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<br />READING Roost.
<br />The average attendance at the main library during the afternoon
<br />was 140 daily.
<br />Average number at the branch, 26.
<br />At the main library the reading tables were supplied with one
<br />weekly and one daily paper; thirteen weekly, thirty monthly and
<br />three quarterly periodicals.
<br />From the Library Art Club nine exhibits were held, viz.: Alaska,
<br />49 photographs; Munich, 85 ; National Gallery, London, 100 ;
<br />Orvieto, 60 : Salisbury, 60 ; Siena, 83 ; Early Venice, 82; New
<br />Zealand, 100 ; California, 85.
<br />JUVENH,E DEPARTMENT.
<br />This department numbers 2,037 volumes, of which 98 were added
<br />during the year.
<br />Bookmarks, on which are printed lists of good books, were issued
<br />for the children. Six different colors form a set — the color being
<br />a guide to the class, thus : red, for books about our own country,
<br />blue, for books about foreign countries ; yellow, for books about
<br />famous people; green, for books about birds, animal and nature
<br />stories; white, for poetry and story books; orange, for myths, fairy
<br />tales and legends.
<br />Since the opening of the juvenile department in 1897 no books
<br />have been found missing from its shelves.
<br />MISCELLANEOUS.
<br />During the month of July the library was given a thorough clean-
<br />ing, after which it was examined and no books were found to be
<br />missing.
<br />The number of books
<br />bound, 360 ; periodicals
<br />The number of postal
<br />The money received
<br />$102.13. Expended for
<br />Balance
<br />for use, $1.12.
<br />January lst, 1904.
<br />112
<br />repaired during the year was 2,600, books
<br />bound, 68.
<br />cards sent to delinquents was 1,093.
<br />from fines, including branch, amounted to
<br />expressage and supplies, $50.76. Reserved
<br />of $50.25 paid treasurer, Jan. 1, 1904.
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />MARIAN P. KIRKLAND.
<br />CIRCULATION, 1903, INCLUDING THE BRANCH.
<br />Periodicals, unbound,
<br />Periodicals, bound,
<br />Philosophy and Religion,
<br />Biography,
<br />History,
<br />Travels,
<br />Government and Social Science,
<br />Science,
<br />Arts, Useful,
<br />Arts, Fine,
<br />language and Literature,
<br />Fiction,
<br />Poetry,
<br />Total home circulation,
<br />Reference,
<br />Total,
<br />628
<br />657
<br />654
<br />1,330
<br />1,468
<br />732
<br />380
<br />740
<br />422
<br />359
<br />1,316
<br />20,848
<br />565
<br />30,099
<br />3,602
<br />33,701
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