Show PEOPLE DEVOUR NOVELS EightyThree Per Cent of the Books Taken From the Public Library Libra-ry Works of Fiction The report of tho librarian of the Free Public Library for tho month of November Novem-ber shows a voracious piopenslty on the part of the reading citizens of Suit Lake for llctlon The advent of the winter weather does not scorn to have in any way aficctcd the taote of the reading public for heavier and more Instructive books They continue to waste their time perusing the light stuff that has become a drug upon the market and lit mostly only for whlllutj away a hot sultry simmer day According to the report IJliT hookr were taken from the shelves during the month Just passed Of this number 71S weie loaned in uie ronumsrooms aim mu remaining SI3S were books loaned for home use Of thcBo hookn loaned for home use TtfJS were fiction nnd juvenile or In cither words over ST per cent of the library books mid In Salt I nice City arc of rhe llctlon order The remaining 1310 books 1 or lens than 17 per cent of those loaned for home use were what would be called solid reading being divided up between philosophy philoso-phy religion sociology history literature German French biography and live other I subdivisions The total number of volumes In the library li-brary on December st was 2VJ01 During the month of November IH1 volumes were accessioned The gain In nernbershln for the month was all making a total of 11111 i members on December 1st It Is estimate that 700 people visited I the library dally during the month Tho receipts of tho library for the month amounted to o03L from linos lost books etc I |