Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-12

of the home circulation, as is shown in
the librarians report. Continuing, it
says: "While not expecting that the
past ratio OF increase will be maintained
in the year to come. il is evident that
the interest of the public is now thor.
oughly aroused, and its consequent
growing demands for assistance in ali
departments of literary study and
recreation must be met in a
manner commensurate with the dig
nifty and wealth of this municipality.
Reference is next made to the crowded
condition of the library, both at the de-
livery counter and il the reference and
work rooms. 1t suggests as a tempo
rary relief that the rooms on the library
floor now occupied by the board of edu-
cation for their private use be turned
over to the library, and, as a further
measure of relief, the establishment of
four delivery stations at proportionate
points in the city be made. The idea of
the delivery stations ia to have one in
each outlying district, Boyle Heights,
East Los Angeles, University and the
hill section. At each of these places q
station, probably at drug store, is
selected, and the card holders Wishing
books can present the list of books to
the clerks. A special delivery wagon
comes in the morning and takes the
lists to the main public library and re-
turns in the afternoon with the books
desired. And in this manner card
holders are saved unnecessary labor in
coming to the main Office. In some
cities there are two deliveries day. A
man will have to be employed specially
for the delivery, and will be held re-
sponsible for all fines.
An appropriation of about $2500 is
asked to maintain stations in each of
the four mentioned districts.
The matter of building larger quarters
for the library and combining museum
with it, is referred to and plea made in
its favor. 1t ie stated that with the
museum feature wealth of relics of
great value in preserving the history of
the state and city would be called from
their hiding places, and the existence
of such repository in connection with
the public library, with the safeguards
of municipal ownership and control, it is
urged will induce the wealthy citizens to
emulate the example of the rich in
other cities who have aided the cause of
public education by noble benefactions.
Three places are suggested for the
erection of such building, the Sixth
street park, the Spring-street school
property and the lot to the north OF the
city hail.
The library training class is briefly
mentioned. The experiment has been
attended with complete success, and
there are now six young women who
have obtained certificates OF proficiency
under the training method and are regu-
larly employed and doing creditable
work in the library.
Former Communications passed upon
Miss Kelso and her assistants are reit-
Grated. Thanks are also extended to
the press OF the city for its co-opera-
ton and support, and the Rev. Father
Adam and Richard Egan are also
thanked for contributions of ra,e works
on California.
Miss Kelso's report is quite formida-
BILE, but in ell respects is gotten up with
characteristic ability. The expendit-
ures for the library year were $40 ,58S 26,
and the receipts $l9,644 54, leaving
balance OF $566S with the city treas.
urer.
Since September L, 1889, the total
registration is 1858, 1885 being males
and 6750 females; and the members
actually drawing books number 1856.
During the year the largest number of
books circulated for home use was in
Mar ch, there being 81 ,O03 volumes; Au-
gust followed with 20, ,262 volumes, and
November with 20, 146 volumes.
In the books issued to be read in the
library November leads with S5l5 vol
umes, October next with S207 and Janu-
ary third with SLAB volumes. In the
reference room, October is first with
1854, November second with 3006 and
February third with 2451.
The progress in the home circulation
OF book for the three last library months
for four wears past is as follows:
Month. 1889 1890 1891 1892