Annual Report of the Boston Public Library

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Boston Public Library: For the Year Ending June 30, 1978 As Director and Librarian, I have the honor to submit my report for the year July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978. Several noteworthy events and advances have occurred during this period. The opening of two new branch libraries, Codman Square and Dudley, have promised an expansion and acceleration in the Library's effective delivery of district services to the people of Boston. An ex tended National Endowment for the Humanities grant, which provides support for the Learning Library, brought about a continuation of intellectually impressive courses and programs. The introduction of the General Library book catalog and microfilm supplement to library holdings considerably broadened bibliographic access to hundreds of thousands of titles. In the area of acquisition through gift and purchase the Library continued to grow. Thus, in summation, this year can be characterized as a time of growth and innovation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.