Excerpt from Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library, 1915-1916 We have audited the books and accounts of the Chicago Public Library for the year ended May 31, 1916, and find them to be correct. We were permitted by the City Treasurer's office to examine the library account in the books of the city, and we find that the receipts of interest, taxes, etc., entered therein agree with the receipts in the library books. In company with two of the Directors and the Secretary, we inspected the securities representing the various investments, all of which were produced to us. We have also examined the foregoing statements and compared them with the books, vouchers and securities, and we certify them to be correct. 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 Eleventh Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library: June, 1883 The evidence of a growmg apprec ation of the advantages of our Public Library may be found by comparing the mini be'r of books taken out, the number consulted, and the num ber of visitors during the past year, with the books taken out, books consulted, and number of visitors during the pre vions year. Thus, the total number of books taken out during the past year for home use, amounted to' three hun dred and seventy-six thousand four hundred and seventy five, being an increase of seven and one half per cent. Over the preceding year. The visitors to the reference tables numbered forty - two thousand seven hundred and thirty-four, an increase of forty-three per cent, and the number of books consulted by them amounted to one hundred and thirty-four thousand four hundred and eight, an increase of twenty-four per cent. Over the preceding year. 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-First Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library, 1922 Gentlemen: The Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library has the honor to present the annual report of the Public Library covering the fiscal and calendar year ending December 31, 1922, in which are included the reports of the Librarian and Secretary describing in detail the Operation and activities of the Library for the same period. 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 Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Library: June 1878 The Directors of the chicago public library have the honor to present the City Council their Sixth Annual Report, as required by the seventh section of the act of the General Assembly relating to Public Libraries in the State. The Annual Report of the Secretary and a Statement of the Comptroller, herewith submitted, show the condition of the trust on the first day of June, 1878, the amount of money received from the Library Fund and other sources, and how such moneys have been expended. 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.