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Farley, 48 vols., chiefly state and government documents. 

 A large number of religious works and pamphlets from 

 Rev. Hugh Elder. Some very valuable school books from 

 Miss Elizabeth Lander. From Sam'l Chamberlain, besides 

 volumes, religious and educational periodicals. Thirty 

 religious works from Capt. George Upton. From Dr. 

 William Mack an addition to the musical library as well 

 as to other departments. 



The Art Library is constantly receiving very valuable 

 accessions of volumes and periodicals. 



Our most excellent and efficient Assistant Librarian, 

 whose usefulness we all recognize, has especially called 

 my attention to the pressing necessity of more room. Al- 

 most every department is receiving from time to time, 

 additions of more or less magnitude, and all are crowded 

 to overflowing ; there is scarcely a case where a proper 

 arrangement of volumes or pamphlets can be made, on ac- 

 count of the limited room. One deep shelf has three rows 

 of books ; a case of newspapers has the space in the centre 

 occupied with books piled up in bulk, and no access to 

 them without removing the tier of papers in front ; one 

 can easily imagine the labor of finding a specified book of 

 that lot. 



The space reserved for the exchanges of foreign socie- 

 ties has for some time been filled to repletion. 



A portion of our recent donations has been accommo- 

 dated by putting up temporary shelves in the ante-room 

 occupied by the historical museum. This, however, sep- 

 arates them from other books of the same class in the 

 general library. Others are piled in bulk on the gallery 

 floor, preventing their circulation and making them nearly 

 inaccessible for reference. 



The two cases at the rear of the lower hall have already 

 double rows of directories on nearly every shelf. 



