Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-14
LIBRARY MAY
HAVE BRANCH
AT SCHOOL 8
Plans Discussed by Board
Of Trustees Last Night
Would be Benefit.
ADD TO CIRCULATION
Committee and Librarian 70
investigate Reports ShoM
Increase Minor Repairs.

A branch Of the Public Bi5@vy
may be established in public school
No. for the benefit of residents of
the western and northwestern IsFfs
of the city. The Board of Trus es
of the Public Library took up he
subject last night and discussed it
at length. II was generally agaeed
that such move would be bsNefl-
cial and would probably add u the
circulation of books The plan Niil
most likely be tried and II L Is
found to work well 1t will be con-
tinued. The house committee aiad
the librarian were instructed tn izI
vestigate and inquire into the
ject. A report of their Invests
tions will most likely be rendered at
the next meeting OF the Boaga og
Trustees.
Open Certain Hours.
1t Is proposed to have the branch
open certain hours on certain days
each week. Assistants In the library
will go there at designated heirs
and distribute books for circuias ioa
as demand Is made for them In
that way adults and children faay
go to school No. and secure b30ka
without walking down to the library
building In jefferson street The
branch may be open certain hoers
on one or two, or perhaps three days
a week.
IL the scheme can be handled com
veniently and with little exppnse
branches might be established Ia
some OF the other public schools
One for school No. at Maures yas
mentioned last night.
Increase in Circulation.
There was substantial increase
in circulation In the library the ast
month over the corresponding NINTH
of last year according to the lthfar-
ian,s report During the month
eighty new books were added 10 fhe
Institution. The subject OF few
minor repairs on the library build
ing was taken UP for dispos OH
Some exterior painting may be ds5ae,
librarians Report.
The librarian report for 0eta ber,
IN part, follows: Total eirpltlasion
October, 1911, 5,052 October, I xis
l4.262, incraaae. Z 90 Largest d1l3y
circulation October, igfI. S52 Sle-
tober. 1910. 264; Increase. 81
Smallest daily cfrcufatiens# eaas xs,,aals Il
1911. 125; October, ta19s 10i; la
crease, "a Adult circulation Geto-
ber, 1911, 1857; October, ls4n
lz,s7l; increase, 4S6. Juvenile cii'-
culation fiction October, 1911 -
1895; October, 1910, 1881; increase,
c04 Juvenile circulation non lic-
tion October. 1911, 492; Ocseber,
1910, 482; increase, 10. Total ntna-
Der of borrowers, 6,001; member
shin cards issued. 58. ccnJagiolls
disease cases reported. O. Daily
readers in reading room, 1887 ref
|erence questions asked, So Nusa5ar
of volumes added. so; BY purchase.
l75; by gift. s; volumes discard Sd,
o.; volumes lost and paid for 3 &
Fines collected, $500; reserves
1910; lost cards, 80 cents: receipts.
$1,000; expenditures, $3.50; bai-
ance handed to treasurer, $14TA
| Report of Treasurer.
The report OF the treasurer for
October follows: Balance ia bank
September 25. s6S4a7: Interest
from bank August, so ~. interest
from bank September, 1888. fines
and reserves, $17.51; duplicate pay.
three months, S3G.58, total, y6S5s-
Isl. Disbursements Salaries, $685.
SO; telephone, $3.50: ianitor's sup
plies, $1.28; library supplies. 81
cents; lighting, $1S.70; periodicals
$122.05: books, $8S37; total.
$431,S7; balance on hand NoSatn
ber /, $253.64.