The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-13
THE STANDARD
LIBRARY BOARD
MAKES REPOR I

INAhGS REYUk !
The board of directors of the Car
negie library yesterday submitted It's
annual report OF the conditions of the
institution. The report Is very graft
fying, inasmuch as /. SHOWS an In
crease In the reading population OF the
city.
A deficit Is reported in the finances
of the library. which is an annual oc-
currence 1t is explained by the board
as being the case because of what re-
mains Of the Indebtedness originally
created owing to the necessity Of fur
niShing the library and providing
proper quarters therein for the Janitor,
which, though they were clearly per
manent Improvements, have had TO be
paid gradually out OF the yearly main
tenance fund, that being the only fund
available. The report SAYS further:
"The utmost economy has been ex-
ercised in the disbursement Of the
funds and outside OF the salaries of tho
librarian and her assistants and tae
janitor. only $1,000 has been expended
for all OF the running expenses of the
library, so that the amount of the de-
ficit this year is S29920, as against
s6l554 last year However, the total
of the bills payable on June l OF this
year Is S2l3.02. as against S91,10 on
June / of last year.
Our financial statement SHOWS only
SEQ So expended for books, $50 of this
amount being one-half of the purchase
price Of the Americana, so that. eX-
cept for the fact that the librarian has
purchased books with the money col
lected by her for fines on overdue
books and for rental of books, scarcely
any new volumes would have been ad-
ded to the library during the past
year, There is even a lnck of shelly
ing upon which TO place the books
which the librarian has been able to
purchase in this way
During the past year the librarian
and her assistants have taken up the
work of repairing all the books they
possibly can with the limited facilities
at their disposal and have thus pre-
vented the withdrawal from circula-
ton OF a large number of volumes
1T is to be earnestly hoped that
your honorable body will see your way
clear in the near future either TO make
another special donation for the pur-
chase OF books and shelving, or else
that You Will increase the tax levy TO
such an extent that we will at least
be able to pay off the old outstanding
Indebtedness heretofore deferred TO
and thus be enabled at least 10 spend
that amount, which is now consumed
for interest. in the purchase of books
and shelving
Notwithstanding our financial diff
culties. the library has made substan-
tial progress during the past year. We
beg leave to call your attention to the
report Of the librarian hereto attached,
which shows the educational work
done by the library during the past
year and the donations made thereto.
and we beg leave TO also call Your
to schedule b hereto at
tached, which shows In detail to whom
the money disbursed during the year
was paid.
Finally. we would most respect
fully invite you as body, or in your
individual capacities, to visit the H.
brary. and if yo do so, we are salts
fed that you will become convinced
of It's great need for more books and
more adequate receptaclcs for them"
Report of Board of Directors of the
Carnegie Free Library.
ogden, Utah. June I. 1909.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of Ogden CITY Council
Gentlemen: AS required by law, the
board of directors of the Carnegie free
library makes the following report of
the condition of its trusts on the first
day of June. 1909
Library Statistics.
Number of books in library at be-
ginning of fiscal year .,,s,,.. .G.052
Number of periodicals In library SO
Number of volumes added during
the year:
BY purchase .....,,,,,, 363
BY gilt .s---.s........, IS
Magazines bound . 30 SCI
Number of periodicals and vol
umes lost or missing:
Books condemned ,.... 1876
Books lost by borrowers 80
(Of this number twenty
were paid forJ
Books missing ......... "a 2G9
Actual number Of volumes In Ii
brary June |. 1909 ,........ .31i
Total circulation of library during
hScal year ..,..... ........., ~, 191
Percentage of fiction .,.s..,.,.. "A
Financial Statement.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand June l, 1905 S 45322
September %, 190S-Note In
favor OF ogden State bank $4,000
January, 19O9-TaX levy 8 SIS &c