Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-16
MOVIES AFFECT LIBRARY USAGE
Otis Library Report Shows Its Experience Comedies With Others-Large Decrease in Issue of Books of Fiction President Aikens Report Pays Tribute to Jonathan TrumbuPs Twenty Years of Service.

The annual report of the Otis h- brary has just been issued in printed form.
 The circulation as a whole is shown not to have reached that last year and report of this fact is accompanied by the observation that moving picture attractions account for this in part and in this experience the Otis library is at one with similar effects noted elsewhere
 From last year there has been de- crease in issue of books of fiction for young people of 3,236. From this it might be inferred that the public sat isf1es it's appetite for fiction through moving pictures now more than through books
 In the report of the acting librarian Miss Imogene A. Cash the following shows the variations in the issues of books of each class during the year, as compared with the previous year: Ficion, decrease 5.130: biography, in crease 6S: travel, etc, increase gro; history decrease 13; literature, de- crease 393; fine arts, decrease 33; use ful arts. decrease 3S; science, decrease 3S; philology, decrease 3; sociology, increase AS; religion, increase 62; phil osophy, decrease 49; magazines, etc, decrease 29; fiction for young people,
 
 people, decrease 1,771: books in foreign languages, decrease, 254; total de- crease 11,087; increase, 84S; net de- crease 10,239
 The following is a classified list of books added during the year: Fiction for grown people 633, biography 76, travel, geography, etc. 102, history 50, literature 84, fine arts 47, useful arts 46, science 20, philology 3. sociology 86, religion B, philosophy 21. magazines and miscellany ,, fiction for young people 131, other books for young peo- pie 72, books in foreign languages 57; total, 1,527
 During the past year many repairs have been made, walls and ceilings painted, new plumbing put in, bub- ble drinking fountain installed. Many worn and dilapidated books, which crowded the shelves have been dis carded to make room for new pur- chases and this wedding has saved the expense of new stacks. About 3,5OO government publications, the accumu- lation of many years, have been with drawn and are ready to be sent back to Washington. We. solicit suggestions from our readers as to the purchase of books.
 During the summer we added more Polish and French books to our col lection, also several in Swedish lan- guage. We continue our efforts to in l6T0SL our 1OfelSn- dhIIlS ISSlhSAlIS- As a rule their children read the Eng fish, and prefer class books to fiction, American history being given the pref erence. Our circulation as a whole has not reached that of last year. This is somewhat accounted for by the great attractions of the moving picture shows in our three public amusement resorts every afternoon and evening Correspondence with the state libra rian at Hartford and with the chair man of the free public library com mission of the state of Massachusetts shows similar results elsewhere.
 The cooperative bulletin of the Otis and Peck libraries has been is- sued monthly with the exception ot November, July and August. Lists have been printed on mechanical sub ects-engineering, painting. plumb ing, etc.-and sent to the shops and different places where we hope to reach those interested in the subjects, and win more readers
 Many thanks are due to the press for their kindness in printing lists of books and literary notices. also for the presentation of bound volumes ot their papers each year.