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Excerpt from Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1989: With a Summary of the Report of the Examining Committee, 1987 1989 Annual report 1988-1989 The Boston Public Library published a remarkable little book this year, the original writings of adult learners exploring their pasts, their psyches, and their new power with words. The work is titled it's never easy. In one proudly constructed essay, Maggie sums up how she adds to her knowledge: Learning any skill means I have to listen hard, I have to take my time and I have to follow each step carefully. Maggie's message describes aptly the path followed by the Library administration and staff in fys9. We had to listen hard to the community and to legislators - to all the people affecting or affected by the Library. We had to move in measured step, taking thoughtful, probing time to deal with a fiscal crisis. And through analysis and planning, we proceeded toward resolution of problems, step by step. With its marked up's and down's, this year was never easy; but in its totality the year added a milestone to Boston Public Library history as we neared the end of a decade. A local publication paid tribute to our institution with the following citation: Boston Magazine is pleased to honor the Boston Public Library as Best Revamped Local Resource in recognition of Quality and Excellence, Best of Boston, 1988. In the following report we shall pursue those steps of revamping and follow our route toward quality and excellence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.