Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees and the Librarian of the Public Library of the District of Columbia, Volumes 11-14Vols. for 1898/99- include the report of the librarian. |
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adult apprentice class appropriation arts department assistant Asso Association of American attendance binding board of trustees boys branch library Bulletin Bureau cards catalogue department cent central library charge Chief children's department children's librarian children's room circulating department Commissioners committee copies deposit stations desk fund District of Columbia duplicate collection Engineering Esperanto estimates expenses fiction fiscal Free Public Library Friendship House GEORGE F gifts HERBERT PUTNAM home circulation increase issued Journal July June 30 juvenile large number lecture hall Library Association Library of Congress library trustees library's lists magazines main library ment Monthly months Mount Vernon Square multigraph municipal Noel House nonfiction NOTE.-The number of books order department picture collection printed readers reading room received record reference room registration regular meeting reports as follows Rosedale station salary SAMUEL W school duplicate sent SLEMAN study rooms Takoma Park teachers THEODORE W tion Total volumes Washington
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Page 23 - That of the articles deposited in the copyright office under the provisions of the copyright laws of the United States or of this Act, the "Librarian of Congress shall determine what books and other articles shall be transferred to the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, including the law library, and what other books or articles shall be placed in the reserve collections of the Library of Congress for sale or exchange, or be...
Page 23 - The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer to other governmental libraries within the District of Columbia, including the Public Library, books and material in the possession of the Library of Congress in his judgment no longer necessary to its uses, but in the judgment of the custodians of such other collections likely to be useful to them...
Page 67 - That all persons who are permanent or temporary residents of the District of Columbia shall be entitled to the privileges of said library, including the use of the books contained therein, as a lending or circulating library, subject to such rules and regulations as may be lawfully established in relation thereto.
Page 23 - Congress, including the law library, and what other hooks or articles shall be placed in the reserve collections of the Library of Congress for sale or exchange or be transferred to other governmental libraries in the District of Columbia for use therein.
Page 67 - ART. 5. Each person entitled to draw books from the library will be supplied with 2 cards inscribed with his or her name, residence, and register number.
Page 63 - District. All actions relating to such library, or for the recovery of any penalties lawfully established in relation thereto, shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia...
Page 65 - The officers of the board shall consist of a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a librarian, who shall also act as treasurer and assistant secretary of the board.
Page 9 - AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a municipal center in the District of Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia...
Page 64 - The duties of the librarian shall lie as follows: To take charge of the library and reading room, and he shall be responsible for the care and safety of the books and other public property contained therein ; to submit to the board of trustees, and to the proper committees, measures for securing the proper management and fullest efficiency of the library and reading room ; to obtain for the library...
Page 68 - States, be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both, for every such offense.