The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-30
WHAT NEW WORKERS READ.
ToEKs or FICTION NOT yHE MOST IN
DEMAND ny 7UE PIBLfC

History. biography. Literature, and WORK
on foiitic"i aud oiher Sciences I.nrrei,
@ca ,"r IN the Mercantile Library
department Crumbiina.
- - Nc" CONSIDERABLY over half century
s'hc' REORGANIZATION ofthc Mercantile Librnrl
A'sociaion ut tho City Of New York. and it ha.
grown 10 such PROPORTIONS ns its originator,
never even dreamed Of Aeo,rt,,,, I,s az.
si.f, s,i t,., a,,..t -. -, -" " 10 nv
INl.4J2 volumes Of bo0ks--a net increase OF
tp33 during tho mat xccr mr. ,y,ri,g NJ, ,boot
erv ;tc,. ,,,,,, LII, 9,t -. W. ~ ~,
49, "'i' h'ie" oil volumes mental and
hoi@l sticntas. 10; political science. 2Ci; nat
IRA sdloucn 1st. ,ifora.ur. Ing. his,orv 90.
orr,,,bv ,,1 ,.5 had a, - -
,-..t'.'. ~ law. i'V-u p'"Er"pnV' $40
mathematics. .: medicine 1872: arts. $685. and
Tncliah fiction. 5,T77. making gross rnin ot
10 lOs lint f.,,, ,,.i.i a. -, - - 90
N1'i''' 'u' from Whl'h must I've dcduted 2.lOj
surplus aud imperfect books sold. Tho library
has completely nr,g-oyvn ,ho otar,crs osei,,,od
a, M, - wv" ga. i""' '''S "S9lh hN''
!" 1nu we directors are u' loss what 70 do
Mr. Vim. Il. Peoplos fine librarian vhnn
asked concerniny tho iti,r,r, a., ~,
do,f,r. 80, - ''..''i' "''' ''9 Il. '"nii''
cations Sa'd; Know TINT much fault has
boon found concerning our changing, tho raad-
ina room from tLn sec,,t 49, .p1a .1,t,,1,.''
rrt ,.u,,i,-.,I'. -, w" W "a, '''i' S'o'S'
ma;tcr Of Necessity NOT 81 rboicc W. h WIZ ="
either stop buying books md adding to tle Ii.
hinry or mako the change we did. The old
library room was filed from aoor 10 ceiling
,,,,lI ''V ~" VI 'v'ne' W"ere sheii
Nu'u De placed that we did not have one, and
yet there was not room Books wore rfied i'm
nm tho A., 90, a., 49, ~ ~, -
y" Wv nvVr' ON Tue STAIRS. everywhere. They
Soaid ho' be properly arranged. the clerks had
oyi,ior. ,i'a, nv, i''i''l' o''aihe
,t 'N'1"' ''"' '"'i'' u'e r"'uihG room or the
nos"ry must snii T. anl as about nin.;y eight
hpray. ,waile only about two rcr cont attend
and lttN.i- tho
PC. even though VIC were Obliged 10 ineonvs-
Hence ne few. Accordingly v, made tue
!, ne present rradiug room. though not 50
wei Wehave piaced large ta5l IN M ss co Gue
which gives sufficient accommodation for TAX,
INK notes, hut W. propose in addition 10 but n
pgnDer OF smNll shell dcsks around The circle
NO shall also have proper nrrnnl.cmenfs fnr
hats. coats &c. ~ soon as tho eiIrp,ninr en-,
nnish tLem. IL is not three weeks yei since W,
moved down stars. ana everything cannot be
cone IN day. The news pnpers Of which there
are over three hundred are now placed on rncss
ron which men nefs can Ia Ne them ut pleasure
Ont there are printed lis.s hnnAin,. m sho,yin.;
o. winch rack each paper H. 10 be- found Tho
fuc-Iriut-. though. We shall hereafter k~en H.
!.it iIn railing. In the old room they were
Sept outs where visitors could handle them.
80. So nehy wore stolen thst We found Il
i.e. Card catalogues. though, viii lie
t.np'ietS ihey desire by asking tho clnrks Tor
!l w. take eighty American. llty-seven
90 lf-ls LIZ lWttNr fEtl II ana German mQA-
o. l. s. ana "" wish TO Keep the sets perleot I1r
y" tounl they nro very popular books and
t-.r- Il resdy demand for them. When we
Ncll tA'm outside y 1plo found fault because
irr: now TINT yo Keen tI9fu in n rlane ~
t.fv tI.v ma fonlt PocS,',ss. IL, - u piace on
f.-t,fI' - . VS. my nave tle
% SUIT every body. There IL a satisfaction
- 49, h,'YW.iiS .naI IN MOVING me library
l5+i.s vl,,as, i, ,;ic go p,sas.u tIe nAIS
1,otion W." nr" ~ a., VINO Hhi y srriit aoeommY-
-, -. 3. - Az wy i.vvr involved IN
s.itarotion W. 1 Iaye "a s,lt 70 IL serious
tlarl ~ si,aif row, . n"rV 1'so sYlhru kreai
r5e,itnni..ic, S.yr 80. T. ~ oiulAai. IJt. 81
pcne 90 ANIL -. 80. ~, sLa ~. .VI an te
yeNft '' 'S-'''- 'Oi '"o h'A' IVur OF Ii'e
- INV naomi, 81, .,vu s,-o,,,o, ha.
-i.e ~ 49, - -. ~, liiat W. up hut
d.. ,e a a., =. -. ~ X, w w ihftr room on
* tl H.. w.. ..e = ltH.y ana now used
Cf eours +. 49, T. "s " ,''h w !. ~ saesIoon.
purpose bsng lrrfa x-nif iivhtnd ma ,,an,iin,
o. md mn orI. or, II ,-tt - ~. -. ..s
-. -l,N.... 'H' Hi%Al OF 0ldiIri anu we hp- |
i.eeiN- Il. ihos- adl"ntne . quite 40 well AS
ilf|tl that the illrHrs Assu lattln cannot take !
given H. THO In him, Ia l,r,r ~, r M ,, az
nc q mon WIN ~. wv i,i'.ly sophra,e s9d{co
Irr1Sa r '''' ",'wt' viilosen Oh Loo