PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 959, 28 October 1910, Page 8

PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

EETTONS FOR SIX MONTHS.

< The Wellington. .Public Library returns. ! for the ' six ; month's from April, to September, 1910, .show "that at the , Central Library. during the period ■. nameil 702 volumes were-' added and'' US rejected. Volumes issued during.. tho six month's., to • subscribers .'totalled 43,177. This "was an increase of 1276' on the total for the corresponding period of the previous year (41,901 V. ' Tho average number, of books issued: on the 156 days when the circulating department was open was 277. As regards subject-matter, fiction, predominated, 91 per cent, of the books issued being in this class. As showing the next most popular classes, the term "miscellaneous literature'-' describes .1594 of the books issued during the six months, "Biography, History, etc , .,'.' 791, and "Travel" 702.

The total number of' subscribers at the end of September was 1623. Subscriptions received during the six months totalled 4502-158., and fines .£ll Is. 6d.

During tho month of September, accessions at the Central Library totalled' 158 volumes, of which-32 were added to the juvenile department. . Issues . totalled 0916, an increase, of ,65 over the total for' the corresponding-.month of, the. previous year.' The sum of .£32. was collected, in subscriptions, and fines amounted to; £1 18s. 3d. , . The circulating department was open , on 251 days.. The reference, department was open'on 30 days,, and during the month was visited by , .7853' persons. ■ At Newtown Library during the six months from April.to September last, 721 volumes were added, and 27,663 were issued to the: reading public, this being an increase of 971" volumes'. on the total issued during the corresponding period of the previous year. In the juvenile de'partment 3318 volumes were issued. Subscriptions for tho six' ' months ' totalled .£lO9 55., and Tines ,£3 Is. od. The circulating department?■• was , open 'on 156 days.

During the month of' September, accessions to the-Newtown Library totalled 175, and issues' 4505, an increase of 48 over'the total for September, 1909. The total number of subscribers is stated at 892. The sum of J!l6 ss. was collected in subscriptions, and fines totalled 11s. lid. The circulating. department was open on 26 days. ;Of the - books issued during the. month,' 77 per cent.' came under the designation of fiction. The average daily- number • of volumes issued was 177. .;:■,■ ...... . ■ , .