Readers' guide to contemporary literature (Sonnenschein), 32. Reading habits, 161-162. Reading lists, _see_ Reference lists. Reading room, character of, 57; for children, 157, 163; newspapers for, 57; periodicals for, 58-60; rules for, 139; value of, 12-13. Receptions, 170. Recreation, 133. Reference books, for a small library (Baker), 46-52; for schools, 149, 160, 165; how indicated, 138; selecting, 39. Reference catalog of current literature, 31. Reference department, 139. Reference list on library legislation, 150. Reference lists, for schools, 115, 157, 161; on cards, 54; special subject, 114. Reference work, for children, 159, 160, 163, 165; suggestions, 53; use of dictionaries, 53; use of periodicals, 54-56. Register of borrowers, _see_ Borrowers. Regulations, _see_ Rules for the public. Relation of the Library Bureau to libraries (Meleney), 35-38. Relative index, 81. Remainder libraries, 110, 111. Renewal of books, 118, 138. Repair, 106. Report, annual, 146; of librarian, 145; of trustees, 143. Request blanks, 45. Responsibility of borrowers, 120, 138, 157. Review of reviews, 55. Rooms, library, 25-26-27. Rubber stamps, 34, 99. Rules, accession-book, 30, 77; card catalog, 30, 95-97; for an author and title catalog, condensed, 31; for a dictionary catalog, 31, 97; for binding, 106; for care of books, 75; for government of trustees and employes, 140-145; for handwriting, 69-72; for the care of photographs (Kent), 171-180; for the public, 15, 122, 137-139; library school, 30; shelf-list, 30, 92-93; for planning library buildings (Soule), 25-29. Sargent's reading for the young, 55. School card for painting and sculpture, 175-176. School libraries, 149, 160, 164-165. Schoolroom libraries, _see_ School libraries. Schools and libraries, 13, 157-159, 160-162, 164. Schools, reference books for, 149, 160, 165. Schools, reference lists for, 115, 157, 161. Second-hand books, 66, 68. Secretary of library board, 141. Selection of books, extra copies, 42, 44; fiction, 41-42; for children, 41; for reference, 39; history, travel, literature, 41; local history, 44; natural science, 43; price, 40, 41; proportion in each department, 43; public documents, 44; rare books, 44, 45; request blanks, 45, 65; suggestions, 39; with reference to the community, 40, 43, 68; _see also_ Buying books. Series, 66. Shelf-list cards, 34, 93. Shelf-list rules, 30, 92, 93. Shelf-list sheets, 34, 92. Shelves, for folios and quartos, 27; form, 27; height, 26; size, 27. Signs, 57, 122. Size card, 33. Size letter, 95. Size notation for photographs, 172, 178, 180. Size of board of trustees, 17. Societies, _see_ Clubs. Sonnenschein, W.S., Best books, 31; readers' guide to contemporaneous literature, 32. Soule, C.C., Rules for planning library buildings, 25-29; trustees, 17, 19. Special libraries, 111. Specialists, 129. Stafford's ink, 69. Stacks, 28, 37.