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Show Library Report Reporf ReporfFor ReportFor ' " , . For 1944 1444 Given GivenA A total of 14 297 books were werecirculated werecirculated werecirculated circulated by the Grand county countypublic countypublic public library during 1944 ac aceordmg according according eordmg cording to the annual report ofLibrarian Llbranan Librarian Edna Shafer Of this thistotal thistotal thistotal total 10328 10 328 volumes went to toadults toadults ladults toladults adults and 3969 to children The Thenumber Thenumber Thenumber number of volumes of adult fiC fie fiCItIon fietion fietion tion cuculated cllculated circulated was 5468The 5468The 5468 5468The ItIon The library was open 244 244days 244days 244days days during durmg the year and the theaverage theaverage theaverage average daily dally circulation was was58 was58The 58 58The 58The The institution mstItutIon owned a total totalof totalof totalof of 5070 volumes at the end of ofthe ofthe ofthe the year of which 3719 were wereadults wereadults wereadults adults and 1351 children s The ThelIbrary Thelibrary Thelibrary lIbrary puchased puehased 340 new vol volurnes volumes volumes urnes umes during durmg the year At the theend theend theend end of the year 693 borrowers borrowerscards borrowerscards borrowerscards cards were in m force 435 bemg being bemgadults beingadults beingadults adults and 258 children sThe sThe s sThe The total receipts mcluding including mcludingbalance includingbalance includingbalance balance held over from the pre preceding preceding proceding ceding year were $5978 5978 $ 81 Ex Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures penditures including mcludmg the pur purchase purchase purchase chase of a $1000 1000 $ government governmentbond governmentbond governmentbond bond were $3232 3232 $ 04 and the h ii hbrary iibrary library brary entered the ; ) sear ear 1945 1945wIth 1945with 1945with wIth a balance on hand of of$2744 of2744 $274477 274477 $2744 2744 $ 77 |