*Transactions of learned societies and costly journals, kept in the Bates Hall, are not included in this count, but they are all embraced-if currently received in the Periodical List published during the year. †Eleven months and no vacation. Nine months. §This includes for 1869, 2,120, and for 1868, 2,013 non-resident readers; but now the distinction is not made. This proportion between male and female readers is not fully trustworthy. The distinction is made in the count by means of the feminine names on the slips signed by the applicants, but when the signature gives only initials, this means of distinction often fails. NOTE. The Reading Room at East Boston was opened Nov. 28, 1870, making the report cover 130 days.

CENTRAL LIBRARY.

Expended City approp's Expended City approp's Expended Oct. 1, 1867, to May 1, 1868, to Oct. 1, 1868, to May 1, 1869, to Sept 1, 1869. to City approp's Sept. 30, 1868. April 30, 1869.| Aug. 31, 1869. April 30, 1870. April 30, 1870.

for 1870-1.

Expended 1870-1.

Years,

Paid into
City Treasury
from fines and
sales of
Catalogues.

APPENDIX XX.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

year's growth, and paid for in the subsequent year's account.
May 1st. In this way books added between March 15th and May 1st may be counted in one
April 1st, is approved) will be audited in the subsequent year's account, beginning nominally
accruing subsequent to the middle of March (when the last requisition of the year, payable
Our financial and library years now nominally correspond, but it will happen that bills

Account, as well as those charged to the annual appropriations from the City.
NOTE. The expenditures cover the cost of books, which is chargeable to our Trust Funds

*The appropriation for Periodicals is included in that for Books.

APPENDIX XXI.

LIBRARY SERVICE.

JUSTIN WINSOR, Superintendent.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER, Assistant Superintendent.
Miss Caroline F. Adams, Accountant.

CATALOGUE DEPARTMENT.

WILLIAM A. WHEELER, Chief.

James L. Whitney, First Assistant; Max Auerbach, Assistant; J. Otis Williams, Curator of Pamphlets; William H. Foster, Proof-Reader.

Mrs. R. M. Eastman, Miss Harriet N. Pike, Miss Elizabeth J. Stevenson, Miss A. B. Loud, Miss Mary McGrath, Miss Mary A. Tyler, Miss M. E. Joslyn, Bates Hall Assistants.

Miss Alice M. Porée, Lower Hall Assistant.

SHELF DEPARTMENT.

Mrs. L. T. BARTON, Custodian.

Appleton P. C. Griffin, Maggie McGrath, Ellen Stevenson, Ellen E. Bresnahan, Assistants.

BATES HALL CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.

JOSEPH SYKES, Keeper.

George W. Peck, Miss L. S. Norton, Miss A. A. Nichols, Assistants. Edward L. Wilder, Charles A. Ginness, John Bresnahan, Runners.

LOWER HALL CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.

EDWARD CAPEN, Keeper.

Miss Harriet R. Cogswell, Miss Lizzie S. Haley, Miss Lydia F. Knowles, Miss Elizabeth Ross, Misses Eliza J. Mack, Sarah A. Mack, Assistants. Eliza L. Dorr, Annie M. Kennedy, Lucy A. W. Ginness, Henrietta E. Mack, Florence E. Ginness, Runners.

Elbridge Bradshaw, Registration Clerk.

Miss Matilda J. Ross, Assistant Registration Clerk.
Miss Carrie E. Porée,

Miss Emily McGrath,

} Reading Room Attendants.

J. G. Cupples, Reading Room Attendant (evenings).

JANITORIAL DEPARTMENT.

WILLIAM E. FORD, Janitor.

Thomas Collins, Assistant. *
With extra temporary Assistants.