The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-15

priced books alike. Such practice entails
ar unreasonable burden upon all librar-
les. and one likely to grow to large pro-
portions. 1t Is already difficult matter
to make more than five or six issues of
current new book without calling upon
the bindery to re-sew and replace 1t I'm
the covers. Nor are the other wearing
qualities of most books as now produced
at all equivalent to the prices asked for
them.
PRINTED LISTS.
Bulletins Nos. 13, II and 10. similar in
form to preceding ones, were printed and
issued for free distribution as heretofore.
No. Is, listing additions from September
to December inclusive, probably ends the
present series II something more pleasing
or satisfactory can hereafter be afforded.
GIFTS.
The appended list of gifts and ex-
changes for 1899 Numbering 40S volumes,
2,8l7 pamphlets and current numbers, IL
| map sheets, and IL geologic atlas folios).
includes many reports, catalogues and
bulletins from libraries and other instt-
tutiOns. as usual.
While individual donations were not as
many as i'm some previous years, they
| were no less welcome The following,
| among other such favors, were most no.
| table in quantity: From Edward *.
Sanction, 904 numbers of magazines and
pamphlets; Mrs. Walter S. Tripp 81 vol
| umes and 203 numbers Charles f. Lind
| say, 17s magazines; Homer Greene, ESQ.,.
| G2 magazines; Rev. Walter Marvine, u.
S. A., % volumes; Colonel Henry NJ.
Boes, 10 volumes and 25s numbers and
pamphlets; Taylor's Directors Co.. 10
volumes; Henry Belin, jr.. volumes
| d. i. Murray, volumes.
Hon. William Connell, NJ. c., favored
the library with the daily issues of the
| Congressional Record, and 2 volumes of
Messages of the Presidents.
Similarly. to Hon. James G. Vaughan,
state senator, the library is indebted for
! the current issues of the Legislative Rec
ord during the session of 1899; and for
sundry Pennsylvania state documents.
Bound files of the Scranton Republican
and the Scranton Tribune, twelve months
| each, We're received from the publishers
| of each, as in the past. Also, as like
| gifts from their respective publishers
current issues of the Diocesan Record
weekly. Mines and Minerals, and Science
and Industry, monthly
| MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
With desire to cooperate in effort:
for the preservation of material for loca
history and news records, the library has
| received from the coal department of tho
. delaware lAackdWdIlild anu w eSteTH ran
| road a conditional deposit of 50 volume.
of bound newspaper files QS12-1S9S). L
would possibly be well If other concern!
| or individuals having bound files of vari
| Gus Scranton newspapers of past years
took similar steps for placing them II
such fairly safe building as that of thi
library.
A moderate provision for delivery sta
tions and branch reading rooms was in
cluded in the city appropriations for tn
fiscal year 1S99-19O0. BY that means it ha
been possible to continue those alread!
begun eXIerimentally, on the South Sid
at 141S Pittston avenue, and in Hyde Parl
at 12l South Main Az enue Current mum
bers of various desirable periodicals, ant
n daily basket eXcharge, have been main
tanned at each place. Also service AM
open rooms in the afternoon and evening
of each week day. Miss Evelyn Swee
is in charge at the South Side, and Mis-
Rebie r. Thomas at the Hyde Parl
rooms.
Reading room attendance has averaged
largest at the South Side branch, Limited
at times only by the lack of adequat