The record-union., 1891-07-08
FREE LIBRARY.
Business Transacted at the Trustees
Monthly Meeting.

Business Transacted at the Trustees
Monthly Meeting.
The Board Of Trustees of the Public
Library met at their office in the Library
building last evening. Present, w. c.
Fitch, President; L. E. Smith, Vice
President, and s. H. Gerrish, Secretary.
The report of the Librarian for the
month of June was read, as follows:
Number of books issued during the
month, 3,405. Classified thus: Fiction,
2,572; history, 204; literature, 200; fine art,
10; useful art, So; science, IL; philology, 0;
sociology, 10; religion, Is; philosophy, 39
general works, 143. Percentage of fiction,
"A. Average number issued per day, la.
Number of patrons registered, 9,649
Amount of the fines collected, $40 Is.
Number of books mended in library, 130-
The yearly report of Caroline q. Han
cock, Librarian, was read and ordered on
file. 1t is as follows:
Il herewith present the twelfth annual
report for the Sacramento Free Public
Library for the year ending June 80, 1891:
1.-The library was open during the year
339 days. The number of books issued
during that time was 41,5I2, divided
among the classes as follows: Fiction,
1880; history, 1864, literature, 1,795; fine
arts, 500; useful arts, SOB; natural science,
657; philology, 10; sociology, 2l2; re-
Igion, 226; philosophy, 353; general
works, 1924. Percentage of fiction, II.
Average number of books ISSUED per day,
l23. Number of names on the register,
9,649. Number of books lost, 8. Number
of books paid for, 6. Number of books
worn out and condemned, IS. Number
Of books rebound, 253. Number of books
added to the library during the year,
1853. OF these 1861 were purchased, 80
were donated by individuals, and 257
We're periodicals bound. Periodicals sub
scribed for are as follows: Daily and
weekly newspapers, so; illustrated and
literary papers, 40; monthly and quar-
terly magazines, 6S. Donations, 5S. Total
number of periodicals on the tables, 246
Amount of fines collected on lost and de-
linquent books, S12l 80. Number of cat
alogues sold II. Number Of books cat
alogued, 1929.
"There is a great need of more shelf
room, and better accommodation for
readers. Much of the time every chair
in the room is occupied. Can you not
impress the minds of the City Trustees
with a due sense of the value such a
library as ours is to city or town, that
they may, at the next tax levy, give
enough money to make the much needed
addition to our reading-room and library.
Much of the good we might accomplish
is not done because of our limited accom-
modations. L feel like saying that we
must have more room if we do not buy
books"
The financial report of the Secretary
(as published on Monday was read and
also ordered placed on file.
T.. B. Willis was unanimously elected a
Trustee of the Free Library to fill the un-
expired term made vacant by the death
of \. S. Hopkins
The following bills were allowed !:
Capital Gas Company, 50 80; F. Hick-
man, 5ll 80; Theo. Millikin, S11 80; w.
P. Coleman, Sll 80; w. f. Purnell, $216 96;
w. b. Dunlap, SlO9 28; J. j. Laracy, Sc;
a: S: McCann, IS 80; II. Williams, So 66;
W. w. Gilkey, 81 50; News Printing
House, 81 80; Fl. X. Wallace, 81 50; Union
Ice Company, 81 30; b. Ruhl, SD rs; E.
w. Bruening, $i1 20; Mrs. L. j. C. Gilbert,
$40. After ordering 2l3 books purchased
the board adjourned