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It should be understood that readers in the reference de- 
partment could have books from the lending department, 
by applying for them on the ticket provided for the pur- 
pose, and readers in the lending department could also 
have books from the reference department by complying 
with the same formality. 
In the lending department the chief points would be 
arrangements to facilitate the delivery of books, and their 
arrangement and classification. For the privilege of tak- 
ing books out of .the Library, it would be desirable that 
the borrowers should, as at present, pay a subscription ; 
but it is a question for consideration whether the amount 
ought not to be reduced? It should bp distinctly under- 
stood that such payment is merely for fehe privilege of 
taking out books, and that every person is of right entitled 
to read the books within the Library without any payment 
whatever. In this branch, no book should bo delivered 
without a written requisition, such as that in use in the 
British Museum and most public and Scientific Libraries ; 
but the admission to this department should be entirely 
unrestricted. 
In these suggestions I am advocating nothing but what 
is recognized in all Public Libraries. The same principles 
evidently presided at the formation of our Library ; but 
restrictions have practically operated to render the liberal- 
ity of those regulations almost nugatory. Thus, in the 
rules established on the formation of the Library, provi- 
sion is made for the admission of non-subscribers. 
They were admissible on a ticket to bo granted by the 
committee, available for three months ; we find that in 
1856, on an application from Mr. Laurie, on beh&lf of the 
Churchman’s Library Association, ' to bo allowed to read 
•ia the rooms of the Library, it was decided by the com- 
