19 



volumes on the shelves ; now it has about ten thousand (10,000) 

 volumes and several thousand pamphlets. 



Number of volumes in Library, 



Bound. 



Unbound. 



Noe. and Parts. 



Pamphlets. 



January 1st, 1887 



5.092 



1.390 



2,497 



4,201 



Added during the year . 



1,313 



206 



1,172 



1,057 



Total to date 6,405 1,596 3,669 5,258 



Bulletin No. 8, issued December 28th, 1886 ; No. 1, Vol. II., 

 May, 1887. Of these and the other Bulletins during the year 

 1887, from January 1st to December 31st, one thousand and 

 eighty-six (1,086) copies were distributed; eight hundred and 

 thirty-six (836) distributed in the United States and Canada ; the 

 remainder, two hundred and fifty (250) in Europe, India and 

 Australia. 



Three hundred and sixteen (316) volumes bound this year, 

 through the generosity of the Trustees and Miss Catharine 

 Lorillard Wolfe. 



The demand for books has been very great this year, more so 

 than any previous year. Most of the books asked for were 

 found in the Library. I am requested by the Trustees to render 

 all assistance possible to the members of the Museum, students 

 and any others who may be interested in natural history, and 

 desirous of obtaining information relating to books, and to make 

 the Library as attractive and useful as possible. 



