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Books are issued to and returned by employés, between the hours 
of 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. on all days except Sundays. o 
The Library is open to employés, for reference, from 9 a. m. till ails 
4 p.m. ’ 
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LIBRARY RULES. 
1. The employés of the Department of the Interior only are authorized to 
borrow books from the Library. 4] - 
2. Before being allowed to draw books employés will be required to file with 
the Librarian a certificate of identity from the Chief Clerk of the Department, 
or of the Bureau or Office in which employed. 
3. No book will be taken from the Library until its title and the name of the 
borrower shall have been registered by the Librarian. 
4. Of works of single volumes only one at a time may be borrowed ; of works 
of two or more volumes two may be taken. 
5. The period of a loan of books is for two weeks, and borrowers are strictly 
prohibited from lending books thus drawn to other persons, whether of the 
Department or not. 
6. Borrowers wishing to retain books for a longer period than two weeks, ' 
may at the close of the second week renew the loan for an additional twow 7 
weeks. ‘ 
7. The loan of a book will be renewed but once. 
8. Books classed as ‘‘ Works of Reference” or marked in the Catalogue with 
an (*), cannot be taken from the Library. 
9. When a book has been injured while in the possession of a borrower, it 
must be replaced by a perfect copy. ‘ 
10. Application for and return of books must be made in person, except in 
cases of sickness or absence from the city. 
11. Books retrned will not be reissued until they have been examined and 
replaced upon the shelves. 4 
12. When a book has been retained by a borrower beyond two weeks without 
renewal, its price will be certified to the Disbursing Officer of the Department, 
and deducted from the salary of the person withholding it. 
13. Writing on the leaves or covers of books, and the folding or turning down 
of their leaves are strictly prohibited ; violation of this rule will debar employés 
from further privileges of the Library. : 
14. In selecting books from the shelves, care must be used in handling them, 
replacing those not drawn on the shelves from which they were taken; the num- 
ber of the shelf may be ascertained from the label above. - 
15. Employés, on quitting the service of the Department, must return all rie 
books in their possession belonging to the Library. Final payment of thei 
salaries will be withheld by the Disbursiug Officer until he is satisfied that all 
books charged against them at the Library have been returned. 
16. New books can be drawn for one week only, and not renewed. 
17. Current periodicals can be drawn for three days onky, and not renewed. : cry 
18. For infringements of any of the above rules the Librarian is authorized 
to suspend or refuse the issue of books to the culpable persons. 
y order of the Secretary : 
GEO. A. HOWARD, 
14520 b—1 m Chief Clerk. 
