THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1758, 24 May 1913, Page 4

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The animal report of tho Public M&; rarinn (Mr. H. jus tlio year omlliiK May i sl ' J 313, , st Z progress" has been mado m departments and branches. In tl.e matter of issues to borrowers the total from ® 11 was lG).l7'i compared with Ijj.Jjj issues during the previous increase ot 5221. I'lie greater part of this .increase is to the credit of the Central Library, although the issues from tho Reforenco anil Children's Department each sliow a slight decrease. The total of issues for the year weror-Cental lending, ! 58,4,2 central children's, CAI; rer ,™7 ' 1 Ncviown, 01,705; Brooklyn* 36ii. The reference room attendance register shows a total of 95.807, as against 81,. <7 last year. Tho children's department, though showing n small ** issues, has now the responsibilityof silpcvvisiiiff the school libraries. Ihe experiment carried on m 9 the Clvde Quay school Ims gnen complete satisfaction to the Mid teachers of that school. Iho extension of to the We hngton SouU School has been authorised and tho books nro almost ready for issue. Other schools have cent ill applications for the extension of these libraries to their schools, and (ho librarian hopes that the present committee will authorise the extension to at least; three of the smaller schools, the children's department is being increasingly used by 'school teachers who. it m. stated, find much material to Old them in their work.