Telegram-herald., 1890-06-01

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sry. a1l Is amply furulshed ~lsa bo4e-s
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nam s1ceDs ou hbrAry business
The hone uso of ooozs - cQlluled g
al iuhabltsA11s Il BCs6oa above ths aA5o
~ "a -vezrs. al clsTgy yllsB aIld teachers
sa0 1--we geul1neut professional occ--
r.riens Ia ths city. also the mem o.szs or
sQ.n hiahssr s1ucztlolAl fnsLltu1 Ions Il
The cirv as she Trustees LAY from time O.
time uerlllt. Cr aIy ether il1aDttaut of
bostoa Who deposits the a1n requested
by ths librarian fr the volume -sslred,
Il is be permitted ~ circulate. ~ ror the
&C. g. y9hien s may le-o2g Al e1a-al-
aa-soa. N rAze Cr cosEly works ms 70
nails. II ths lbrzrkn requests u, II tae
prasence -ld with the asalst-rce Of en
Attendant connecsed With the library.
books uz.zultsl f1r general circulation
aid unbound peri0cicaA c-n 10 used
only ID ll.e bUtdlrg.
In sddlaon ca TIE wealth of hssrature
compEeheLtsd 5y tie pubic library IL
also contains the Test. cllection II en-
Cravings. embracing nearly 6.l00 pritrts,
.azlly iatece s5lLs5 uizu ulscr.pts anA auto
xrarts, such 80 J1s original parole of
lurgoyne al1 I-i-,.sssl AID their armies,
eiyon at CaAlr-lga Subsequent % their
c2ultu&C1n &C Sa-atosa. THIS is one
az the most ilteres M manuscripts II
lhs h5rl-y' collection.
There H. connected With the library a
patent Specialization and drawing d.
nar-neat which contains document
from al tie progressive nations q TIE
earth aud j. - iaest-i12b-e value 10 the
st1dsnt " science.
IN regard o the circulation Of books a
= significant fact Is praseatsl IN that dur
icZ the year 1878 tho home use Wa
50.3oG .olU-aes ani the hall tie 66.590,
while IA 1851 tn ho:ac use yscs only G. .
I53 volumes aid the hal use l35 $50
which shows that ths library Is becoIn
ing more -L1 more q consulting library
TIE FAC. q ths great increase n private
libraries within few Ialiss of the pub
Ac hor-rr Is also given as one Of the
causes which nave reduced toe h0IuC
use. TIE books most IN demand ar
pCDUl-- too-s IN tho English language
BGt u fad such works published befo-.
1850 has been difficult Il lot imp-actl
cable. Tho result IS ,hGt the library j;
fllinS up wi.h literature which nobody
calls fo- This diElculty grows with The
ycars. and VII prove 10 % serious un
les8 soue plan can De devised 70 meet il
The highest circulation OF the hbrarJ
was in the years ls17-.S, when it reacheC
I the nu1aber OF 1888, 93l, and tho loves
for the year 1887, when II fell off T.
S34.5o8, a loss OF 240.G96 volumes. Il
l5c6 OF tho volumes delivered 10 borrow
ers ono IN q. $40 was lost, which IS th'
LARGEST average since 1880. The variou
clllsse5 OF reading show the foIlOwin:
percentages: Fiction and Juveniles. 70.S7
history and biography. ESQ; travels ant
/ voyasos. $50; science. arts, fine and use
fal. theology, law. medicine, professions
ass, periodicals., 5. IS; foreign languages
-, miscellaneous, A52. There are fif
teen branches OF the public library an'
It requires 1f3 persons to run them
The annual cost Of maintaining the i
hrary q about st3O O0o The funds frou
beqlasts amount toSiT1. 100. from whicI
IS reahzed an income Of $7,14S per year