_Middletown._ Wesleyan University. Gifts of $3604, to be added to Alumni Library Fund. -- Gift of $483, to be added to the Hunt Library Endowment. This addition has been increased to $1000 by the reservation of the income of the fund. _New Haven._ Yale University. Gift of $10,000, for a fund for the Seminary library in the department of Philosophy, from Mrs. John S. Camp, of Hartford, Conn. -- Gift of $1500, a contribution towards an administration fund, from Charles J. Harris. -- Gift of $1300, for purchases in the department of Folk-music, from an anonymous donor. -- Gift of $1000, for purchases in department of English literature, from Edward Wells Southworth, of New York. -- Gift of $500, a contribution towards an administration fund, from the Hon. William T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education. -- Bequest of about 5000 volumes and 10,000 pamphlets, forming the private library of the testator, from Prof. Othniel C. Marsh. -- Gift of 842 Arabic manuscripts, collected by Count Landberg; bought for $20,000 by Morris K. Jesup and presented by him to the University. Many of these Mss. are very rare. The collection covers the whole range of Arabic history and literature, dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. -- Gift of a collection of musical manuscripts, number not stated, from Morris Steinert. _Norwalk._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library building, from Andrew Carnegie. _South Norwalk._ Public Library and Free Reading Room. Bequest of $1000, for permanent fund, from R. H. Rowan. _Southington._ Public Library. Gift of $5000, towards a library building, from L. V. Walkley. _Torrington._ Library Association. Bequest of $100,000, by Elisha Turner. From this amount is to be deducted the cost of the library building, about $70,000, which was being erected by the testator at the time of his death. _Wallingford._ Public Library. Gift of library building, cost value not stated, from the late Samuel Simpson, as a memorial to his daughter. _Windsor._ Library Association. Gift of $4000, towards a library building fund, from Miss Olivia Pierson. GEORGIA. _Atlanta._ Carnegie Library. Gift of $20,000, for furnishings and equipment of new building, from Andrew Carnegie. _Travelling Libraries for Schools._ Gift of 960 volumes for 16 travelling libraries for country schools, for that number of counties in the state, from the Hon. Hoke Smith. It is planned to have each library remain in a school for about two months. ILLINOIS.