4 GENERAL REPORT. 
millions of volumes, Museums with an attendance of 464,000 
visitors, and Art Collections which have attracted 338,000 persons 
in the year, must, even by the test of numbers alone, be doing a 
work, the vast importance of which is perhaps hardly appreciated 
by the community as it should be. 
The Garston Library has been brought to completion, and that 
at Fazakerley must be undertaken soon. With the completion of the 
latter Library the erection and equipment of the series of buildings 
which the conditions of City extension have imposed upon the 
Committee will be brought to an end, and thus more leisure will be 
given for the consideration of needed improvements in the general 
system. The supervision and stocking of a new library is a long 
and strenuous task, and for some years past now there has always 
been one in hand, occupying the time of the most experienced 
members of the staff. Their release from this work will enable 
them to devote time to elaborating a scheme for more closely linking 
up the now numerous Branches with the Central Library, so that 
the interchange of books may be made easy and rapid. The 
Libraries and the Schools may also be usefully brought together 
more than they are, so that each may play its proper part in 
the great work of education. 
The Report of the Art Curator shows that in his department much 
needs to be done. The provision of additional Gallery space is a most 
pressing need, and cannot be much longer delayed. The Art loving — 
public of Liverpool demand their Autumn Exhibition, and also ask 
for the continuous display of the permanent collection, but they 
cannot possibly have both of these in the present building. 
In the Museums the adequate presentment of their treasures in — 
the splendid New Galleries has made steady progress, and no one 
