The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
ANNUAL REPORT OF
ALBRIGHT LIBRARY
President Hand Asks Councils for an
Appropriation of $4,000 for
19Ol-Reports Of Officers.

Inc tcnlH annual report OF tHe
Scranton Public library has now been
issued and shows in n measure the
vast educational and generally benef-
cal work done during the past year
by this excellent institution, as well
as giving complete reports Of the liz
brary officials.
President Alfred Hand, in his report
To- councils, declares that the trustees
of the library. in view of the demands
90 the citizens of the city, are COM
PEELED to ask for an appropriation Of
81, 900 for the year 1901. This appro-
priation is detailed as follows:
Salalir, and labor $500 per month"; .,.s o,240
lncdcntils ts2jj per month"; ........... 5000
BophS tN225 per month) ................ 900
For delivery stations and branch read.
ing Iooms (Si5c per month"; ............ 1,G)0
Total current expense ..................Sl3,sOO 800
Also for recommended improvements via:
Asphalt sidewalks and approaches. with
ChrDS, etc ''.''.''.'''.'' .''.'''.''''' i.zv
Aggregate .,..,...... .,.,,. ..........Slo,on
President Hand mentions In his re-
port that last year the library pur-
chased 1874 new volumes, and S7l
| other volumes We're secured with COM
paratively no cost, by the efficiency OF
the library officers.
Treasurer Henry Belin. jr's, report
shows balance on hand Of Sf,594.31.
In Secretary Henry j. Cars report.
he notes the deaths of Hon. Fred w.
Gunster and Rev. -. j. MGCGoldrick,
Two members of the board of trustees,
| reltng to whom formal minutes from
the records of the board are set forth
| in the report. headed, I'm Memoir
| Jam"
Librarian Henry j. Carr's annual
statement shows 203+ new reglstra-
tions during 1900. and 1898 re-regis-
| tered. an increase over '9S and '99. AZ
| the close OF the year 1876 cards We're
in effect, ",4I9 being Cancelled during
that period. The circulating depart
ment was open 2Pl days and llO,n01
volumes were issued for home use and
a626 for use in the library. On Satur-
day. oct. 20, the largest issue of the
year, 700, took place. 37,924 volumes
! were on hand Dec. 81, 1900
| During the year there were many in
| Gividual donations and among these
| were chief in respect tC number:
From Henry Belin, jr,. 10 volumes and
80 pamphlets and periodical numbers:
Colonel Henry NJ. iioes S. numbers
and pamphlets; Captain Fred ]. ANS
den, volumes and A. pamphlets; Colo
mel Ezra II. Ripple, 81 volumes of Har-
per's Weekly and % periodical num-
hers: Taylor'S Directory Co., : direc-
tory volumes; Mrs. n. p. Osterhout.
II Scranton directories; George T..
Schwcnker, Z volumes; Marshall T..
Evcritt, 70 volumes; Arthur III. Storgs,
SoC periodical numbers and pamphlets;
Presbyterian Free Reading Room OF
| Hnosedalc, 1Sj numbers.
To Hon William Connell, NJ. G., the
library Is Indebted for daily issues nf
the Congressional Record during the
session of congress, and to Hon. James
G.. Vaughan, state senator, for sun
dry Pennsylvania state documents.
Bound files Of the Scranton Republic
can and the Scranton Tribune were re-
raived, also the current issues of the
Diocesan Record, weekly. Mines AM
Minerals, and Science and Industry,
monthly. each from their respective
Publishers.
Branch reading rooms and a deliv-
cry station were conducted in West.
South and North Scranton. the latter
being opened June /. The largest at
tendance has been in North Scran-
ton.
Misses Decker Keefer Hawley. Mil
lot and HardenberG worked on regu
lar duty during the entire year, and
Samuel human as janitor AIissf 8
Pcttlgrew and Salmon assisted at
times on extra service; and Miss
jeanette Craven as regular substitute
for several months, until overcome by
serious illness.
The reports of the committees on Ii
brary, building and grounds ana IL
nance are also included in the report
\ notable Improvement made was in
the recent TRANSFERRING of the refer
ence and reading departments 10 the
second floor, where the large lecture
room makes n splendid apartment foI
these combined