THE LIBRARY CHRONICLE. A SKETCH OF THE NORTH MIDLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 1890-93. THIS Association was formed as the result of a meeting held at the University College, Nottingham, on March 29th, 1890, summoned by Mr. J. P. Briscoe and myself. At this meeting it was decided to form an association with the above title, whose members should consist of persons working in libraries, or connected with the management of libraries, at a nominal subscription, viz., 2s. per annum, juniors is. per annum. The Association has members residing in Nottinghamshire, Derby- shire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire. It numbers about forty members. Any of its members are at liberty to invite the Association to visit their library for its meeting without incurring any expense, as it is an understood rule that a tea is provided in the town, visited at a cost not exceeding is. per head, and members attending the meeting can calculate the cost it will entail beforehand. The meetings are movable, and held in the months of September, November, February, April, and in addition generally one summer meeting. Up to the present, fourteen meetings have been held at the following towns : Nottingham, live ; Newark, Leicester, and Derby, two each ; Boston, Loughborough, and Lincoln, i each. The following papers have been read at the meetings : Rev. W. E. Atack, "The Pleasures and Difficulties connected with a small Library." J. P. Briscoe, " Derby Printers and Booksellers of the Eighteenth Century" ; and " Notes on Early Newark Printers and Booksellers." W. Crowther, "Sketch of the Chatsworth Library" (read in the Library at Chatsworth). T. Dent, "Associated Libraries for small Places" ; and " A Lough - borough Puritan." F. S. Herne, "The Old Town Library of Leicester" ; "Leicester Per- manent Library" and "An Old Leicester Bookseller." P. Herring, " Notes on a Collection of Notts. Books " ; "A Suggestion in Pen Names"; and "Embossed Books." J. S. Kirk, " booksellers and Book Collectors of the Past " ; and a " Note on the Method of Marking or Stamping Books, Engravings," c. Z. Moon, " On Leicestershire Worthies." R. H. Oldershaw, " Musical Advertising." H. A. Prichard, " How to Popularize Small Libraries." W. H. Walton, " Some Ancient Libraries." John T. Radford (Hon. Sec.), "Damaged Books" ; "Assessment of Public Libraries" (March, 1892) ; " Libraries and Librarians." This, I think, will be admitted to have been a varied and useful collection of papers and subjects for discussion. The members have also visited the various libraries in the towns where the meetings have been held and been shown the working of them, and also visited the large works of Messrs. Bemrose Co., Derby.
