HASTINGS LIBRARY
Less Petty-Thieving from Reading Room REPORT OF LIBRARIAN • "It is pleasing to report that there has been a lessening of petty-thieving from the reading-room, as stolen newspapers during the past year numbered 25, as against five periodicals and 39 newspapers the previous year," saidl the Assistant-Librarian, Miss E. Morgan, in the annual report of the Publio xjibrary to the Hastings Borough Council. The repoyfc states that in addition to books being rebound by printing firms, extra help was obtained in the library at intervals, for the purpose of mending books in disrepair, with. the result that the books at present are in gopd condition, so adding much "to the attractiye appearance of the shelves. During the year provision was mad# for visitors to the town to become suhscribers on the deposit system, and this remedied a long-felt need, An arrangement was entered inta with the Hastings High School, whereby it obtains frpm the library 159 books, the school having the right to retura the books at any time and have them replaced, so keeping the stock up to 150. For this privilege tho school pays £15 a year. ' The following statistics were included, the figures for the previous yea? being given for comparison: —
"The year cap be characterised M one of very progressive advancement,'* stated Miss Morgan. "It is now 19 v years since Miss M. A. Steele was ap» pointed as a selector of books for th# Children' s Library, and many thanks ctre.due to her for her valuahle help: during this period. Miss Oxenbam and che Rev. Father Stewarfc also helped for the first six months of the yearj but they have now left the town. "fhe chairman, Cr T. Falconer, arranged by means of window -display# to bring before the publio the variety in the range of books — lected fcT th# library, and tbanks are due to hira for tlie time and energy he has d#voted to the affairs of the library. Subn scribers frequently make satisfied comments on the reading matter provided for them." •
1935-36 1936-37, Subscribers .1116 1498 Receipts £514 £701 Overdue notices 149 121 Extra books «.*>«•• £133 £232 Sales / 8 £7 £9 * Fines £6 £8 - Ordered- books .. £5. £§ Books purchased 1629 2123 - Books on shelves 5759 "7366 Discarded books .469- 521
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 90, 3 May 1937, Page 8
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379HASTINGS LIBRARY Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 90, 3 May 1937, Page 8
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