Excerpt from Eighty-Fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1936 The Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, organized in i8sz, are now incorporated under the provisions of Chapter II4 of the Acts of I878, as amended. The Board for i8sz was a preliminary organization; that for I853 made the first annual report. The Board at present consists of five citizens at large, ap pointed by the Mayor for five-year terms, the term of one member expiring each year. The following citizens at large have been members of the Board since its organization in I852. 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.

Excerpt from Fourth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston Ordered, That the Trustees of the Public Library be, and they are hereby authorized to present their annual report to the City Council in print. Ordered, That one thousand additional copies be printed. Sent up for concurrence. Concurred. Approved, Nov. 1 st, 1856. Ordered, That the Report of the President be accepted and signed by the members of the Board; and that the same be transmitted to the City Council, agreeably to the requisitions of the city ordinances. 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.

Excerpt from Eighty-Sixth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1937 The Library is a unit of the municipal government of the City of Boston and as such is known as the Library Department of the City of Boston. It is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston were organized in 1852. They are incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1878, as amended. The Board for 1852 was a preliminary organization; that for 1853 made the first annual report. The legal title is The Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston. 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.

Excerpt from Eighty-Eighth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1939 The Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston were organized in is5z. They are incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Acts of l878, as amended. The Board for I852 was a preliminary organization; that for l853 made the first annual report. 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.

Excerpt from Fifty-Fourth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1905-1906 This committee was very completely organized and sub divided, and the respective sub-committees made very careful examination of the condition of the Library and reported valuable suggestions. Their report is appended. 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.