THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



Ill 



to US in sprertding our piihlicatioiis by exchaiiire about the 

 world — making the name of Essex County abiiost as 

 well known to-day as the commerce of our five good sea- 

 ports did in earlier years — will not long be satisfied, when 

 asking for a detailed report of our condition to be printed 

 with the annals of the great societies of the country, to 

 be told, as it was last year, that our clerical force is une- 

 qual to the task. The people of the County mnst either 

 come promptly to the rescue or be content with a large 

 curtailment of our working plans. 



Library Report, May 16, 1898. 



The additions to the Library for the year (May 1897 

 to May 1898) have been as follows : 



Folios, 



Quartos, 



Octavos, 



T%velvemos, 



Sixteenmos, 



Twenty-fourmos, 



Total of bound volumes, 

 Pamphlets and serials, 



By Donation. 



32 

 173 

 850 

 243 

 152 



53 



1,505 

 4,119 



Total of donations. 



5,624 



Folios, 

 Quartos, 

 Octavos, 

 Twelvemos, 



By Exchange. 



2 



7 

 51 



Total of bound volumes, 

 Pamphlets and serials, 



62 

 1,367 



Total of exchanges. 



1,429 



