The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-08

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the library attendants served 35, l52 books
S in the big reading-room. In the year
1910 n, lis books were served, repre-
senting an increase OF more than 100
per cent In 1aG3-0i, the total daily at
] tendance at the library was I7.72 per-
> sons During the past year these figures
have sWelled to 123. m Increase OF over
10 Y per cent.&The monthly average OF
attendance. including evenings, in 19d3-A
"as LII, the daily average, 81 In 1885, u5
the monthly average was 4,i32, the daily
IT, Ms
Large Nightly Attendance.
But perhaps the most remarkable evil
dence OF the growing popularity OF the
library is shown by the great increase
In night attendance. which has been go
ing on during the past two or three
\. years. IT was not SO long ago that the
library officials recommended that the
h night opening OF the rending-room be dis
continued. By reason sQt the fact. that the
attendance sfoweT< an avcrag e1 81 less
than one person per night Even Mt the
time OF making the last report. this con,
dttion had undergone remarkable
change. During the year ending Novcm-
Z Der ]. 1901. the#Teading room was open at
night Tor only two months; but during
this time some 1so0 people, occupied
with other duties during the day, had
saa,,a Iast.,.a ~ y me opportunity 10
iihrar,, i'is hours 'u1rs IN The
,andanco = !. . shtiy at
In loo4-lS5 the figures show total night
$ attendance OF 1905 persons, or an aver
age or forty TO forty-nve. The steady
growth indicated, without exceptIon no
al thcso figures can only mean tina 1 Inc
,,aa,,,, i. ~ 80 ~ - uoi'hhg more Fand more
raad;n,, s,upp'y we actual needs OF the
-; : et = -, -. pu one one
the library has been consist eR e n wh sx
LANDING rs usefulness is i'm the relatively
.ioSe1 ,nela OF the travelling library. The
iaa, Ne Ina - not however.a new
:, =. 81 h s1 report shows that
=, .,aa lec ase the attention OF libra
ZOO 81. - one sulse or another. since
,,ra iss !. - only lately that this fea-
tn,eora ',s so.'e - form anything like nm
Virginia = thra ~ zig library system The
nj. : M library Is now using the idea
MN MN ma1ked success. extend library ia
liz, ~ - sinai Towns aud rural dis /
f L.'sas " ,hllccn would otherwise be entirely
s'.l a. ~ - 81 mem a careful selection
-, l, ~ DOORS comprising standard works
~ ,.'.stotS' nloRraphy. beles-letters and
:, ~, - without charge, to
secured guarantee that the library viii
pe secured against Injury or loss Of
books The shipment, which is ha,,ed
without charge by the RAILWAYS 1u NV
Guiding also a good book. case a. nd Z ,,, IN
lpture catalogue outfit. Under a perfect
operation of the system. lhe "a m nu,nIt.
Is permitted 10 hold The lima ~ for
period Of saw thraa r,nn,h., !9r
replaced by an lnterchanro w y :, ns nnl = Is
.library-holding comm unity n this o nv.
each district. without expenae en nan way
supplied with good readine (, :, 80, ,nn pe
an indefinite time ''''s 'i ~ Tor
supplies Each Country.
with nve thous,ns
this way eacli coin, 1, Yo WINES, used IN
sunn,ed ,yi,b a"u nv J., ~ virginia can be
1brarv ' IL I'm thesa o UNANIMOUSLY changing
terlY tbe svstnn, ~ ~, i ~ changed quar-
effect or n,,ttina % ~, su nave q virtual
into the hands 81 W. W., xolumes annually
volumes wai, !. - ~ N,aslnla people Fifty
give Hread = m a,tan ~ any county would
Tor tho IN 8 aI iat.sf 20 some GEO people.
4 he slate nstt,,,n or travelling libraries.
) - ra,,, t,vh .iI'. mas made It q rule
ynr r,s Wpms upon books given for this
d hjs direct ui iou ~, and It's movements in
th,r,, =, |