V7 2 6 HAND BOOK Oak Street UNCLASSIFIED /T\ii79eapoIis public MINNEAPOLIS, MINN L. Kimball Printing Company Second Edition December, 1890 1891 . giltmtrij gottvd. T. B. WALKER, President. (Term expires 1895.) J. B. ATWATER, (Term expires 1893.) A. M. GOODRICH, (Term expires 1897.) THOMAS LOWRY, (Term expires 1893.) JOHN G. MOORE, (Term expires 1897.) SVEN OFTEDAL. (Term expires 1895.) Ex-Officio. THE MAYOR OF THE CITY. THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT Of the Board of Education. Of the University ot Minnesota gibvavrg gtertricc. LIBRARIAN, HERBERT PUTNAM. ATHENEUM ASS’T LIBRARIAN, Mrs. M. C. Norton. ASSISTANTS. Lina Brown, Josephine Cloud, .Gratia Countryman, Miriam M. Davis, Jessie Kr. Heiberg, Helen B. Ives, Louise I. Lynskey, Jessie McMillan, i. Norton. PAGES. Fred. N. Bates, John Fralick, Andrew Heiberg, Joseph B. Elliott, Walter Webb. janitor, Lewis A. Runge. REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE publie library of pYn^eapolis. Article 1 . The Library shajl.be open on all week days, not legal holidays, from 8:30 a. m. till 10 p. m.; but no books shall be issued for circula- tion after 9 p. m. The Reading Rooms and Refer- ence Departments shall in addition be open on Sundays and legal holidays from 2 until 10 p. m. Art. 2. No charge shall be exacted for the use of the Library in any of its departments. Art. 8. Any person of good deportment and habits may use the Reading Rooms. Art. 4. The following persons shall be entitled to borrow books from the Library for home use upon signing a promise to obey its regulations: First . — All residents of Minneapolis above the age of fourteen years who shall have filed the guaranty required. Such guaranty shall consist of a form furnished by the Library, signed by some resident of the city satisfactorily responsible, who undertakes to make good to the library any loss sustained through the negligence of the borrower. Unless revoked or otherwise vitiated, this guaranty will be good for the space of two years. 2 REGULATIONS. Second . — Any other resident of Minneapolis de- positing with the Librarian the value of the work desired. Third . — Persons not resident in Minneapolis, but whose regular place of business is in the city; also the members of the immediate family of such persons. The guaranty in all cases to be signed by a resident. Fourth . — The following persons shall be exempt from filing a guaranty or making a deposit: Hold- ers of Atheneum stock or permanent certificates provided no dues remain charged against such stock or certificate; other persons to whom the Library Board may for special reason accord this privilege. Fifth . — Persons not resident in Minneapolis, may draw books for home use upon an annual pay- ment of three dollars. Art. 5 . Two days after the filing of the above guaranty, or in case no guaranty be required, im- mediately upon the filing of the application, a Bor- rower’s Card will be issued to the applicant, setting forth his right to draw books. This Card must be presented whenever a book is drawn, returned or renewed. If lost, it will be replaced on payment of a fine of ten cents, but notice must be left of lost card two weeks before another card can be is- sued. Art. 6 . No book shall be regularly issued ex- cept upon a Borrower’s Card. But volumes re- quired in special emergencies may be issued upon a special deposit or guaranty satisfactory to the Librarian. REGULATIONS. 3 RULES FOR CIRCULATION OF BOOKS. Art. 7. One volume only can be taken on one card, unless the work be in duodecimo or smaller, when two volumes may be taken. Art. 8 . Books may be retained for fourteen days, and may be renewed for the same period. But books of recent purchase, marked “Seven Day Books,” shall not be retained more than one week and cannot be renewed. Nor can any fourteen day book , retained over the fourteen days , be renewed . Art. 9. A fine of two cents a day shall be paid on each volume which is not returned according to the provisions of the preceding rule. To this fine shall be added the expense of collection and serving notice. Art. 10. No books shall be issued to any 'person incurring such fine until it has been paid . Art. 11. No person shall lend a Library book to any one not a member of the same household. Art. 12. All injuries to books beyond reason- able wear, and all losses shall be made good to the satisfaction of the Librarian, every book detained above one month after serving of notice being held to be lost. Marking a book , even with a lead pencil ; turning down the corners of pages ; or “ dogsearing will be considered an “ injury ” within the meaning of this rule. Art. 13. Notice of change of residence must be given at once at the Library. Art. 14. The existence of contagious or infec- tious disease in the household of a borrower must be promptly reported to the Library. Any Library 4 REGULATIONS. book in the possession of a member of such house- hold must be returned at once to the Library with a statement of the facts. N o books shall be issued to such an household during the period of quarantine or within the space of six weeks from the removal of the quarantine sign, (except in the case of measles, where books may be taken immediately after the removal of the quarantine.) A member of such household undertaking to draw books from the Library within such period is by law guilty of a misdemeanor as well as liable to the for- feiture of his Library privileges. Art. 15. Encyclopaedias and other works of reference, rare and costly books, and such works as, for any reason, are restricted from circulation by the Library Board, can be consulted only in the Building. REFERENCE DEPARTMENT. Art. 16. Books for use in the Reading Rooms will be given out by the attendants to applicants filling out a slip with the title of the book and their own names and addresses. But books on the Reading Room shelves may be consulted without such formality. Art. 17. Access to the Book Room shelves may be granted to special investigators upon applica- tion setting forth satisfactory reasons for such access. “Shelf permits” may be issued to such in- vestigators for such term as the Librarian may deem fit. But a permit may be revoked m at any time should its holder disregard the rules of the Book Room, or should the privilege of access in REGULATIONS. 5 general be so abused as to necessitate the with- drawal of all such permits. No person not present- ing a shelf permit shall enter the Book Booms save in company with an attendant. Any person abusing the privileges of the Library or violating the foregoing rules, shall be tempor- arily suspended from its privileges and the case shall be presented to the Board for such action as may be deemed proper. G CATALOGUES. Catalogues. The following have thus far been issued: General Finding List, (complete to Feb., 1890,, for sale at 10 cents. Prose, Fiction and Juveniles, New edition. For sale at 10 cents. Works in Foreign Languages, (January, 1890,) for sale at 3 cents. Monthly Bulletins. The first, to be issued October 1st, 1890, will comprise the additions to the Library since the General Finding List was printed. The succeeding monthly issues will con- tain the current additions to the Library, with other matters of interest to readers and frequent- ers of the institution at large. The Bulletins will b a free . No new edition of the General Catalogue will be issued for some time. Readers who desire a com- plete catalogue of the Library should therefore purchase the Finding List of February, 1890, and supplement it with the monthly bulletins (free.) OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIBRARY. System of Classification wiTn Index: not foi sale. Copies for use at the Library. Regulations, 1889, out of print. Hand-Book, December, 1890, free. SUGGESTIONS TO READERS. Supplementary Suggestions to Readers. Books must not be transferred outside the Li- brary, nor cards changed from one book to another. On returning a book leave the card in the pocket until the book has been discharged. As a rule, the pressure at the Delivery Desk renders it impracticable to exchange a book on the same day when drawn, (the record slips not being arranged until the end of the day.) If you are in doubt as to whether the book called for will suit you, take it out first on a Reading Room Slip. Do not have it charged until you are sure it is the book you want. In handing in a Call List (“books wanted”) for a second time be sure to cross out any books that you have already had. Books for use in the Reading Rooms will here- after, during the daytime, be issued from the Reference Room adjoining. The Librarian is always ready to aid readers in their search. He will be found either in his office or in the Reference (Inquiry) Room opposite. If you are in doubt (1) as to whether a certain book is in the Library, or (2) in what division of the Calalogue to look for it, or (3) who is the author of a particular book, or (4) what books the library has upon a certain subject, or (5) what is the best book for your purpose — in any of these inquiries you 8 SUGGESTIONS TO READERS. will probably save time by going direct to him. The attendants at the issue windows are usually too busy with the mechanical work of issue to answer such inquiries intelligently. They should be made to the Librarian, or in his absence, to the Assistant in the Inquiry (Reference) Room. Similarly, if you have repeatedly failed to get the book called for; if you have been unduly delayed; or if you have any other complaint or suggestion to make, make it direct to him. The Reading Room Shelves comprise some 700 volumes of reference books. Among these will be found a copy of each of the volumes noted on page 10 as suggesting books or courses of read- ing. Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature is also there. It covers almost the entire field of English periodical literature (not scientific or technical.) On page 14 of this Handbook is given a list of the periodicals indexed in Poole that this Library possesses. Before consulting Poole you would dc well to mention your topic to the attendant in charge of the Reference Room, who will perhaps be able to suggest some headings in the Index that you would not have thought to look under. Those who are looking up a subject in detail^ should, ask to see the Catalogue of Bibliographies of Special Subjects, which will shortly be extend- ed in the Card Catalogue. RESERVING OF BOOKS. Any reader failing to get the book he wants, may have it reserved for him by leaving his card SUGGESTIONS TO READERS. 9 at the library. On the return of the book, it will be held for him for two days, and a notice sent him. SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW BOOKS. Any reader is at liberty to suggest books for the Library, and such books if within the means of the Library and its scope, and of sufficiently general interest, will be purchased. Cards will be found at the desk on which such suggestions may be written. When filled out the card should be deposited in the box for “Communications” or handed to the Librarian. If the book fails to be bulletined within a reasonable period, (say six weeks) inquiry may be made of him. COMMUNICATIONS. In the Delivery Room is a box so labeled. It is put there for all written communications, and will be found equally hospitable to suggestion, to eulogy, or to complaint. Any such will meet with fair consideration. 10 AIDS AND GUIDES. Aids and Guides upon Books and Reading. [Note— For guides to reading upon special topics see the Card Catalogue of Special Bibliographies, where all such material (as Adam’s Manual of Historical Literature, An- drew’s Institutes of Economics, etc.,) is fully indexed. All of the books mentioned below will be found on the Reading Room shelves, and most of them at the branch libraries. For the articles in periodicals consult attendant.] Abbott, L. ed. Hints for home reading. N. Y., 1880. Atkinson, W. P. On the right use of hooks. Bost., 1880. Baldwin, J. The hook lover. Chic., 1885. Best hundred hooks, (by Buskin, Carlyle and others.) N. Y. Best reading. Hints on the selection of hooks. JNT. Y., 1872. Same. Cont. to 1876. Same. Series 2. Publications from 1876 to 1881. Same. Series 3. Publications from 1881 to 1886. Books for a reference library. London, 1885. Books that have helped me. (Papers by Hale, Harris and others,) reprinted from the “Fo- rum.” N. Y., 1888. Books which have influenced me. (Papers by Stevenson, Besant and others.) AIDS AND GUIDES. 11 Carlyle, T. Choice of books. Corson, H. Syllabus of lectu on English lan- guage and literature, with designations of the best editions, etc. Ithaca, 1876. Fiction in libraries and the reading of children. (Libr. Jl., 1879, pp. 319-366.) Foster, W. E. Libraries and readers. X. Y.,1883. Green, S. S. Library aids. X. Y., 1883. Public library and public schools. (Libr. Jl. 5: 235.) ed. Libraries and schools. 1ST. Y., 1883. Harrison, F. The choice of books, etc. London, 1886. Lang, And. The library. London, 1881. Leyfoldt & Jones. The books of all times. N. Y., 1882. Mathews, Brander. The home library. X. Y. Manners, Lady. Suggestions for the selection of books. Edinb., 1886. O’Conor, J. F. X. Reading and the mind, with something to read. X. Y., 1890. $100 list for basis of a library. (Lit. World, Mar. 26, 1881.) Parson, Frank, and others. The world’s best books. Boston, 1889. Porter, N. Books and reading. X. Y., 1888. Putnam’s Library Companion. 1877. Pycroft, J. Course of English reading, X. Y. Richardson, C. F. The choice of books. Lon don, 1881. 1883. 1857. UDffcftP’Y ONfVEKS'TY OF ILUNOB 12 AIDS AND GUIDES. Sonnenschein, W. T. The best books. London, 1887. Tiiwing, C. F. The reading of books. Boston, 1888. VanDyke, J. C. Books and how to use them. N. Y., 1883. YanRiiyn, G. A. F. What and how to read. N. Y., 1875. What shall I read? 1ST. Y., 1884. Wheatley, H. B. How to form a library. Lon- don, 1886. See also Aimless Reading and its correction, (Libr. Jl. 4: 78.) Bacon, of Studies. Blackie, Self- Culture, (Yg 91.) Emerson, Essay on Books, (in Society and Solitude,) (Mk 261. 12.) Hall, E. E., How to do it, (Mk 371. 1,) and What Career? (Mk 371. 2.) Maurice, Friendship of Books, (Mk 573. 1.) Repplier, A. Books and Men, (Mk 707.) Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies, (Mk 762.) BOOKS FOB THE YOUNG. Best hundred books for boys. (The Critic, July 17, 1886. Books for boys and girls. (Libr. Jl. 6: 182.) Books for the young, 1885-89. American Unitarian Association, Boston. Books for the young, 1890. Same. Boston. Books for young men. (Lit. World, 10: 62.) Books for young women 15-20 years old. (Pub- lisher’s Weekly, 14: 369.) Burt, M. E. Literary Landmarks. A guide to ^ good reading for young people, and teachers’ assistant. Boston, 1890. AIDS AND GUIDES. 13 Detroit Pub. Library. Good books for young people. Oct., 1890. Hewins, C. M. Books for the young. 1ST. Y., 1890. $100 List of Juveniles for Library. (Lit. World, June 4. 1881.) Reading for School Children. (Lib. Jl. 4: 319.) Salmon, E. Juvenile Literature as it is. London 1888. Sawin, J. M. Annual list of valuable, reliable books for young people. Providence. Smart, J. H. Books and reading for the young. Indianapolis, 1880. Thomas Crane Pub. Library, Quincy. Child- ren’s book lists. 14 INDEXED PERIODICALS. Periodicals in the Library Indexed in Poole’s Index. [NoriS — In case of periodicals designated as‘ Incomplete” iook in the Card Catalogue for exact description of what part the Library contains, or inquire of the Reference Room attendant.] [Note 2— Periodicals starred are also current.] ^Academy. (Incomplete.) All the Year Round. * American Almanac. (Incomplete.) * American Antiquarian. ^American Architect. American Bibliopolist. (Incomplete . ) American Catholic Quarterly Review. (In- complete.) American Journal of Science. ^American Naturalist. American Quarterly Review. ^Antiquary. (Incomplete.) Appleton’s Journal. *Art Journal and Art Union. *Athen^eum. (Incomplete.) ^Atlantic. ^Bankers Magazine. (Incomplete.) *Belgravia. Bentley’s Miscellany. ^Bibliographer. ^Blackwood’s Magazine. British Almanac and Companion. INDEXED PERIODICALS, British Quarterly Review. Canadian Monthly. (Incomplete,) *Catholic World. (Incomplete.) ^Century. Chamber’s Edinburgh Journal. Church Quarterly Review. Christian Disciple and Examiner. ^Contemporary Review. (Incomplete.) *Cornhill. *Critic. (Incomplete.) *Dublin Review. Dublin University Magazine. *Eclectic. (Incomplete.) *Edinburgii Review. *Education. ^English Illustrated Magazine. Foreign Review. Foreign Quarterly Review. *Fortnigiitly. (Incomplete.) *Forum. Foster’s Monthly Reference Lists. Galaxy. ^Gentleman’s Magazine. (Incomplete.) Godey’s Lady’s Book. (Incomplete.) *Good Words. ^Harpers’ Magazine. Historical Magazine. Household Words. Ho witt’s Journal. Intellectual Observer. International Review. * Johns Hopkins' University Studies. ^Journal of the Franklin Institute. 16 INDEXED PERIODICALS. * Journal of the Statistical Society. ^Leisure Hour. (Incomplete.) ^Library Journal. *Lippincott’s Magazine. ^Literary World. (Incomplete.) *Littell’s Living Age. London Magazine. London Quarterly Review. (Incomplete.) *London Society. *Macmillan’s Magazine. *Magazine of American History. ^Magazine of Western History. *Methodist Quarterly Review. (Incomplete.) *Mind ^Nation. National Magazine. (Incomplete.) National Review. ^Nature. *New Englander. *New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New Princeton Review. Niles’ Weekly Register. ^Nineteenth Century. *North American Review. North British Review. Old and New. Once a Week. *Overland. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Bi ography. Penn Monthly. (Incomplete.) Penny Magazine. INDEXED PERIODICALS. 17 *Political Science Quarterly. ^Popular Science Monthly. ^Portfolio. (Incomplete.) Practical Magazine. Princeton Review. Putnam’s Monthly Magazine. ^'Quarterly Review. Retrospective Review. *Royal Historical Society Transactions. St. Paul’s Magazine. ^Saturday Review. (Incomplete.) Scandinavia. (Incomplete.) ^'Science. (Incomplete.) ^Scottish Review. (Incomplete.) ^Scribner’s Magazine. Scribner’s Monthly. Sharpe’s Monthly Magazine. Southern Historical Society’s Papers. Spark’s Library of American Biography. *Spectator. (Incomplete.) Student and Intellectual Observer. Sunday Magazine. Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine. New series. *Temple Bar. Tinsley’s Magazine. *Unitarian Review. *VanNostrand’s Engineering Magazine. (In- complete.) * Westminster Review. (Incomplete.; 18 CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. Current Serials in Reading Rooms. [Periodicals starred once (*) are in upper reading room- of periodica s starred twice (**) a second copy is in upper reading room.] Academy. Advance. Age of Steel. America. American Agriculturist. * American Antiquarian. American Architect. American Church Review. American Cultivator. American Field. American Journal of Economics. * American Journal of Philology. American Journal of Science. American Machinist. American Naturalist. * American Notes and Queries. Andover Review. Architect. Arena. *Art Amateur. *Art for Alt,. *Art Interchange. *Art Journal. *Art Worker. * Artistic Japan. CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 19 *Athen^eum. ** Atlantic Monthly. ^Babyhood. Bankers’ Magazine. Baptist Quarterly Review. Belgravia. *Bl BLIOGRAPIIER. Bibliotheca Sacra. Blackwoods Magazine. Book-lore. ^'Bookseller. *Book-worm. Bradstreet’s Weekly. British Architect. Builder. > Builder and Wood- worker. Building. Building and Loan News. Cassell’s Family Magazine. Catholic World. **Century. Chambers Journal. Christian Union. Church Review. *Classical Review. CONGREGATIONALIST. Contemporary. Corniiill Magazine. Cosmopolitan . "Critic. Cultivator and Country Gentleman* Current Literature. Decorator and Furnisher. 20 CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS Deutsche Rundschau. Dial. Drainage and Farming Journal. Dublin Review. Eclectic Magazine. Economist. Edindurgii Review. Education. Electric Age. Electric Review. Electrical Engineer. Electrical World. Engineering. Engineering Magazine. Engineering News. English Historical Review. English Illustrated Magazine. English Mechanic. Eye. Farmers’ Review. Field. Financial and Mining Record. Fliegende-Blatter. Forest and Stream. Fortnightly Review. **Forum. Freund’s Music and Drama. Garden and Forest. ^Gazette des Beaux Arts. Gentleman’s Magazine. *Geological Magazine. Gewerbehalle. Good Words. CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 21 Graphic. Green Bag. Harper’s Bazar. **Haiiper’s Magazine. Harper’s AYeekly. Harper’s Young People. *Ibis. ^Illustrated American. Illustrated Journal of Useful Inventions. Illustrated London News. Independent. Journal of Education. Journal of Franklin Institute. Journal of Royal Agricultural Society. * Journal of Royal Microscopical Society. Journal of Statistical Society. Judge. *L’Art. *L’Art Francais. *L’Art pour tous. La Lumiere Electrique. Leisure Hour. ^Library. ^Library Journal. Life. Lippincott’s Magazine. *Literary World (Boston.) *Literary World (London.) Littell’s Living Age. London Engineer. London Society. Macmillan’s Magazine. Magazine of American History. 22 CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. ^Magazine of Art. Magazine of Western History. Mechanics. Merry England. Methodist Quarterly Review. Mind. Mississippi Valley Lumberman. Missionary Review of the World. Monatshefte. Nation. Nature. National Review. New Englander. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Magazine. New Review. Nineteenth Century. North American Review. Northwestern Congregationalism Northwestern Railroader. *Notes and Queries. Nouvelle Revue. Outing. Overland Magazine. *Poet-Lore. Political Science Quarterly. Popular Science Monthly. Popular Science News. ^Portfolio. Presbyterian Review. Public Opinion, (English.) Public Opinion, (American.) CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 23 Puck. Punch. ^Quarterly Journal of Geological Society. ^Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Quarterly Review. Railroad and Engineering Journal. Railroad Review. Revieav of Reviews. Revue des deux Mondes. *Revue de Musees. Revue Internationale de l’Electricite et ses applications. St. Nicholas. Sanitarian. Sanitary Engineer. Saturday Review. Science. Scientific American. Scientific American Supplement. Scottish Review. Scribner’s Magazine. *Shakespeariana. Silver Dollar. Speaker. Spectator. Steam Power. Temple Bar. Uber Land und Meek. Union Signal. Unitarian Review. Western Electrician. Westminster Review. Wide-Awake. Youth’s Companion. Zoologist. 24 CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. NEWSPAPERS. Albany. Argus. Atlanta. Constitution. Baltimore. American. Boston. Advertiser. Brainerd, Minn. Tribune. [Gift.] Buffalo. Commercial- Advertiser. Chicago. Inter-Ocean. Norden. [Gift.] * Times. ' Tribune. Cincinnati. Enquirer. Cleveland. Leader. Denver. Rocky Mt. News. Detroit. Free Press. Douglas County, (Minn.) News. {Gift.) Duluth. Daily News. {Gift.) Fergus Falls. Journal. {Gift.) Hartford. Courant. Indianapolis. Journal. Kansas City. Times. Litchfield, Minn. News-Ledger. {Gift.) London. Weekly Times. Louisville. Courier Journal. Milwaukee. Sentinel. Minneapolis. Evening Journal. {Gift.) Evening Tribune. {Gift.) Times. {Gift.) Tribune. (Gift.) Montreal. Weekly Gazette. (Gift.) New Orleans. Picayune. [Note— The Minneapolis ancl St. Paul dailies are not put in the Reading Rooms, but kept as a clean file for binding. They may be consulted, however, on application. CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 25 New York. Courier des Etats Unis. Herald. Staats Zeitung. Sun. Times. Weekly Tribune. World. Paris. Figaro. Philadelphia. Press. Pittsburgh. Dispatch. Providence. Journal. Redwing, Minn. Daily Republican. {Gift.) Saint Louis. Globe-Democrat. Saint Paul. Dispatch. { Gift .) Globe. {Gift.) News. {Gift.) Pioneer Press. {Gift.) San Francisco. Chronicle. Springfield. Republican. Toronto. Globe. Washington. Post. West Superior, Wis. CURRENT MEDICAL REPORTS AND TRANSAC- TIONS. (MEDICAL READING ROOM.) Brit. Opthalmological Society. Transactions. Clinical Society. Transactions. Medico-Ciiirurgical Society. Transactions. N. Y. Odontological Society. Transactions. Obstetrical Society. Transactions. Pathological Society. Transactions. Pennsylvania Odontological Society. Reports and Transactions. 2G CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. Guy’s hospital reports. St. Bartholomew’s hospital reports. St. George’s hospital reports. St. Thomas’ hospital reports. CURRENT MEDICAL PERIODICALS. (MEDICAL READING ROOM.) [Subscriptions donated by members of the Medical and Dental professions of Minneapolis.] Academie d’ hygiene contre les maladies du pre- mier age. Qy. P. Alienist and neurologist. Qy. St. Louis. Amer. jl. of medical sciences. With Medical News. Qy. Phila. Amer. jl. of obstetrics. Mthly. N. Y. Amer. jl. of ophthalmology. Mthly. N. Y. Archiv. fur anatomie u. physiologie. Mthly. Ber. Archiv. f. dermalologic u. syphilis. Archives generales de medecine. Mthly. Archiv. fur gynakologie. 3 nos. a yr. Ber. Archiv. fur hygiene. Qy. Archiv. fur klin. chirurgie. Ber. Archiv. fur klin. medicin. Bi-mthly. Archives of opthalmology. Qy. N. Y. Archives de neurologie . (Charcot). Bi-mthly. P. Archives d’ ophthalmologie. Bi-mthly. P. Archiv. fur ophthalmologie. Ber. Archives of otology. Qy. N. Y. Archiv. fur patholog. anatomie, physiol, und klin- ische medizin. Mthly. Ber. Archives of pediatrics. Mthly. Phil. Archives de physiologie normale et pathol. 8 nos. a yr. P. Archives of surgery.. CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 27 Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. Wkly. B. Brain, a jl. of neurology. Qy. L. Braithwaite’s Quarterly Epitome. Qy. N. Y. Braith waite’s Retrospect. Semi ann. N. Y. British Gynecological Journal. Qy. L. British Medical Journal. Wkly. L. Bulletin Generate de Therapeutique. Fortn. P, Canada Lancet. Mthly. Mont. Canadian Medical and Surgical Journal. Canadian Practitioner. Centralblatt fur Bakteriologie. Wkly. Courier Medical. Wkly. P. Dublin Journal of Medical Sciences. Mthly. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical jl. Mthly. Gazette de Gynecologie. Mthly. P. Index Medicus. Mthly. Det. International jl. of Med. Sciences. Qy. L. Jahrbuch der Prakt. Medizin. Ber. Journal of Cutaneous and Genito Urinary diseases. Mthly. N. Y. Jl. of the Amer. Med. Association. Mthly. Chi. Jl. of Nervous and Mental Diseases. Mthly. N. Y. Jl. of Laryngology. Mthly. L. Jl. of Physiology. Qy. L. Lancet. Wkly. L. Lyon Medicale. Wkly. Medical News. New York Med. Jl. Wkly. New York Med. Record. Wkly. Nouvelles Arch. d’Obstet. ctde Gynecol. Mthly. P. Practitioner. Mthly. L. Revue de Medicine. Mthly. P. Sanitarian. Mthly. N. Y. Schmidt’s Jahrb. der Ges. Medizin. Mthly. Ber. 28 CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. Studies fr. Biol. Lab. of John Hopkins’ Univ. Balt. Studies in Clin. Med. (Bramwell). Semi-mthly. Univ. Med. Mag. Mthly. Phila. [Gift from pub- lishers.] Wiener Klinik. Mthly. Wiener Medizin. (Pruse). Wkly. Wochenschrift, Berliner Klinische. Wkly. Wochenschrift, Wiener Medizinische. Wkly. HOMEOPATHIC SEKIAI.S. Allgemeine Horn. Zeitung. Wkly. Lpz. Amer. Homeopath. Mthly. N. Y. Bibliotheque Homeopathique. Mthly. P. California Homoeopath. Chironian. Clinique. Mthly. Chic. [Gift of publisher.] Clinical Kev. St. L . Hahnemannian. Mthly. Ph. Horn. Jl. Obstetrics. Qy. N. Y. Horn. Physician. Mthly. Ph. Horn. Recorder. Bi-mthly. Ph. [Gift of Pub- lishers.] Horn. World. Mthly. L. Jl. of O phth olmology , Otology and Laryngology. Medical Advance . Mthly. Ann Arbor. Med. Current. Mthly. Chi. [Gift of publishers] Med. Era. Chi. Med. Visitor. Mthly. Chi. [Gift of publishers.] Monthly Horn. Rev. Mthly. L. Hew Eng. Med. Gaz. Mthly. B. N. A. Jl. of Horn. Mthly. N. Y. N. W. Jl. of Horn. Cedar Rapids. Southern Horn. Jl. Mthly. San Antonio, Tex. [Gift of publishers.] CURRENT SERIALS IN READING ROOMS. 29 DENTAL SERIALS. Amer. Jl. of Dental Sci. Mtkly. Balt. Archives of Dentistry. Mthly. St. L. Brit. Jl. of Dent. Sci. Fortn. L. Corresp. Blat. fur Zahnartz. Ber. Dental Advertiser. Bf. [Gift of publishers.] Dental Cosmos. Mthly. Ph. [Gift of publishers.] Dental Office and Laboratory. Bi mthly. Ph. Dental Register. Mthly. Cin. [Gift of publishers.] Dental Review. Mthly. Chi. [Gift of publishers.] Deutsche Monatschrift fur Zahnheitkunde. Lpz. International Dent. Jl. Mthly. Ph. [Gift of pub- lishers.] Items of Interest. Mthly. Ph. Jl. of Brit. Dent. Assoc. L. Ohio State Jl. of Dent. Surg. Toledo. Southern Dent. Jl. Atlanta. 30 GENERAL INFORMATION General Information. The Public Library Building, together with the ground on which it stands, is the property of the City of Minneapolis in the person of its Library Board . The Library Board is an independent depart- ment of the City Government, on the same basis as the Board of Education. It is composed of nine directors: Three ex-officio — the Mayor, the Presi- dent of the Board of Education and the President of the State University — the remaining six elected, two at each biennial city election upon the general ticket. The Library Board has power to levy an annual tax — not exceeding one-half of one mill on the dollar valuation of the city — for the support of the institutions under its charge. The Public Library Building contains: 1st. The Public Library. This is composed (1) of the books owned by the Library Board and (2) of the collection of books belonging to the Minne- apolis Athenaeum. The Athenaeum is a stock corpor- ation, with about four hundred active shareholders. It unites with the City Library in a ninety-nine years’ contract, under which its books are placed in the Public Library and opened free of charge; in return for which the Library Board pays all the expenses of their administration. At the time of GENERAL INFORMATION. 31 union the Athenaeum library numbered about 12,000 volumes. For its enlargement, the Athenaeum has a bequest fund left by Dr. Kirby Spencer, which yields about $8,000 yearly for the purchase of books. The Athenaeum stockholders are no longer assessed, the city meeting all running expenses. Athenaeum books and City books are shelved, classified and catalogued together, are alike free of access and in effect form to the public one pub- lic library. The Public Library now numbers about 42,000 volumes. The number of cards issued since the opening is about 13,000. The number of books is- sued for home use, about 200,000. Branches. Two branches of the Library have been opened. One in the basement of the North Side High School, one at the cor. of Franklin ave. and Seventeenth ave. So. Each branch comprises a reading room with some sixty periodicals and newspapers, and nearly a thousand volumes of miscellaneous literature. Each branch is also a delivery station. Books called for at a branch in the morning are delivered there from the Central Library in the afternoon. 2nd. Tiie Museum of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences occupies a room in the Library Building during the pleasure of the Library Board The Academy holds meetings in the meeting room of the building on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month. To these meetings the public is invited. It publishes bulletins em- bodying the work of its various sections. Its secretary is Prof. C. W. Hall, State University, Minneapolis. 32 GENERAL INFORMATION. 3d. The Art School of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, occupies rooms on the upper floor of the Library Building during the pleasure of the Library Board. The school has some seventy regular pupils and has opened a free night class, comprising nearly as many more. The director is Mr. Douglas Yolk. 4th. The Meeting Room of the Library Build- ing is available for the free use of any society ex- isting for the purposes of literary, scientific or artistic cultivation. It is not for merely social pur- poses; and “No denominational or political organ- ization shall be permitted to hold meetings in the Library Building; and no society occupying rooms in the building shall discuss religious questions in a sectarian spirit, or political questions in a party spirit.” The following societies regularly hold their meetings in this room: The Minnesota Academy of Natural Science; The, Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts; The Hennepin County Medical Society; The Minneapolis Dental Society; The Engineer’s Club; The Fortnightly Club; The Coterie; The Association of Collegiate Alumnae. THE ART COLLECTIONS. The art collections within the building comprise: 1st. The Gallery of Paintings. Of this col- lection, the following six paintings were presented to the Library Board by James J. Hill, Esquire, of St. Paul, viz: “Tel el Kebir,” by De Neuville; “Gate of Justice, Granada,” by A. Wagner; “Fish- ing,” by A. Guillou; “Venice,” by A. Pasini; GENERAL INFORMATION. 33 “Landscape,” by M. Jacomin; “Figure Piece,” by G. Courtois. The balance of the collection is loaned by the Minneapolis Exposition and by various citizens of Minneapolis. 2nd. Casts from the Antique. Some fifty of the more notable of antique sculptures, loaned by the Minneapolis Exposition. 3rd. Keramics, Tapestries and Miscellane- ous Specimens of art workmanship, loaned by various citizens of Minneapolis. 4th. Coins, Currency, Etc. A collection com- prising some 10,000 items, loaned by Mrs. A. M. Smith, of Minneapolis. 84 GENERAL INFORMATION. THE COST OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND HOW MET. [The corner on which the building stands is 132 feet on Hennepin avenue, by 190 on 10th* street. The building occupies 116 feet on Hennepin and 150 on 10th street. When completed it will form a quadrangle with a central court some 60 feet square. Thus far the two outer sides have alone been built. The Library Board was created in the spring of 1885; ground broken July, 1886, and the building thrown open, December 16th, 1889.] Cost of Land $63 867 89 Excavation and Foundation 5 853 00 Iron Beams 11 994 95 Fire-proofing 10 950 00 Cut Stone in Place 61 000 00 Brick and Carpenter Work 68 250 00 Mill Work 14 750 00 Heating Apparatus 12 075 00 Covering Heating Apparatus 135 64 Stair Iron Work 10 200 00 Heat Controlling Apparatus 2 200 00 Electric Wiring 760 10 Plumbing 2 385 00 Plastering 2 925 00 Architects and Plans 6 900 00 Book Stacks 14 900 00 Elevator 1 900 00 Lighting Fixtures 3 000 00 Fjelde Statue 3 500 00 Sidewalk and Curbing 2 618 35 Grading Lot 279 54 Tinting Walls 725 00 Gas-piping 49 20 Superintendence of Construction 2 825 00 Furniture and Miscellaneous 20 850 00 Cost Complete $324 893 57 Extras and unpaid subscriptions 9 257 08 $334 150 65 GENERAL INFORMATION. 86 STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS OF THE TA- BRARY BOARD FROM ITS CREATION TO DECEMBER 10, 1889. Received from sale of City bonds $101 800 00 Received from taxes in 1886 $21 678 89 Received from taxes in 1887 47 892 43 Received from taxes in 1888 51 823 65 Received from taxes in 1889 38 023 66 159 418 63 Received from individual sub- scriptions towards building.... 45 260 0(1 Received from incidental sources 572 75 Total Receipts 307 051 38 Due on individual subscriptions 16 405 00 323 456 38 Disbursements for books, salar- ies, binding, supplies and inci- dentals to Dec. 10, 1889 19 427 82 Amount available towards building 304 028 56 Balance met out of taxes 1890.. 20 865 01 9 257 08 30 122 09 J Catalogues. The following have thus far been issued: General Finding List, (complete to Feb., 1890',] for sale at 10 cents. Prose, Fiction and Juveniles, New edition . For sale at 10 cents. Works in Foreign Languages, (January, 1890,) for sale at 3 cents. Monthly Bulletins. The first, to be issued October 1st, 1890, will comprise the additions to the Library since the General Finding List was printed. The succeeding monthly issues will con- tain the current additions to the Library, with other matters of interest to readers and frequent- ers of the institution at large. The Bulletins will b efree. No new edition of the General Catalogue w T ill be issued for some time. Readers who desire a com- plete catalogue of the Library should therefore purchase the Finding List of February, 1890, and supplement it with the monthly bulletins (free.) OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIBRARY. System of Classification with Index: not foi sale. Copies for use at the Library. Regulations, 1889, out of print. Hand-Book, December, 1890, free . Gontents. PAGE Regulations, 1 Catalogues, 6 Suggestions to Readers, 7 Aids and Guides to Reading, . . .10 Periodicals Indexed in Poole’s Index, . .14 Current Serials in Reading Rooms, . . 18 Current Newspapers, 24 Current Medical Serials in Medical Reading Room, . . . . .25 Current Dental Serials, .... 29 General Information, 80