Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
Librarians Report.

| The year Just closed has Witnessed
an increase in the use of the library
and interest in it, and in the eireula-
| tion of books The number of books
| in the library, Jan. l, 1872 is 10,54S.
Number added during the. year. 542.
Which is considerably in excess of the
number purchased the preceding
| year.
The library has received by gift IS
volumes; six volumes were discarded
being worn out and impossible u re-
place: eight books were lost in cir
culation and two or three are known
to have disappeared from the shelves
Two volumes We're burned by order
of the health officer; 166 books We're
purchased to replace Worn-out copies
and a duplicate volumes of popular
fiction, to supply the demand; III
books were rebound and made as good
as new.
The mending of books is no small
part of the work of the library Every
] day. loose leaves must be pasted in
and clean labels pasted on 10 give
them q presentable appearance. No
account has been kept of the number
thus repaired.
New sets of the works Of Wfkie
Collins. Charles Dickens, George
Meredith and Anthony Trollope have
improved the appearance of the
shelves. y duplicate set of Appleton.s
Encyclopedia and six volumes of
Hugh Millers works We're donated to
the Winslow library and thankfully
received. Application slips to the
number of 32S were given out, many
Of the applicants being scholars. one
hundred and sixteen dollars and seven
cents was collected for fines on over
due books.
The circulation of books for home
reading is presented in detail: Cen
eral works, 8; philosophy, 10; relig
ion 70; sociology, 1893; philologY, Z;
! science, 304; useful arts, 1875; fine arts,
23S, literature 494; history, ais; biog-
raphy, 352; travel, 5s7; fiction, 2Si69l;
total circulation for the year, q 355.
which is an increase of 1435 over the
year 1910 The number of books in
circulation, Jan. l, is $50. Statistics
of largest and smallest days work
have no real value, but are inserted
merely for their curious interest. The
largest day was Saturday, Nov. %,
when 312 books We're issued and the
smallest day was July 5, when but 25
were given out. The average daily cir
cuIation was no.
Gifts of books have been received
from the following persons: In the
Maine Woods, G. S. Knowlton, Ban
ger; History of the Telephone, Me
Clure Co, Chicago; Hugh Miller's
Works, Caro- Hamlen, Augusta Stone
Genealogy, d. C. Stone, Dorchester:
Short Themes, Arthur Mason. New
York Life of James a. Garfield,
friend: Man and the Rose, DR.. y. 7.
Sehuman. Gardiner: Tilson Genealogy.
b. S. Rowe, Boston; History of
Wales. Sarah w. Woart, Portland;
Cupid Intelligent, Julia a. Balbaeh,
Begnardsville, n Y.
The Union Signal is contributed by
Mr.. HClway. The National Geograph
ic Magazine and Current Literature
were added to the magazine list and
Il periodicals are now regularly re-
eeived for use in the reading room.
Websters New International Die
ticnary and the Encyclopedia Brit
tanica of % volumes were important
additions to the reference department.
The Kennebec Journal has given
publicity TO the library by publishing
isis of new books, inserting notices
and bits of current news.