The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-12

tion-How tho Delivery System Was
 Stnrted-Report Shows That 22,755
 Books Are in the Librnry--Mem ber-
 ship of 5O9.
 William A. Borden, the librarian of the Young Mems Institute, has submit ted his annual report and it is a very interesting one. It shows an increase in the circulation of books, which has been going on during the past few years and gives an interesting account of the forming of the delivery system in the institution.
 The report for the year ending Sep tember 30 is as follows: To the members of the Young Mems In-
 stitute:
 Gentlemen-I have the honor to pre- sent the following report of the progress of the library during the year just ended; and in doing so I am happy to be able to say that the general in- crease in both the membership and cir culation of books that has been going on for the past two years, is still in evidence and that everything points to continuing prosperity for the future
 MEMBERSHIP.
 The membership of the Institute is now 509, an increase over that of last year although during the year we have dropped from the rolls the names of several life members no longer resi- dents of the city. This membership is made up of 20 life members, 42 com plimentary members and AT annual and certificate members.
 CIRCULATION.
 Although the circulation in my last report was the largest the Institute has ever had, that for the year just ended exceeds it by 1,568, making our present circulation 46 59O This circulation may be roughly divided as follows
 Juvenile books 3,204, about per cent. Science and arts 1901, about per cent
 Fine art 1012, about ? per cent.
 General literature 2,465, about per cent.
 Fiction 3O,149 about GA per cent.
 Historical science 2,S25, about 6 per cent.
 Magazines 4,997, about il per cent. The exact circulation from the va.ri- ous subject sub divisions of the library | is as follows:
 General works 8.
 Juvenile works 3,204.
 Philosophy 233.
 Religion 400.
 Social science 341.
 Technology 215.
 Amusements 229.
 Science 512.
 Art 524.
 M11sic 4S2
 General literature 697
 English literature, general works 1.191
 English poetry 314
 English drama 263
 English fiction 30,149
 Travel 676
 Biography 1,219.
 General history ISL
 Oriental history IFS.
 European history 226.
 American history 395.
 Magazines 4,997.
 BOOKS.
 The number of books now on our shelves Is as follows:
 Regular library 22755
 Special loan library IA. Delivery library 136. | the delivery library, may be unfamiliar to many of our new members and may need some explanation. The idea of de- livering to our members, instead of making them come to the library, Is by no means new. The subject was dis cussed in our board of directors ten , years ago. but it was thought at that time that there would not be a suffi- , cient demand to warrant the expense. Last winter the Book Lovers Library, of Philadelphia, started to deliver books In New Haven and the number of sub ( scribers they obtained showed us that | there was demand for that sort of 7 thing and we determined to enter the field as well. I It seemed to us that the delivery of t books in and about New Haven, C whether the books were new or stand ! ard was business that naturally be- ! onged to us and not to an outsider, | as we were not a money e making institution and the other was. e We therefore prepared and issued cir f ,ulars offering to do everything the n