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 
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(Presented to the Committee on September 26th, 1892, and ordered by them to be printed 
with the Annual Report. ) 
HE meetings of the Associativun were held in the Grand Hall of the 
National Art School, a magnificent room, with its walls decorated 
with fine fresoes by PauL DeLarocue. We were indebted to the courtesy 
of the Minister of Public Instruction for the use of this room, and for the 
excellent arrangements made for our comfort and convenience while there. 
The president of the gathering was M. BetjaAMr, Professor of English 
Literature at the Sorbonne, who spoke English fluently, and showed 
himself an adept at managing the business of public meetings. His 
welcome to the visitors was in the happiest possible vein. ‘The morning 
of each day was devoted to the reading of papers, and discussions thereon ; 
and the afternoons to the visiting of the various Libraries and public 
Institutions. 
The papers and reports down for consideration and discussion 
numbered about thirty, and many of them had necessarily to be omitted 
for want of time ; but among those read were the following :— 
“* An Account of the French National Library,” by M. JULIEN Haver. 
“The British Museum Catalogue considered as a basis for a Universal Catalogue,” 
by Dr. GARNETT, of the British Museum. 
‘¢ French Artists and English Bookbinding,” by Mr. Councillor CEpRIC CHIVERS, 
of Bath. 
<¢ Present Methods of Cloth-binding,” by Mr. RoGER DE COVERLEY. 
“‘The Public Libraries of the City of Manchester,” by Mr. Councillor HARRY 
Rawson, Vice-Chairman of the Manchester Free Library Committee. 
«* Women Librarians,” by Miss Kate JAMES, Librarian of the People’s Palace, 
London. 
<¢ Remainders,” by Mr. JOSEPH GILBURT. 
Dr. GARNETT’s paper opened a very wide subject, and gave rise to a 
very interesting discussion, and a paper by Mr. DEnt, of Aston, on “ Free 
Lectures in connection with Free Libraries,” made me wish that we had a 
room in connection with our premises suitable for such a purpose. Mr. 
Rawson’s paper was a very interesting one, and gave a full record of 
