Excerpt from Seventh Annual Report of the Toronto Public Library, 1890 During the year two Supplemental Catalogues of new books added to the Circulating Library have been printed. 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 Thirty-Second Report, Cleveland Public Library: September 1st, 1899, to December 31st, 1900 Gentlemen - The Public Library Board of the City of Cleveland has had the honor of submitting to you each year since the library was entrusted to its charge, an annual report for the year closing August 31, the last one submitted being the 315t annual report, and covering the year ending August 31, 1899. In order to conform with other depart ments of the city and with the prevailing practice in libra ries, the Library Board has decided to make its year end with the calendar year. I have the honor to submit to you therefore the following brief report for the four months ending December 31, 1899. There were in the library and its various branches on the first day of September, 1899, volumes; there were added by purchase and gift during the period of four months from September 1 to December 31, 7, 316 volumes. There were issued for home use volumes, for refer ence use volumes, and there were visitors to the reference departments of the library during the same period. Further details as to the condition of the library, the classes of books purchased and circulated, the expenditures and other matters, will be prepared for your information and presented with the annual report for the current 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.