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107 By cash paid for sundries, By cash paid for cleaning the library, Cash on hand, Permanent fund, $44.25 43.46 $1,668.11 168.68 14400.00 $15,936.79 FRED S. PIPER, Treasurer. January 25, 1904. We, the undersigned Auditors of Cary Library, have examined the accounts of Fred S. Piper, Treasurer, and find them to be correct. EDWIN S. SPAULDING, Selectmen of Lexington. GEO. D. HARRINGTON, Town Clerk. o8 REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN FOR THF. YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903. To the Board of Trustees of Cary Library Ladies and Gentlemen : I herewith submit a report of the work in the library for the year ending Dec. 31, 1903. The library year just closed has been marked by a steady increase in all branches of library work. The reference work, of which we can give no adequate showing in numbers, has been steadily growing, and as it is in this line that the real unselfishness of the Iibrary is best tested, we hope it will continue to grow with the coming year. During the year the plan was adopted of displaying upon our bulletin board posters which would be illustrative of an event or of the life of some famous person. We shall continue the work dur- ing the new year, and as we hope to cover a larger field, we shall be very glad to receive from any who may be interested, pictures or other illustrative material, which may be helpful. We have also adopted the plan of allowing borrowers of books the privilege of going to the shelves. As• this has not been a general custom in the past, we think it advisable to make the statement now hoping that an increased interest in the reading of non-fiction may be the result. All shelves except those about the delivery desk are open to borrowers, and will, as soon as possible, have markers upon them indicating the various classes.