mericans," book by Munsterberg, chapter quoted, 79.

Americans as lovers of books, 18.

Americanization, a library function, 326.

Ames, Ohio, Public Library, 26, 164.

Anderson, Col. James, praised by Carnegie, 39.

Angell, James Burrill,
address at Grand Rapids library opening; in part, 425;
sketch of, 425.

Arbor, Mich., library, 27.

Arguments for public support of public libraries,
paper by William E. Foster, in full, 215.

Arnold, Matthew,
introduction to Wordsworth's poems, 299;
quoted, 338.

Arnold, Dr. Thomas, on the Reform Bill, 456.

Art Gallery and School, Hartford, Conn., 148.

Art School, Boston; B.F. Butler's attack on, 65.

Art works as donations, 44.

Association Libraries, 21.

Astor, John Jacob, library gift, 49.

Astor Library, 30, 105.

Atkinson Free Library, Southport, Eng., 208.

Atlanta Conference, talk by Melvil Dewey at, 75.

Auditoriums as donations, 45.

Author's League, N.Y., Carnegie dinner, 33.

Bacon, Francis, quoted, 94.

Baird, Henry Carey, quoted, 384.

Bakala, Wallachian peasant, legend of, 92.

Baltimore, Md.,
Enoch Pratt Library, 39;
Peabody Institute, 30.

Barber, Henry Hervey,
article by, 169;
sketch of, 169.

Barnard, Henry, anecdote of, 76.

Barr Branch, St. Louis, 446.

Baths as donations, 45.

Bellevue Hospital, N.Y. City, gift to, 42.

Bequests, effect of, 34.

Bergen, Norway, parks in, 43.

Berkeley, Gov., opposes free schools, 176.

Billings, Dr. John Shaw,
article on public libraries, in full, 329;
biog. sketch of, 329;
pioneer in interlibrary work, 385.

Birge, Edward Asahel,
address at Madison, in full, 109;
sketch of, 109.

Birmingham (Eng.) Free Library, 41, 175, 207.

Blackpool Free Library report, quoted, 206.

Blair, Rev. James, library of, 20.

Boards of Trustees;
general editorial introduction, 265.
_See also_ TRUSTEES.

Bodleian Library, rule of, 353.

Boers, characterized, 227.

Bolton (Eng.) Free Library founded, 290.

Book Committee of library board, 275.

Book-readers, who are? 222.

Book-selection, 351.

Books and Life, address by Edward A. Birge; in full, 109.

Books and the Public Library,
address by James Russell Lowell, in full, 87.

Books, cheapness of, 204.

Booklovers among the colonists, 19.

Boston Art Museum, 3