The report of the librarian of Harvard College, published simultaneously with the president's report, contains a good deal of interesting matter and shows that marked improvement and progress have been made in all directions.

Three numbers of the Bulletin of Harvard University have been issued under the immediate charge of Mr. Winsor during the last academic year. Six numbers of the Bibliographical contributions have been published.

Of the 16468 bound volumes added to the University Library during the year, 10,885 were added to Gore Hall. 4027 to the Divinity School, 677 to the Law School and the rest scattered amongst the various departments. These accessions are the largest on record, and surpass the number of volumes added during the academic year 1886-87 by about 4,500 volumes. The present extent of the University Library is 343,318 bound volumes, and 276,682 pamphlets.

In the laboratory and classroom libraries there are 3130 volumes. An assistant is sent from Gore Hall once a week to examine the shelves of these libraries by the shelf-lists. Temporary loans are made to these libraries from Gore Hall, so as to facilitate the instruction of the several departments. Of these ten subsidiary libraries six are open evenings, and are well patronized. The advantages reaped from this system of subsidiary libraries compensate for the trouble and annoyance it causes. As the useful books in the department are put in these subsidiary libraries, collateral reading is slightly impeded. Books of reference are put beyond the easy reach of frequenters of Gore Hall, and the liability to loss of books is greatly increased.

During the past year 65,639 books were lent out, 15,267 were used in the building, and 20,360 were taken out over night-a total increase of 5000 volumes.

In addition to the 6549 reserved books there are in the reading-room, 1844 volumes carefully selected for students reading. Of these 1327 are English. 324 are French, 119 German and 44 Italian.

In the Delivery Room are 2947 volumes of periodicals, which may be taken out for seven days, and 2128 reference books for all departments.

The college library is open Sunday afternoons from 1 p. m. to sun-down. During the last year it was open 37 Sundays, and 2,894 persons took advantage of the right of using the reserved books in Gore Hall on Sundays.

The use of "admission cards" by which students have access for investigation at the shelves to special classes of books is steadily increasing. Two hundred and sixty-six students had these "admission cards" and made use of them 7980 times.

Of the 1331 students at the college proper, at the Divinity, Law and Scientific Schools, 1191 availed themselves of their right of taking out books-an increase of 80 students and 152 users. The percentage of users among the undergraduates has risen a great deal during recent years, as the following tables show:-

1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88

Seniors. 90 92 96 99

Juniors. 93 96 90 98

Sophomores 86 93 92 94

Freshmen. 80 78 69 77