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Show Year's Report Given By Sprague Library It is very evident that the rapid growth of this section of the city is also reflected in a steady rise in circulation at Sprague Branch Library. Since 1948, we have had a gain of 64,094 in our circulation. That year ended with a total of 94,625 while the past year it rose to 158,719, an increase of 6,350 over 1955. In the Juvenile Department the circulation is rather steady throughout the year, and is about one third more than that of the Adult Department. The peak is always in November when all Libraries Li-braries observe National Book Week. This year it was 9350 and the total for the year was 94,215. During the summer months we average about 8000 books per month. It is not unusual for the children to say they are tired of TV and would rather read a book. And reading can be such fun now since the juvenile books of today are so attractive. The adult department shows an increase in fiction reading, however how-ever the interest in the newest books on current as well as in scientific fields is very noticeable, and we can supply many of these requests. Very few of the Best Sellers are missing from the new books we continue. to get. "Every Monday a group of new books are put out for circulation, while a list of the new books for the following week is posted on the bulletin board at the door. At present the books on our shelves are overflowing to the tables. We hope that this situation can be remedied before too long by adding stacks in our committee room. Mrs. C. K. Naffziger is the Branch Librarian, and is now beginning be-ginning her 15th year at Spraque Branch Library. Her. assistants are: Misses Nancy Wright, Barbara Barb-ara Cozakos, Marilyn Knight and Shirley Faye Brown. |