Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-14
REp0RT 0E
LIBRARIAN
Eleventh Annual Resume
Shows Need for ApprOpria-
tiOn for Juvenile Depart
sment; 600 New Readers.

The eleventh annuai report OF the
librarian OF the Albuquerque public
library Is very interesting. The re-
port. covering the period from May
i9li to April 1919. follows:
TO Members Of the Library Board, =.
ladies and Gentiemen.--
/ have the honor to present the
eleventh annual report Of the Albu-
Qucrque public library. no great
changes have taken place IN the pg st
year. The occupation OF the shird
floor Of tho library building BY the
eighth grade Of the public school. has
added youth and life az the expense
OF staid quietness that formerly
prevailed. But there has not been
single complaint from frequenters OF
the library, so the invasion Of the
children has not been detrimental.
The general repairs to the building,
especially the use of tho furnace, for
heating, have added greatly 70 tho
comfort OF tho library rooms.
After making deduction for losses,
discarded books, al Withdrawals.
from whatever cause, last years re-
port showed the number OF volumes
in the library 20 have been 6,la3. ex-
elusive OF government documents.
since then 1853 volumes have been adj
ded. OF these, sos have been pur-
chased from the general fund. l2s
from the library income and 235
have heen Eifts. DURING the year e6
volumes have becn Withdrawn from
the shelves. 1fS volumes worn out,
SO have been lost (ie paid for), 3
were destroyed. having been IN homes
where there wes scarlet fever. and IS
have disappeared. Among the MISS
ing books Is Thorpe's industrial
Chemistry" the only one of real
value Therefore, though the access
sion book records 7,3T0 volumes, the
actual number available az present ~
1855 and adding to thia number 1000
for governments documents, the "
brary contains 1855 volumes. The
net gain for the year being 500.
Among the additions especially 10 be
noted are the reference books. viz;
The Catholic Encyclopedia volumes
OF tho International Yearbook, bring
ing our general encyclopedia up TO
date; late Atlas; index 10 Poetry,
ana several useful ANIMALS. who's
Who," "Ssatesmau's Yearbook, etc.
The number of volumes issued Tor
home use was SO,Gs4, a gain % i.ss2
over last year. For adult readers
the number was 1850 and for child
rem 6,675. The delivery station es-
tablshed at Mr. Metcaits office has
proven r convenience for many pro-
pie IN that part Of town far removed
from the library. No record Of books
uscd IN the library has been kept
neither can statistics show the use
fnlness OF purely reference works. The
work for the schools the clubs ana
the seeker for /. .nrmation canno' 90
measured.
SIX hundred nov readers have been
teglstcrod TVS Is the approximate
number, Tor lung afo there was 9 mis-
take Ia numhering, loay'ag several
hundred numbers unused and this
gap has been ulied tso pest year. con
aouuentiy Tho numbers have not fol-
lowed Ia REGULAR order.
The greatest need, ag present, Is an
appropriation for the Juvenile depart
nent. The best books are very badly
worn, tho renewal az These aud the
addition OF some new ones are greatly
desired. before the summer vacation
whom the children have tho Jest OPP
portunity for using the library.
Tho periodical iisl remains about
the same aa former years. The do.
nations arc more numerous and are
as follows Albuquerque MORNING
Journal. Albuquerque Evening Herald
New Mexico state Democrat Glow,
journal. Christian Science Journal,
Christian Science sentinel, Mexican
Mining Journal. Pacific Unitarian
Church Progress, Missionary Review
Union signal, Young Crusader, or
chard and Farm, Woman's Review
Woman's National Weekly.
Appended to this Is finnncia
statement OF an money received at tns
library.
Respectfully yours,
NELL AZ. WETTER.
Librarian