Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-10-10
LIBRARY BOARD
WANTS MONEY
Claim Institution Is Entitled
to Larger Appropriation
Under State Law.
COURSE OF LECTURES
Ask for $500 Additional to
Carry Out Plans--Reso-
luton to Council.
COURSE OF LECTURES

Definite plans for a course of free
lectures, raising the salaries of the
librarian and janitor and the adop-
tion of resolution asking the AL
dermen for an additional appropria-
tfon of $500 were the principal mat
ters at the meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Che Public Library last
night. 1t was decided to have ten
lectures given in the auditorium of
the building beginning In November.
The course will consist of talks on
mechanical subjects, literary, do
mestic science and other subjects.
The $500 which the Aldermen will
be asked to appropriate Is to be used
in the lecture work. The salary of
the librarian, Miss Anna O. Shivers,
was raised from $75 to 1888 per
month, for the next twelve months,
after which the maximum salary of
800 will be given her. The jani-
tors salary was also raised s5 maxi
ing his salary now $50 a month.
Want Higher Appropriation.
The appropriation given the IL
brary yearly was also discussed At
the present time the Board of AL
dermen grant the trustees about
$4,000 yearly when the State Law
would give them the right to fight
for $500 per annum. The trus-
tees will endeavor to have this years
appropriation come up to the pro-
visions of the State law. The house
committee was instructed to confer
with John G. Donehue & Son rela-
tive to having an up-to-date curio
cabinet constructed in the building.
DIR. F. w. Kitchell told the board
that many interesting curios could
be collected If the library had a
suitable place to keep them. Bills
amounting to $242.74 were audited
and ordered paid. 1t was decided to
expend 500 for new books besides
an additional amount of $30.58
which was taken in by duplicate col
lection.
In order to arrange for the speak
ers for the lecture the board will
hold special meeting on October
l23. Miss Shivers has arranged to
send a representative of the local
institution to the convention which
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Report of Treasurer.
effvsE5 saE5aasnraru sG1A * Tor 4
balance in bank, s935.74. Deposits,
interest earned In bank, s1.56; Aug
ust 81, fines and reserves, 1882;
fines and reserves for September,
1912. Disbursements, salaries,
$500; lighting, 1910; library sup
plies, $3.50; janitor, 81; telephone,
$3.50; books, $11S.95. Total,
$336.s7.' Balance in bank, $634.97.
Librarians Report.
The librarians report Tor Septem-
ber is as follows: Total circulation,
1926; increase over September,
1910, 1,o42; largest daily, 323; in
crease, 81; smallest daily, lit; in
crease, ST; adult circulation, 3,015;
increase 678; adult circulation, fic
.tion, 2.439; increase, 555; adult
circulation, non fiction, SIC; in
crease, 1928; Juvenile circulation,
1928; increase, All; juvenile cir
culation, fiction, $50; increase, 326;
juvenile circulation, non fiction,
339; Increase 85; number OF bor-
rowers, 6,843; membership cards is
sued to adults, AZ; to Juveniles, %;
membership cards expired, 81; re-
newed, 81; delinquent notices sent
out, 66. reserve notice sent out, SO;
lost cards reported, 2; contagious
diseases reported, O; daily readers,
836; reference questions, SO; re-
port on books, no; volumes added,
e5; BY purchase, So; volumes re-
paired, rs; volumes discarded,
worn out, IL. Finances, fines,
$20.6S; reserves, $1.6S; lost cords,
10 cents; handed over to treasurer,
$17.51.