Library Aids Houghton, Mifflin 6° Co. Dictionaries and Works of Reference for Public and Private Libraries. HAND-BOOK OF UNIVERSAL LITERATURE. By Anne C. Lynch Botta. umo, $2.50. This volume embraces a general view of the literatures of all nations which have contributed to the intellectual enrichment of mankind. DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY, INCLUD- ING MEN OF THE TIMES. With a Supplement. By F. S. Drake. 8vo, cloth, $6.00; sheep, $7.00; half calf or half morocco, $8.50; morocco, $12.00. ARTISTS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THEIR WORKS. By ClarA E. Clement and L. Hutton. Two volumes, crown 8vo, $5.00; half calf, $9.00; tree-calf, $12.00. AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. Explaining terms used in Works on Architecture. Arms, Bronzes, Christian Art, Color, Costume, Decoration, Devices, Emblems, Heraldry, Lace, Personal Ornaments, Pottery, Painting, Sculpture, etc., with their Derivations. By J. W. Mollett. With about 750 illustrations. Square 8vo, $5.00. THE DICKENS DICTIONARY. A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in theWorks of Charles Dickens. By Gilbert A. Pierce. With Additions by William A. Wheeler. i2mo, $2.00; half calf, $4.00. BIBLE DICTIONARY. By Dr. William Smith. American Edition. Revised and edited by H. B. Hackett, D.D., assisted by Ezra Arhot, LL.D. In four volumes, 8vo. Price, in cloth, the set, $20.00; sheep, $25.00; half morocco, $30.00; half calf, extra, $30.00; half Russia, $35.00; full morocco, gilt, $40.00; tree-calf, $45.00. DICTIONARY OF THE NOTED NAMES OF FICTION. By William A. Wheeler, nmo, $2.00; half calf, $4.00. *** For sale by all Booksellers. Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt ofprice by the Publishers, HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO., Boston. LIBRARY AIDS BY SAMUEL S. GREEN Librarian of the Free l'ublic Library , Worcester Mass. REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION With References from Poole’s “ Index,” and a Chapter on “Hooks and Ai;ticles on Reading” from Foster's “ Libraries and Readers ” Nkw York F. I KYI’OLDT, Publisher 1883 Copyright, 1883. By F. Leypoldt. CHAS. M. GREEN PRINTING COMPANY, Pkintkkb, Elkctkutypkks,ad Bindkks, 14 and 16 Peekman St., and 13and 15 Vandewater St., New York. PUBLISHER'S NOTE. It was at the request of the publisher that Mr. Green kindly consented to prepare a revised edition of his valuable paper on “ Library Aids,” read at the Baltimore Conference of Librarians, February, 1881. The paper was first printed in the LibraryJournal, April, 1881, and subsequently was published for dis- tribution as a separate pamphlet by the Bureau of Education, for a purpose clearly indicated in the fol- lowing note, printed on the title-page of the pamphlet: Department of thf. Interior, Bureau of Education, . Washington, March 24, 1881. The following article by Samuel S. Green, Esq., the accom- plished and well-known Librarian of the Worcester (Mass.) Free Public Library, answers many inquiries addressed to this Office as to the sources of information respecting the es- tablishment and conduct of libraries. It is impossible for the Office to publish at present fuller or more complete suggestions of this character. John Eaton, Commissioner. The publisher has every reason to believe that the re-issue of this paper, revised to date, will be appre dated by all who are interested in library matters. Publisher's Note. He has added, with the kind permission of the au- thors, the library references from Poole’s “ Index to Periodicals,” and the chapter on “ Books and Articles on Reading,” from “ Libraries and Readers,” by W. E. Foster; also the bibliography references from the “American Catalogue,” and (without permission, a liberty which the publisher feels assured the authors will forgive for the good purpose sake) the library authorities quoted in that admirable article on “Li- braries,” by H. R. Tedder and E. C. Thomas, in the “Encyclopaedia Britannica.” There is, perhaps, a raison d'etre for the appendix of publishers’ pages, since all contain “works for the library.” It is hoped that this little volume may form the foundation of a “ Library Annual,” having for chief features a topical record of the more prominent bibli- ographies, and of the articles and books relating to libraries, published during the year. Any sugges- tions, or bibliographical contributions, will be thank- fully received. F. Leypoldt. New York, June i, 1883. Hi'tJrarg 3tTis. It is very desirable that a library manual should be prepared and published. None exists in the Eng- lish language. There are materials, however, for a good one in the contents of the seven volumes of the Library Journal already published and of the Special Report issued at Washington in 1876, by the Bureau of Education, and entitled Public Libraries in the United States of America, their history, condition, and management. I have been requested to call attention to the more important articles and papers in these publications, and by grouping them under appropriate headings make their usefulness more apparent than it is at present to the great body of librarians and persons interested in establishing and maintaining libraries. I proceed, without further introduction, to do this work, premising only that large portions of both publications having interest as history only, or be- cause they describe different kinds of libraries, or give library news, will not be alluded to. The work here undertaken ends with the last num- ber of the Library Journal for the year 1882. The 2 LIBRARY AIDS. association referred to throughout this paper is the American Library Association. LIBRARY LEGISLATION. For instruction in regard to the history of this sub- ject and the teachings of experience respecting the best forms for library laws, mention should first be made of the excellent Report on library legislation (L. J., v. 4, p. 300), made by Dr. H. A. Homes, and to a paper which he read before making it, Legisla- tion for public libraries (L. J., v. 4, p. 262). The laws proposed as model legislation are printed in the Library Journal, v. 5, pp. 79, 109; read, also, in this connection, editorial notes on pp. 76 and 106, in the same volume. Other articles on this subject which it is desirable to read are State legislation in the matter of libra- ries, by W. F. Poole (L. J., v. 2, p. 7), Free town libraries in the Spec. Rep. (p. 445), and Public library government (L. J., v. 2, p. 292). There is a record of a discussion which followed Mr. Poole’s paper in the L. J., v. 2, p. 20. For a law recently passed by the Rhode Island Legislature providing for the punishment of persons who deface books or keep them out over time see L. J., v. 7, p. 228. For interesting rules provided for the government of the public library at Bridge- port, Conn., see ordinance of the Common Council of that city, etc. (L. J., v. 7, p. 233). I.IRRAKY AIDS. 3 FOUNDATION OK LIBRARIES. Note especially the Organization and management of public libraries, by W. F. Poole (Spec. Rep., p. 476), How to make town libraries successful, by F. B. Perkins (Spec. Rep., p. 419), A word to starters of libraries, by Justin Winsor (L. J., v. 1, p. 1), Some popular objections to public libraries, by W. F. Poole (L. J., v. 1, p. 45), and Rev. A. M. Pendleton’s series of useful articles, How to start libraries in small towns (L. J., v. 1, pp. 161, 213, 249, 313, 355, and 421). See, also, Method of securing the multiplication of libraries: Report by Henry A. Homes and discussion of the same (L. J., v. 6, p. 133). LIBRARY BUILDINGS. Attention should be called to Library buildings, by Justin Winsor (Spec. Rep., p. 465), Construction of library buildings, by William F. Poole (L. J., v. 6, p. 69), and Progress of library architecture, by William F. Poole (L. J., v. 7, p. 130); also to discussions on this subject at the meetings of the association in New York (L. J., v. 2, p. 31), Boston (L. J., v. 4, p. 292), Washington (L. J., v. 6, p. 123), and Cincinnati (L. J., v. 7, p. 196). See The National-library building, by J. L. Smithmeyer (L. J., v. 6, p. 77) for an illus- trated account of the building which it has been pro- posed to erect for storing the Library of Congress. 4 LIBRARY AIDS. Mr. Poole criticises Mr. Smithmeyer’s plans in the second of his two articles referred to just above. For remarks by Mr. Spofford on a building for the Library of Congress see L. J., v. 6, p. 126. The trustees of the Boston Public Library have recently issued a report on the fitness of the English High and Latin School building for the uses of the Public Library. This contains six plans, four of them for a new build- ing on the Dartmouth Street lot given to the city by the state. Examine in connection Minority report of W. H. Whitmore on the fitness of the English High and Latin School building for the uses of the Public Library, with four plans. One of the latter is a plan of the Harvard C. L. book-stack. Examine, also, Hints for improved library economy, drawn from usages at Princeton, by Frederick Vinton (L. J., v. 2, p. 53), Brown University Library (L. J., v. 3, p. 117), and Elevator in Worcester Public Library (L. J., v. 4, p. 201). There is an account of the new building for the Public Library at Newcastle, England, in L. J., v. 7, p.