The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-15

PRICE FIVE CEESa-
sify and catalogue our entire collection
according TO what is known as tho
Dewey system. This is n decimal sys-
tenn, very symmetrical and complete In
It's details and. having been once adopt
ed, can he extended indefinitely.
Inc work being something that *
was impossible for the regular officials
OF the library 10 undertake in addition
10 their other duties, has been placed
IN charge OF Mr. ]. Lightfoot and one
assistant selected by himself. and fs
now estimated To- be something over a
quarter done.
The work has been several mop,ba
under way. and as Mr.. Lghtfoo. has
other duties that require much of his
time, IL viii probably lie not much. ~
any. less than year from the time A.
was commenced before IL IS completed.
The price agreed to be paid for the
whole work is seven hundred and fifty
dollars. Dir. LightfOOt paying his own
assistant
II Is already quite evident that this
work when completed in all its details
will be a great Improvement and will
materially facilitate the everyday
working OF the institution
All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted.
C. T. RODGERS.
Chairman
Honolulu, October 1ith. 1898.
Miss Burbank. the librarian. next
read her report 1t was as follows
To the Trustees OF the Honolulu Ixb-
rary and Reading Room Associa-
tion.
Gentlemen:-The report for the year
from October Ist. 1897 TO September
3Oth. 1898. is as follows: At the begin
ming OF the year. October LIST, 1897.
there were 1sI regular subscribers of
the Association, at the end. September
3Oth, 1898. there are 199. There have
been % new subscribers. The Associ-
alton has lost twelve members, nine by
withdrawal and three by DEAN during
the year. There have been 81 transient
subscribers during the period.
One hundred and fifty-one pupils OF
the High School have drawn books
from Library; the same number as
last year.
9,5S7 volumes. the number OF works
Va hNNioA HANaNA- Illkil vi ouy
other class. as will be seen by the
record:
Works OF Fiction. on.............7.40 .403
History, Biography and Travel Il .153
General Literature ...... 392
on Physical Science. 134
On Mental and Moral Science. ia
On Religion 50
OF Poetry and Drama. a..- 127
IN
Domestic Arts --....-....-- 26
Art and Music. c...---.-.-- 15
Bound Magazines ...........- leo
Average circulation per day. 81 "a.
The largest in any day being 40. on
March 10. The smallest s, on August
18th.
OF the books purchased by the As
sociation during the year:
Works OF fiction number. -15S
History, Biography and Travel. lib
General Literature . So
IOetTy
Mental and Moral Science. 33
Physical Science -.--- 2s
helgion
Reference Books ............-...--
Besides which I2S volumes of Periodi-
Gals have been bound.
Books have been presented by the
New Zealand Register Generals Office.
japanese Consulate. Lady Cook, Miss
Harriet Ames, Messrs. r. Godfrey, r.
w. Martinoff, J. LightfOot and a Mar
qIes. the latter OF whom has sent in
a number OF books.
y large number OF hitherto uncata-
lOgued books are being placed on the
shelves. and the former system OF clas-
sification is being changed TO the Dew
ey Decimal System. which admits OF a
closer classification than our former
system, and will greatly facilitate
study In any line.
The number OF visitors 10 the Read
ing Room during the year has been
1858. Average per day 80. Largest
number in any one day So in May
smallest % in October. Average per
month .30G. Most in any month
.5s3. in August and least in any month
969. in November. But in November.
the Library was closed on the 18th.