Record of loans to directors of the Society, to teachers, and the life members. For each person the titles borrowed are listed along with the date of issue, location, "registry number," date returned, fines, and other remarks. Each borrower is identified by the class of membership held. Most of those listed in this volume are life members. They are grouped together at the front of the book with teachers and directors at the rear.

Records names of borrowers and their schools (for students), books borrowed, date of issue, location, number of volumes, date returned, and remarks. At the rear of this book are records for other types of borrowers, including subscribers. Among the latter are such figures as Thomas Wharton Collens, J. Adolphe Rozier, Thomas Gaillard Hunt, and Charles Gayarre. Several soldiers are listed during the year 1862 as well.