"A needless disaster" (Ed.), 200. Acker, Iver A., appointment, 230. Adams, Zu, death, 276.

Advertising, attention from libraries (Ed.), 58. -methods, library publicity, 211, 306, 333. Agriculture, books on, 8.

Ainsworth, Mrs. L. L., gift of library building to Williamstown (Vt.), 317.

Alabama library association, meetings, 20. -library extension work, 319.

Albuquerque (N. M.) public library, report, 319.

Allegan (Mich.), circulating library, 274. "American art annual," 246.

American association for international conciliation, publications distributed, 466. -bibliographical society, meeting, 68. -ideals (Ed.), 104

A. L. A. analytical cards, 69.

American library association

-Committee on affiliation of state library associations, 63.

--binding, 14, 156. -book-buying, 65.

-Council, 62, 255 (Ed.), 293.

-Executive board, 18, 61.

-League of library commissioners, 157. -membership, 211.

-meetings, 57, 60, 113, 154, 158, 202, 248, 250, 294.

-Publishing board, 62.

-Secretary's report, 254.
-Treasurer's report, 61.
-Trustees, 256.

American library institute, meetings, 157, 355, 385.

American manufacturers' library of trade catalogs, New York, 38.

Ames, William M., appointment, 467.
Analytical cards (A. L. A.), 69.

Analytic catalog cards (Hawkins), 376.
Andover, Memorial Hall library, report, 227.
Andrews, C. W., conferment of academic de-
gree, 318.

-Library development in the past 20 years, 205.

Antigo (Wis.) public library, report, 84. Architecture for small libraries (Coolidge), 119.

Arkansas library association, meetings, 115.
Armstrong, Ione, appointment, 319.

Astor library, history (Nelson), 296; old building, 177.

Atlanta (Ga.) Carnegie library school, 81, 311. Atlantic City library meeting, 74, 168, 214. Attleboro (Mass.) public library, report, 226.

Ayer collection, donation to the Newberry library, 106.

Bakeless, O. H., What are normal schools doing in training their students in library work? (Abst.) 454.

Baker, Geo. H., death, 227.
Banks, Mary, appointment, 128.
Barnes, Clara P., personal, 39.
Barney, Kate, appointment, 364.

Bartelson, Mabel, Some recent books on useful arts for boys and girls, 12.

Basis of support for public library work (Hopper), 238.

Bay, J. C., Deterioration of periodical litera-
ture, 57; Necrology of A. B. Meyer, 320;,
Pieces of mind of a librarian, 433.
Bay Path library club, meetings, 449.
Beer, W., Newspapers in libraries, 195.
Belfast (Ireland) public library, report, 320.
Bellingham (Wash.) State normal school, li-
brary, 465.

Bergen (Norway) public library, course in library science, 471.

Best books on subjects taught in Columbia university, 84.

Bibliography in university courses, 433.

Bickmore, Albert S., gift of lantern slides to Amer, museum of nat. hist., 467.

Bills, W. H., gift of circulating library to Allegan (Mich.), 274.

Binding, A. L. A. committee on, 14, 156. Binghamton public library, appointment, 128. Bishop, W. W., Training in the use of books (abst.), 165.

Black, W. M., Value of a library commission, 53.

Blair, Irene E., appointment, 129.
Bolton, C. K., Rage for killing, 14.
Bonham, Hesther, appointment, 86.
Book advertising (Ed.), 58.
-buying, A. L. A. committee on, 65.
-(Carey), pamphlet on, 356.
-Cards, 334.

-lists: Best books, 84; boys, 32, 110; child welfare, 465; children, 424; Columbia univ. (subjects taught), 84; drama, 465; gardening, 79; girls, 110; home economics, 32, 304; Italian, 165; Hungarian, 165; magazines for children, 151; printers' reading, 176; public utility (periodicals), 79: useful arts, 165. -numbers, necessity for putting on outside of books, 14.

-purchase in Europe, 112. -selection (Stearns), 409.

Booksellers' discounts, 145, 196, 246, 291.