The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-09
STEADILY GROWS IN FAVOR
Comprehensive Annual Report Sub
mitted BY Librarian, Miss Col
Inns, to Trustees.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Miss Mabel Collins, librarian OF the
Parmly Billings Memorial library, to
the board OF trustees OF that institu-
ton, which held it's first meeting OF
the new library year, which began
December /. The report was the
third in the library's history and
really covered a period of Ia months,
including October and November OF
1903, in order to bring it up to the
close of the year just ended.
Following are excerpts from the re-
port:
Circulation.
The circulation department OF the
library has been open II hours every
day during the year, that is, every
day, except Sundays and legal Holt
days, with the exception of the months
of July and August, when it was op.Al
eight hours each day.
The number of books given out was
22,166 volumes, a monthly average OF
1853 volumes. The monthly average
last year was Lib volumes. The
largest daily circulation was ISL vol
umes, in March.
Reading Room.
The reading room has been open
every week day, except holidays, tor
IL hours a day, and Sunday afternoons
for four hours, except during the
months OF July and August, when it
was open eight hours weeks days, ana
Sunday afternoon as usual.
The current periodical list numbers
LAG. OF these 81 are subscriptions,
70 gifts of Montana periodicals, and
AZ are other gifts.
Borrowers Cards.
The number of borrowers enrolled
for the year is481. rhe total registra-
ton for the year is 1852. The total
number OF cards cancelled is 3Sl,
making 1,251 apparently nov in use.
Accessions.
The library now contains 1860 vOl.
umes. The number of volumes pur.
chased this year is AIS, while 2Ss
have been given, making a total OF
706 volumes for the year.
The roportion of each class added
is as follows: Philosophy and relig
ion, 16; biography, "A; history, ~;
geography and travels, 80; social sci
ences, 81; natural sciences, 80; use
full arts, 18; fine. arts, 20; language
and literature, 65; fiction, 1879; refer
ence books, lis; public documents
"a.
miscellaneous Statistics.
Number OF volumes bought. Ale
Number of volumes given..... 2Ss
Total number of volumes in Ii
brary +. . -. ........... 3,76s
Total number OF pamphlets in
library -. -. . -. $500. I,So'
Number of pamphlets added. 244
Number of borrowers cards
issued . -. -. .......... To-
Total cards issued during the
three wears :. =. .......... l,63;
Totals of cards cancelled ...... 49,
Number OF volumes lost or in
jured and paid for -. ...... Il
Number of volumes mended in
library ...... ............ 3,76.
Current periodicals = subscrip-
lions -. !. -. i. 5000. d
Gifts of Montana publishers -. z;
Other gifts :. . ......... A.
Total currently received ...... Ia
Loans for Home Use.
Philosophy and religion ....... ~
Biography -. -. -. ......... OIL
History 800. :. ........... l,O2;
Geography and travels ....... 55'
Social sciences ..... ....... ~
Natural sciences /. +. +. ....... 81
: Useful arts -. -. -. ...... 80
fine arUS -. -. ......... ~
Language and literature ..... 2,1S
Fiction -. -. -. -. .......lb,l6
TOTAL -. ... -. -. .......AA,lo
Financial Statement.
The report includes a complet
financial statement tor the IA month
that it covers. Warrants aggregatin
$2,93O.96 wrere drawn, representa-
the total cost of maintaining the !
brary, which includes new books pul
chased, salary OF librarian, fuel, ligh
etc.
Receipts.
Balance in fund, October,