Evening journal., 1903-04-22
TAYLOR CHOSEN
PRESIDENT AGAIN
CONTINUED From First Page),

| the choice OF editions in this heid.much
assistance has been gained from the
Hist OF the now famous standard Ia
lbrary" of the Providence fuDhc La
lbrary. our policy Of buying n large
II proportion of the standard works OF
i literature is the same as that pursued
nv MANY other libraries. One reason |
: for such a policy Is that the operation
Of the net price system, as adopted by
the American Publishers Association
bae 90 raised the prices of new books /
las practically to prohibit the purchase
lof anv except those that are impera- |
lively needed. The book fund has been |
4 expended where best returns could be
lobtalned. that is to q great extent on |
g older literature bought from auction, |
= eacond hand. and remainder catalogues
I and by importation. In this way the
, library has been permanently mn
proved The large increase I'm circu-
llation shows that the library has not
suffered in popularity by the adoption
q Of this policy.
Pamphlets and Inventory.
The library has received during the
year 1927 pamphlets all by gift. Many
4 of these have been catalogued and ad-
= ded 70 the resources OF the library.
n special effort has been made TO Sc
z and the reports of local charitable and
a social institutions and societies. II
! seems fitting that this material gener-
~ ally so little priced at the time OF its
sr publication. but frequently so impor-
pr tant for reference. should be collected
2, In this library. Most public officers and
r,,l secretaries OF societies have responded
le to requests for these reports, appre-
nd ciating the value OF having them filed
!. here. IL would be gratifying II those
he in charge OF the distribution of such
n reports would recognize the expediency
'es lof placing them here ana would send
M, them voluntarily
,r- During the year a careful inventory
ne OF all classes of books exclusive OF
his fiction and juvenile works) has beer
~ made by comparison between the shel
a hist and the books on the shelves o.
he charging cards. When It is consid
cred that not since the library becam
9rs free has an inventory been made. tn
figures of $50 books for adult reader
not accounted for will not seem higf
=. From time to time an effort has bee
- made TO find the books unaccounted 70
and each search brings some OF ther
ior. to light 1t is likely, however, tina
ag- some OF them are lost beyond recover
m and viii have to be so changed in ou
,tg Accession book. Such losses are IN
we evitable I'm library having ope
lss. Shelves but are not excessive whe
81 the smaller expense Of administrato
- with open access is taken into consic
lots Grafton There has been no opportur
eip ity to make an inventory Of the fictio
m since the recataloging of that cla'
has been finished II has been four
l,vyo necessary to make a separate shelf III
AZ for the school duplicates. When thi
Ia done an inventory Of Juvenile worl
will be made.
il to a table, not heretofore given in OF
OAK library reports, is presented in Il
s,s present report. In table G the cost
WI additions by classes is given. ri
. discrepancy between the total expei
ditures for books. as given i'm this tab
~ ana the same total presented i'm Il
the treasurer's report, is accounted for
p the fact that some books were pu
'prii chased and paid for in the year 100
lock '02, but not accessioned until the YET
% under review.
hi, Registration Statistics.
all During the year 1852 new carr
nee have been issued to borrowers,
e"'- which 1s4 were for the Rockfo
1t. branch. The net registration at Il
let close Of the previous year was 1891
= After deducting cancelled and expire
cards C606) the cards in force at Il
end OF this year number 22,227.
- this number 93f are held by persol
not residents of Wilmington, an ii
crease of 222. There have been but 1
special cards issued TO teachers, II
n stead OF ISIS, the previous year. NJ
&O public school pupils holding car
number 9.739 in place Of 7.166 the ye
lbli- before-a gain Of 1873. This increa
OF borrowers among pupils has be-
largely brought about by the existen
. of the circulating system in q
schools. In order TO tie the children
Gil, the library as well as to make the
feel their responsibility for books bo
rowed, teachers are urged (though n
required) to induce children TO ma
out borrowers applications and ha
them signed by parents. When pareu
- are unwilling TO become responsib
ibli- teachers are asked to sign the blanl
though the library never enforces
penalty from a teacher in case boo
are lost or damaged by pupils.
Home Circulation.
The total number Of volumes circ
lated for home use was 226,11l, a "a
IGu OF 22.22l. From the central library {
circulation was 200Oi2 as agar
Nc i9SO66 FOR the previous year. and Is
676 FOR the first year OF the admin
. tration as a free library. The cent
library was open 311 days with a da
average circulation OF Gas. The D,
on sDass sssee Of Of adult ps sSn ss o% Sya4sGa s,
er OF 1886.
my BEGINNING with January / the
on or brary subscribed for the so-called cl
Re- service Of the Tabard Inn Libra
which is conducted by the Booklovl
Library With this service the librs
has secured a handsome revolvi
bookcase containing 125 volumes of
latest popular works. These boo
have been made free to all holders
library cards. once a month the
brary may exchange all or any part
aF. these books for others in greater
u,nnd The Trahar1 Tn,, hoot-r b,,.,