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![buckram as a binding, withdraws bis recommendation. It should be stated, however, that some librarians still regard buckram as a useful material ioi binding. On the restoration of books, see L. J., v. 2, p. 24. For the effects of gas and heat on bindings, see Gas and heat (L. J., v. 1, p. 124); Gaslight and bindings, by F. B. Perkins (L. J., v. 3, p. 64); The deterioration of bind- ings, a letter from Prof. Wolcott Gibbs to William W. Greenough, president of the board of trustees of the Boston Public Library (L. J., v. 3, p. 229); Gas, in article on ventilation by D. F. Lincoln, M. D. (L. J., v. 4, p. 255); On the deterioration of library bindings, by Prof. W. R. Nichols (L. J., v. 4, p. 435); communication from Will- iam Hand Brown, of the Johns Hopkins University, on Bindings deteriorated without gas (L. J., v. 5, p. 50); and Deterioration of bindings, by H. A. Homes (L. J., v. 5, p. 213). For Insect pests in libraries, see an article with this title, by Prof. H. A. Hagen, in jthe Library Journal (v. 4, p. 251); The croton bug as a library pest (v. 4, p. 376), and Library pests (v. 4, p. 448). LIBRARIES AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Examine for information on this subject Public libraries in manufacturing commu- nities, by W. I. Fletcher (Spec. Rep., p. 403) ; Public libraries and the young, by W. I. Fletcher (Spec. Rep., p. 412); Personal relations between librarians and readers, by Samuel S.' Green (L. J., v. 1, p. 74); Tlie usefulness of public libraries, as illustrated by the experience of the library at Worcester, Mass. (L. J., v. 5, p. 114); On library lectures, by W. E. A. Axon (L. J., v. 3, p. 47); Library lectures and other helps, by Justin Winsor (L. J., v. 3, p. 120); Library questions and answers, by Justin Winsor (L. J., v. 3, p. 159); Methods of securing the interest of a community, by W. E. Fos- ter (L. J., v. 5, p. 245); Free reading-rooms, by William C. Todd (Spec. Rep., p. 460), and the 28th annual report of the trustees of the Boston Public Library (1880), p. 18 (to find an account of the work done by Thomas H. Cummings and Mary A. Jenkins while stationed near the catalogue of the Lower Hall to give assistance to inquirers). For the consideration of the place of libraries in college instruction and for the treatment of kindred subjects, consult College libraries as aids to instruction (Circu- lar of Information No. 1, 1880, issued by the Bureau of Education, which contains important papers by Prof. Justin Winsor and Prof. O. IT. Robinson) ; College library administration, by O. H. Robinson (Spec. Rep., p. 505); Professorships of books and reading [to teach how to read], by F. B. Perkins and William Mathews (Spec. Rep., p. 230 and p. 240); Learning to read in college, by R. R. Bowker (L. J., v. 2, p. 60); Class-room bibliography (L. J., v. 2,p. 66); Use of college libraries, in an extract from a report by Justin Winsor (L. J., v. 5, p. 47); The college library and the classes, by J. Winsor (L. J., v. 3, p. 5); Open shelves at Brown University, by R. A. Guild (L. J., v. 5, p. 210); Third report (1880) of Justin Winsor as librarian of Harvard Uni- versity. Consult, for information regarding the connection of schools and libraries, The relation of the public library to the public schools, by Samuel S. Green (L. J., v. 5, p. 235); The public library and the public schools, by C. F. Adams, jr. (L. J.,v. l,p. 347), and Mr. W. E. Foster’s admirable articles The school and the library: their mu- tual relation (L. J., v. 4, p. 319), The relation of the libraries to tho school system (L. J., v. 5, p. 99), How to use the public library: suggestions for tho use of pupils (L. J., v. 4, p. 447), and Aimless reading and its correction (L. J., v. 4, p. 78). Ex- amine also Reading in tho public schools, by Robert C. Metcalf (L. J., v. 4, p. 343), and Public library aud public schools, by Mellon Chamberlain (L. J., v. 5, p. 299). Iu regard to tho fiction question, refer to Sensational fiction in public libraries, by Samuel S. Green (L. J., v. 4, p. 345); portions of a paper entitled Somo popular objec- tions to public libraries, road at tho Philadelphia conference, by W. F. Poole (L. J., v. 1, p. 45); Reading in popular libraries, by Justin Winsor (Spec. Rep., p. 431); Free libraries and readers, by Justin Winsor (I,. J., v. 1, p. 63); Fiction in public libraries](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2247027x_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
