THIRTY-SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT V 



qualifications. Some of them were attracted by the higher salaries being 

 paid in the defense industries in California. 



Finally, I want to pay compliment to the staff and employees of the 

 Division of Fish and Game for their loj^alty and devotion to dutj'. In 

 these times of stress brought about by the war effort, they have been called 

 upon to make sacrifices in time and energy, and they have unhesitatingly 

 and wholesomely given of both to carry on the important work of the 

 Division of Fish and Game. 



LIBRARY 



By Bessie W. Kibbe, Departmental Librarian 



During the past few months of this biennial period, while many of 

 our force have left for service in the Army or Navy, and other defense 

 work, the volume of Library reference, loans, bibliography cataloging 

 and other library details have been maintained and enlarged. 



Due to the growing difficulties attendant upon war, literature from 

 Nazi occupied countries has ceased coming to the library. Luckily we 

 are still receiving scientific and other material from China and from 

 Great Britain and her colonies. 



We have been most fortunate in completing one set of the Division 's 

 Biennial Reports dating from that of 1870, thus adding materially to 

 the Division 's historical records. 



The law library of 711 bound volumes, previously in the custody of 

 the librarian, was offered to and accepted by the California State Library 

 at Sacramento. 



Our two years' annual preparation of periodicals and worn books 

 for binding was made. 



During this period, 289 bound volumes were added to the library 

 of which $150.05 represented gifts and $915.45 purchases. With these 

 additions, the total number of bound volumes held by the library as of 

 June 30, 1942, number 2914 with a total value of $10,340.69. 



The scientific and subject miscellaneous pamphlet collection totals 

 7279 with an appraised value of $1,222.78, of these 904 were added dur- 

 ing this biennial period, $119.30 by gifts and $43.53 as purchases. The 

 Library's present holdings represent $11,563.47, with a replaceable value 

 far in excess of this amount. 



