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entitled to use the Libraries at the present time number no more 

 than 8617. 



The following Table shows the Classification of the works lent : — 



North Library. South Library. Total. 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 4819 4931 9750 



Natural Philosophy 1751 2222 3973 



Natural History 1184 1727 2911 



Science and the Arts 5534 5438 10972 



. History and Biography 12235 11231 23466 



Topography and Antiquities 758 987 1745 



Geography, Travels, and Adventure 4687 5562 10249 



Miscellaneous Literature, (principally 



Magazines) 18664 21454 40118 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 341 370 711 



Commerce, Social Science, and Political 



Economy 492 828 1320 



Education, Rhetoric, Logic, and Language 2444 1844 4288 



Poetry and the Drama 1901 2293 4194 



Light Literature 159520 165130 324650 



Latin and Greek Classics and Translations 86 236 322 



Embossed Books for the Blind 103 167 270 



Total Vols 214519 224420 438939 



It will be seen that light literature constitutes three-fourths of 

 the whole issues. This is naturally to be expected. The lending 

 libraries are for the recreation of the toiling multitudes, and it is 

 something to be able to supply for this purpose a sound and whole- 

 some literature. 



Of music, there have been 3405 volumes lent, consisting of 

 Operas, Oratorios, Sonatas, Symphonies, &c., among the more popu- 

 lar of which may be named Don Giovanni, Der Freischiitz, 

 II Trovatore, Satanella, The Messiah, The Creation, Elijah, 

 Beethoven's and Mozart's Sonatas. 



Of the 270 books for the Blind issued, 119 were portions of the 

 Scriptures, and 151 Miscellaneous. The latter head comprises a 

 History of England, a Grammar, a Geography, a Biblical Dic- 

 tionary, The Pilgrim's Progress, Lives of Watt, George and Robert 

 Stephenson, and various other Biographies, several volumes of 

 Poetry, and a number of amusing Tales and Stories. 



A New Supplement to the North Library Catalogue was pub- 

 lished in February, of which 1096 copies have been sold, at 

 Threepence each. 



