New-York tribune., 1892-11-21
SUCCESS or A POPULAR LIBRARY
A FREE CIRCULATION OF ALMOST HALF
MILLION IL ONE YEAR.

FREE CIRCULATION OF ALMOST HALF A
MILLION IN ONE YEAR.
The ANIMAL report Of the NewYork FREQ Circulating
Library for the year ending September 10, ls92,
shows that the treasurer. jacob H. ochlff. has on
hand bnlance Of s4.2lS o3. after paying all ex'
pense and the remarkable success OF the hOrar1an has
given great satisfaction TO the patrons o me society.
Al the some time. Il may be sad IL this c"hhecuoh'
that some anxiety was expressed at the annual meet
ing Of the patrons. held on November TO- as TO TIE
possibility carrying the work during the coming
voar os the funds at the disposal OF the manage
r,ort are small as compared with the demands OF hc
reading public. Benjamin II. Field. pirSlucht Oh inc
associoon was In the chair at the meeting and
the report Of the library committee was presented by
the chairman, ". ". Appleton. In subsistence II was
,s follows: The work of the library had shown q
gratifying success It's circulation being hrgT than
ever. its usefulness grea'ly eA'e'"u "''N '' ""''
condition improved
rh total circulation OF books during the year was
az 5o7 volumes an Increase OF 33,4lo over the
p,cyi0ls year This makes the library, IN point of
drcuation the fcur;h the list OF free horanes IN
the United States. The total number OIL LOOKS now on
thc shelves Of the library Is 623'o' an Increase :"
1858 during the year oi tne ~" DooiN' pur.
chased only one quarter are works OF hcuon, ana
,h character of the reading has been generally I'M
proved.
The ATTENDANCE at the reading rooms ana ,rF'hu'n'
hcr Of books given out Sundays between te'hours
y, 4 n. m. and . D. m. show sight Increase. Ihc
po,d'st and Jackson Square branches show decided
Incra.e In the reading OF books which come under
the heading Of literature while the pereeaase Vi
fiction read In these two branchea anu ''e uc''"n'"
shay only a slight Increase.
A. the Otrendorfer branch, the character OF me
reading remains about the san", with me eNc'puon
,h, ,he reading Of books In foreign hnguages cAieny
German has decreased about 47 per cent Ihe
nrorres, OF the four branches may brehy be sum
asz.d as follows: At the Bruce branch, riIin9
. trSt f,w months Of the year, there was deciu7i
Inc in circulation ana the increase mas renalnra
,a-nnnsnt the total advance In clrculallon oeins
53aa volume This branch has been aiGed ny lae
teachers Of The public schools In the vicinity, ,o VINO
Saye recommended TO their pupil, certain ooohs "ea
would prove OF aid TO them In their studies, Iae
sane can be said OF the bonds branch lLe o,!"n
Sorser branch shows large Increase IN cifctudtlon,
cmoTn,Ing 10 lO,s63 volumes. and Is dong moos
ts,ectoiy work The Jackson square brahch IS aiso
steadily Increasing IN circulation, ana sh9%s an az
vonce OF 2l75 books during the year. Inc sAlehsa
rnsnt NJ placing a small distributing station IN us
inner mart Of the city tried IN July Esl, uha
not With such success that the library connIltee
ore unable 70 supply the demand for Dooks IN, ,nere
S-,e rrnort goes on TO say that with proper fachuS
ihe HARLEM branch would be equal In point OF ciEcua
,ion IN any OF the others.