_,
1895, p. 469.) 169
HENRY HERVEY BARBER.

THE COMMUNITY'S SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY 183

The Relation of the State to the Public Library. (_Transactions
of the Second International Library Conference_,
London, 1898, p. 19.) 185
MELVIL DEWEY.

Methods of Securing the Interest of a Community. (_Library
Journal_, 1880, p. 245.) 193
WILLIAM EATON FOSTER.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT 199

Free Libraries: An Argument against Public Support.
("A Plea for Liberty," ed. by Thos. Mackay, 3rd ed.,
London, 1894, p. 260.) 201
M.D. O'BRIEN.

Arguments for Public Support of Public Libraries: a Rejoinder
to the Foregoing. (_Library Journal_, 1891, p. 39,
Conference No.) 215
WILLIAM EATON FOSTER.

Public Libraries and the Public, with Special References to
San Francisco. (_Library Journal_, 1885, p. 223.) 231
FREDERIC BEECHER PERKINS.

The Levy of Library Tribute; Presidential Address to the
A.L.A. (_Library Journal_, 1895, Conference No., p. 1.) 243
HENRY MUNSON UTLEY.

ALTERNATIVES TO TAX SUPPORT 251

If Not a Tax-Supported Library--What? (_Iowa Library
Quarterly_, April, 1903, p. 21.) 253
ANONYMOUS.

Cooperation Between Library and Community. (University
of New York, Home Education Bulletin 31, p. 131.) 257
M. ANNA TARBELL.

BOARDS OF TRUSTEES 265

Library Work from the Trustees' Standpoint. (_Library Journal_,
1890, Conference No., p. 23.) 267
JOHN CALVIN LEARNED.

Trustees of Free Public Libraries. (_Library Journal_, 1890,
Conference No., p. 19.) 271
CHARLES CARROLL SOULE.

Duties of Trustees and Their Relations to Libraries. (_Library
Journal_, 1890, Conference No., p. 24.) 279
SAMUEL SWETT GREEN.

THE LIBRARY'S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY 285

Some Popular Objections to Public Libraries. (