Download or read book Biennial Report of the State Library Board and the State Librarian of the State of Indiana written by Mrs. E. L. Davidson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Library Board and the State Librarian of the State of Indiana: For the Fiscal Year Ending October 31, 1895, and October 31, 1896 The Academy of Science has deposited its report for 1895 and 1896 in the Library. It is the hope of the Librarian to be able to purchase a complete set of the Proceedings of the Acad emy of Science of Philadelphia before another year, which Will be a very valuable addition to the Library. The new shelving. For Which my predecessors worked so earnestly, was placed in the Library one year ago, and has greatly improved the facilities for placing and caring for the books and increased the facility of access. The United States Government publications have all been catalogued so that they are much more accessible. A cordial, earnest spirit of helpful ness has been extended to all departments of the Library and to all parts of the State Wherever calls have been made (which have been very frequent). From the number of calls from different colleges and clubs, Indiana would improve a. System of traveling libraries which have been introduced into other States, whereby any literary body could enjoy, for a limited time, some of the rich stores gathered in the State Library. 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.