Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-11
RO0Ms OF THE G. L. AssoclATIoN,
April 9 b, $50


The Board Of Directors of the Cleveland Libra
~ Association present below their Annual Report:
They feel much regret that they cannot an
nounee that the year which has now como to a
close has been prosperous one for the Association.
The annual subscriptions to the Library and Read
ing Room, although reduced to the low price Of
81, have not been sufficient to meet the current
expenses Of the year. This Is greatly to be regret
ted but the Board Of Directors feel that they have
taken every means in their power to increase the
subscription list, but in vain. They have not met
from the public the encouragement and support
which they thought themselves entitled to expect.
At various times during the year the different
members of the Board have solicited subscriptions,
with little success. At recent meeting of the
stockholders called for the purpose Of deciding
what could be done to Increase the nun or of sub
scribers, il was resolved TO make another appeal
to the public. In order that this might be as eff
fectual as possible, q committee Of tWenty-one
we're appointed 10 solicit subscriptions.
Great hopes were entertained by the Board Of
Directors that the efforts of so large number, if
zsalously made, would succeed in relieving the
Association from all pecuniATy embarraEsment-
These hopes have been diappointed The commit.
tee have been coIdiy reesiVed by the public, who
seem to fail in approaching the value and impor-
tauce of a Public Library in city like Cleveland.
At the same meeting Of the stockholders, a
committee of five were appointed, Consisting Of
Messrs. C. BradbuEn, J. p. Bishop, W. Bingham,
w, Slade and W. ]. GordoD) to obtain, if possi-
bic, a list Of one hundred names Of per5ons will
ing 10 donate $40 year foz the next two years
TO the Library Association. Il is the intention
that the yearly donation shall be appropriated ex,
clusively to the purchase Of books. For several
wears mast only small additions have been made 10
The Library. The desire now is to add during the
next two years $1,000 worth OF books each year to
those already on our shelves. The importance Of
this step, in order to keep up with the wants of
the present time, must be apparent to every one
Il is with very great pleasure that the Board OF
Directors report that about seveuty-fVe names
have been slready obtained, and that the Commit
tee of Five are very sangulne that in short time
they will be able to present the list OF one hundred
doaors to the Association.
The following is q summary OF the Librarian's 8
Report:
Library Rooms been greater than during the past
ear; during the winter it amounted to l25 to
$50 persons daily. The circulation Of books du
ring the year has been ten thousand Yolumea; of
these tbree-fourths were from the "fiction depart
ment" Two hundred and forty two vOlumts have
been added TO the Library, viz By purchase l04,
received from Washington l04, from MessTs. B.
and Ed Wade, R. C. Parsons, and others, 20; pre-
sented by Messrs. H N. johnson, Thomas Brown.
N, Rartlett, and E. McGathey, g. Six dollars and
thirty-fve cents have been received as fines and
l5CO volumes have been recovered during the year.
This occasions great deal Of labor, and the mem.
bers should be particularly cautioned against in
turing the covers Of the books. 10 the newspaper
Department there are on file IS daily and weekly
papers, comprising those ftOm all the principal
cities OF the States and Canada, and three from
England.
The Treasurer reports as follows
Total expenditures on account Of Library
Total income on account OF Library iund $50 O.
Excess of expenses, Library fund 1852 Il
Less balance in Treasury at commence
Less excess OF Library fund----.------ 200 ls
Present Indebtedness of the Association s45l 81
The Lecture Committee report that there bal
been delivered a course Of twelve lectures, witt
the following financial result:
Total receipts from sale Of tickets ---S70l Il
| single tiekets-------- 546 o
Total receipts -$i,247 4
EXPENSES.
! Paid Lecturers ...s..----StO5 50
Paid door-keepers and ticket sellers q 90
[ Hall rent 70 W
I Printing, advertising and sundriSs---- l42 so
| ~. ,roats oF I eoturss $40 Il