s of, 37.

Larned, Joseph Nelson,
A.L.A. address, in full, 411;
biog. sketch of, 411;
quoted, 70.

Lawrence, Abbott, 50, 52.

Lawrence, James, pres. Boston Council, 53.

Lea, Henry C., library gift, 170.

Leamington Free Library (Eng.), 208.

Learned, John Calvin, paper by, in full, 267;
sketch of, 267.

Lecture courses in libraries, 123, 157, 262.

Lenox Library, N.Y., 30.

Lessing, quoted, 159.

Levy of Library Tribute, paper by Henry M. Utley; in full, 243.

Librarian and his Constituents, paper by Reuben B. Poole; in full, 351.

Librarian,
qualities necessary in, 71, 281,
his relations with his Board, 271, 279;
"who reads," 420.

Libraries as Bureaus of Information; address by S.S. Green; in part, 381.

Libraries as Leaven, inauguration address
at Madison, Wis., Public Library, by James D. Butler, 149.

Libraries,
growth of in U.S., 113;
as donations, 39.

Library; a plea for its recognition,
paper by Frederick M. Crunden; in full, 333.

Library and Society; general introduction, 13.

Library and the Social Centre; paper by Lutie E. Stearns, in full, 439.

Library as a Factor in Modern Civilization,
paper by W.H.P. Faunce; in full, 343.

Library as a Field for Philanthropy, article by Andrew Carnegie, 33.

Library as a Social Centre; paper by Gratia A. Countryman; in full, 433.

Library as an Inspirational Force;
paper by Sam Walter Foss; in full, 419.

Library Association of the United Kingdom, opposed, 207.

Library associations, local, 253.

Library buildings, imposing, 343.

Library Commission,
Iowa, 246;
Massachusetts, 181, 263, 385.

Library Friend, paper by Winifred L. Taylor;
in full, 387.

_Library Journal_ recommended to trustees, 274.

Library of Congress, 79;
advice to "weed out," 309;
"weeding out," 371.

Library Schools in U.S., 84.

Library Work from the Trustees' Standpoint,
paper by John C. Learned; in full, 267.

Library's Service to the Community; general editorial introduction, 285.

Lick Observatory donation, 37.

Lincoln, Abraham, educated by reading, 297.

Liverpool Free Library, 208;
founded, 290.

Logan, Jas., library of, 20.

London _Daily News_, quoted, 207.

London Library Conference (1897), 337.

Loomis, Elias, Yale donor, 38.

Louisville, Ky., no free public library i