Show RECORD DEMAND MADE FOR BOOKS Report of Public Library Shows Un Unusually Unusually Unusually usually Large Circulation FICTION AHEAD AS USUAL A LARGE ATTENDANCE SINCE OPENING FOR SUNDAYS At the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the li H library yesterday est y afternoon the libra librarian nan rian Mrs J IK II 11 Sprague submitted a IL report showing the work of the library libra during the pait ast month which was ap approved approved proved The report follows During the last month the opening ot of the tue library on Sunday from U 2 to C G p 1 m I has been bt en inaugurated Inal The attendance has seemed emed s to justify it beginning as it I lid die on the of March with seventy two tw The circulation of last month Is I the I largest we have ever had for tor any anyone one month Our record month heretofore was March 1904 1901 when our circulation was 10 I IX 72 X This month it Is an increase on our previous record of The following are the library statistics for the month of March 1006 19 Number umber of volumes in library March 1 I 1905 19 2548 Number zumber of oC volumes purchased Number of volumes volume bound 15 Number of volumes donated S Number of volumes found re reported reported resorted ported sorted missing 1 Total number of ot volumes ac I Number of volumes lost paid for 1 Number of volumes discarded ap approved approved proved d March 14 O 48 45 I Number of volumes destroyed by health department de ls 13 Total number of ot volumes ost etc t Gj c I Total number mm r of oC volumes volume in I li Ii I April 1 1905 1909 Nun Number b r of volumes rebound 08 OS I Number N of volumes repaired SO 10 11 Number er of q volumes donated is 1 Number umber of or volumes catalogued SIR Memberships Membership March 1 1905 1906 Membership cards issued during month m nth Membership r cards cancelled I dur durIng during Ing month 26 I Gain in Ip membership w IiI Total membership April 1 2905 1 H Books Book loaned for home bome u use e 11 Average d daily dalh ly base 41 Books loaned loa in reading rooms 1715 Average dally daily loaned in reading rooms room I Gain In n circulation over last month S tOO Daily visitors estimated IS li Days Davs open I Days op open n circulating depart department meat ment t 27 Number of oC volumes volum submitted for discarding 66 m r of or infected v re reported reported ported in hands of or health de department 3 08 Classified Circulation I Bibliography tl ph 3 Philosophy 1 Religion W 1 1 Sociology v 14 Philology y 4 Natural science 85 Useful G ul arts 1 7 FIne Fife arts WK 1 Literature History h f ii Geography G ph and travel l iii Biography Fiction A Juvenile 2157 German 36 French h 21 Total ll |