Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-04
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Annual Meeting LssC Evening-Repor
of Officers.

Annual Meeting Lsss Evening-Reports
of Officers.
The Board of Trustees of the Public
Library met last evening at their Office in
the Library building. Present; w. c.
Fitch, President; s. II. Gerrish, Secretary,
A. S. Hopkins and L. E. Smith.
The Librarians report for the month
of June was read as follows: Number of
books issued during the month 1884
Classified thus: Fiction, 1896 history,
103; biography, II; travel and adj
venture, 100; literature, 1856; religion, 10:
poetry and drama, Sc; science and art $780,
issued per day, 123. Number of names
on the register, S.034. Amount of fines
collected, SD 20. Dues from transient pa
irons, % cents. Number of books repaired
in Library by the Librarians, los.
n. D. Goodell submitted plans for q gal
lery on three sides of the Library-ro
which were accepted by the Board, and the
President authorized to advertise for bids
for making the same according to Mr..
Goodell's specifications.
The following bills were allowed: Capt.
tai Gas Company, Sl5; c. S. Houghton,
$40 20; W. H. Van Valor, SI2; S. w. Col
=
Coleman, $40 80; Sun Insurance Company,
$40 80; Day e. Joy, IS; C. L. Spencer, 81 so;
t. Berendsabn, So Is; Whittier, Fuller &
Co, 81 90; w. Z. Osborne, 81 80; Mrs. W
E. Cardwell, ST.
The report of the Secretary for the year
ending July 1, 1888, was read and ordered
placed on file. The annual report of the
Librarian was read and ordered placed on
file. After ordering % new books pur-
chased, the Board adjourned.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
The report of Caroline s. Hancock, Lii
brarian, to the Board of Trustees of the
Sacramento Free Public Library, is as
follows:
herewith present my ninth annual report of
the Sacran ento Free Public Library for the
open during the year $40 days. The number of
books issued in that time was 40,Sil, divided
into the following classes and numbers Fiction,
81 935; history, 14l1; biography, ZOOS: travels,
1852; literature, SOL religion, 1871; poetry and
drama, CO.: science and art. 1918. The average
number OF books issued per day was IL. Per-
cenlage of felton, rs. Number of names on the
register S,O3i, being an increase of 647 for the
year. Number of books lost, 9; number of books
lost and paid for, g. During the nine years of
our administration we know of l53 missing
books. Of these So have been paid for, leaving
| an actual loss of 100. averaging 9 20 per year.
OF this 100 we have slips for &c, the remaining
"a having been taken without our knowledge.
Number of books worn out and condemned g.
Number of books bound, 3O9 Number of
books added to the Library during the year.
1899. OF these 1867 were purchased, Il9 were
donated by the Government, "a were donated
by individuals and Us are magazines that have
been bound. Periodicals subscribed for are as
follows: Daily and weekly newspapers, 65:
Illustrated and literary weekly papers, IS:
monthly magazines, Al; donations, 63. making
total of 207 periodicals in the reading rooms
Amount of fines collected, $40 %; dues So %.
Number of catalogues sold, II. Number OF
books repaired in the Library, 1,S25. The st-
tendance in the reading rooms was about the
same as in previous years
THE sECRETARY's REPORT.
Following is Secretary Gerrish's annual
financial report from July l, 1887 to July 1 -,
1885:
LIBRARY FUND.
Receipts.
amount in fund July l. 1ss7..................,5 q