Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1874 — The State Library. [ARTICLE]

The State Library.

Mrs. Sarah A. Oren, State Librarian’, on the 23d tiled with the Governor her biennial report, being the first report of the kind ever submitted. It includes a detailed statement of , expenses of the library during iter term of ■office.'and much information concerning the management and general arrangement of the library: [ Tho whole amount of bills approved for : “ the: fiscal year of'.lst:!, ooautuu: front the commencement of the Librarian's - term, April i. 187! SI.:U7 32 Whole amount'of cash and incident::'; : expense* 12 43 | Salaries of State Librarian and St:;v House attendants 2.3!»t,00 Total .. , e-i.s> . 7;> ] Total cash receipts. ii j 71 • | The expenses for the fiscal year ending Nov. 1. fS74. are. summarized as folj lows : Bills stjvproved by State Librarian,. ... 34 Ineidcntal cash expen5e^............ . 14(1 SS Salaries of State Librarian, assistant and-State. House attendants 4.t:sii 30 Total. 1 .V. $7,156 Si Ca>h receipts in same period US 45 During the eighteen months she lias been in the office she has purchased 317 volumes, secured by exchange 540 volumes, and by donations S9l volumes. Of duplicates there are in the library 2.773 volumes. The total number of volumes, not counting duplicates, is 10,041. ft will be seen from, mis statement that in the past eighteen months more than onefifth of all books in the libra^gjhare

been adued. The annual appropriation for the purchase of books and buildings is SI,OOO, ouj of which are to be taken all incidental expenses. A systematic record of newspapers received at the library and of favors extended from other state libraries and returned in exchange of State documents has been kept, and is made a part of the report, and in addition to statistics the remarks relative to the manner in which thfe library has been conducted, and the recommendation which will be submitted for legislative action, are also given.— Indianapolis telegram of the 23 d.