Show THE N. N Y PUBLIC LIBRARY The rhe directors of the New York public library report that during 1908 readers and visitors to the reference branch numbered and in the time cir circulating dr cir I department there were withdrawals withdraw withdraw- I als ais of books for home use The library catalogues contain cards based upon volumes beside pamphlets making a total of pieces The Royal library of Berlin has volumes the tile British museum volumes and the can can- I gressional library at Washington The 1110 circulation of books in foreign languages I numbered 45 16 For each Italian there were only I four readers The fhe hc Hungarian had twenty readers for each book For 01 the Spanish volumes there were only 1007 calls For the tile books there were The Time library has lIas received daily papers weeklies semi-monthlies semi 1868 monthlies quarterlies un and 79 annuals There arc are books for for the blind volumes of music in New York point and moon moomi t type pc European nn and American braille and und fine letter Of or the time books taken 37 per cent were fiction 23 per pel percent cent juvenile fiction 10 per cent science 7 per cent history 5 per cent periodicals 4 per pel cent arts 3 per pel percent cent travel 3 per cent biography 2 per cent philosophy ph phy and religion And the astounding in statement is made that of volumes purchased during the year it was deemed expedient to bind strongly directly from the time sheets before putting them on the shelves and und and into circulation circulation tion hooks books that would otherwise require early rebinding It must be e the publishers are arc getting to tobe tobe be bc thieves thie like nt other her people |