30.—­A fine of three cents a day shall be paid on each work, whether bound in one or more volumes, which is not returned according to the provisions of the preceding rules; and no other book will be delivered to the party incurring the fine until it is paid. * * *

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RECEIVED.

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Acme Library Card Pocket. 
Under Pat.  Sept. 26, ’76, “Ref.  Index File.” 
Made by LIBRARY BUREAU,
125 Franklin St., Chicago

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Keep your Card In this Pocket.]

To every borrower the library issues a borrower’s card.  This card is made of heavy, colored tag-board, and contains the borrowers’ name and address, and his number in the series of borrowers’ numbers.

The librarian, before delivering a book to a borrower, takes from the pocket the book-card, writes on it the number found at the top of the borrower’s card, and after it, with a dater, stamps the day of the month.  At the same time he stamps the same date on the borrower’s card, and on the pocket in the book or on a dating slip pasted in the book opposite the pocket.

[Illustration:  Book card. (Reduced; actual size 12-1/2 x 7-1/2 cm.)

340 D68
Dole, E.P. 
Talks about law
Ja. 4 826 Ja. 11
F. 6 246 F. 15
Ap. 1 836]

The borrower’s card he places in the book pocket, the book-card he retains as a record of the loan, and the borrower takes the book away.  The book-card, with all others representing the books issued on the same day, he places in a tray behind a card bearing the date of the day of issue.  All the book-cards representing books issued on a certain day are arranged in the order of their call-numbers.

[Illustration:  Tray for book-cards.]

Under this system the borrower can tell, by looking at his card, on what date the book he has was taken from the library.  If he wishes to renew it without taking it back to the library, he can do so by a letter stating that he took on a certain day a book bearing a certain number, and wishes it renewed.

The librarian can tell, from the book-cards, what books are in circulation, and how many of each class were lent on a certain day.

[Illustration:  No. 1.  Postal notice. (Reduced.)

City Library Association
Springfield, Mass.  Feb. 14, 1899.

The book noted below is now in the library and will be
reserved for you until 9 P.M., Feb. 15.

Please present this notice and your library card. A charge of two cents is made for this notice.

JOHN COTTON DANA, Librarian.

Per.  S.M.J.

Book No. 2173.54 Title, etc. Ave Roma Immortalis.

Reserve Postal, Form 1, Jan. 30. ’98, 500]

The borrower’s number, written on the book-card of any given book in circulation, will give, through the register of borrowers, the name and address of the person having that book.  Overdue books are automatically indicated, their cards remaining in the tray, behind the card indicating the date they were lent, after the day for their return has passed.