“BOOK CLUB” TREND

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20493, 9 May 1938, Page 3

“BOOK CLUB” TREND

LIBRARIES AFFECTED UMILTOII COMMITTEE OOMMENT ••The year has seen the advent of !&• book club In Hamilton. *’ says the tAnual report of the Hamilton Library ■ammlttee to be presented at the annual meeting of subscribers on June ! EE, “It aeems that these libraries are mm established In practically every ttifli of any size, and, to a certain extat, have affected the various local : nraries." * Tlie report states that there were 1182 adults and 78 children now subscribing, compared with 1199 adults fed 82 children In 1937. and 1231 adults and 109 children lit 1936. Reesemie from subscribers was £835 4s • Id, compared with £907 10s last year Kid £903 8s In 1936. Total revenue ■mounted to £1583 11s sd. Os Pd In 1937. and £1674 5s in 1936. Millie the respective totals expended ever the same years had been £1625 12c. £lsßl 19s 3d. £1599 6s 7d. Over the past year the revenue dropped by £9O 3s 4d and the expenditure Increased by £43 12s 9d. The rocerve account stood at £400,' the lim« figure as in 1937. Books had been Issued to subscribers is follows:

1934 1937 1938 nettaß ...v 124,273 117,135 108.240 0«D«rml .... 14.343 14.417 14.358 Children** .. 3,518 3,440 3,520 142,154 137.212 128.11 S ■efcOOl* .... 500 468 66* Magazines to the number of 3590 wrere also taken out by subscribers. New books purobased during the psar were—--1934 1937 1938 fiction V..-.... 771 781 824 General ...... 444 504 379 Reference .... 23 66 45 fUTOnUO ..... 69 51 44 Replacements.. 11 it 550 1819 1402 1864

The number of books in the library. I including 2400 in the reference de- i partment. totals 23.346. Old books ! numbering 1561 were removed from j tee shelves and the majority of ! the books were eent to the Wal- 1 ftato Hospital and Old Men's Home. The reading and reference depart - xnents have been well patronised J ' **The librarian. Miss B. Manning, and fcer associates have had a busy year.' concludes the report, “and their loyal i services are fully appreciated by the I committee.