The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-04
PROPOSES new SYSTEM:
IN ANDERSON LIBRARY
INSTITUTION is NOW IN FINE
SHAPE
REPORT FOR YEAR
librarian Makes Suggestion of
Plan 70 Be. Followed ia Adding
Fiction to Library Stock
REPORT FOR YEAR

The public feels deep interest in
Anderson's library and therefore the
news that the past year has been sue
cessful for this Institution will be
the cause of considerable gratifica-
tion. Especially Is the reading pub
lie interested in the welfare of the
institution and the plans Of htti8 H.
brarian for the coming year, as con
tained in the following report, will be
read with interest.
To the Board of Trustees of the
Public Library Of Anderson:
have the pleasure OF presenting to
you the seventh annual report of the
Public Library. beginning May the
], 1913. and ending May. I. 1914.
During the year two hundred and
sixty five books have been added ito
the library. of this number one hun
dred and forty four are class and ref
erence books. the remaining one hun
dred and twenty one are efiildren's
books and novels.
AS the insurance policies on our
property for thre years had to be re.
newed this year we arc unable to add
as many books to the fiction and chill
dren's departments aB have been need
ed.
In the adult department eleven
thousand. one hundred and sixty-three
books have been circulated, of this
number one thousand. three hundred
and twenty three were class books.
In the children's department four
thousand. eight hundred and twenty
one books have been circulated, of
this number four thousand. three hun
dred and thirty seven were story
tooks. four hundred eighty four were
class books. The circulation of books
in both departments is fifteen thous
and. nine hundred and eighty-four.
three hundred and sixty three less
than last year
The library suhscribes to twenty
five magazines and periodicals, which
are very popular with the readers and
visitors to the library
We are indebted to the Greenville
Daily News and the Daily Intelligcn-
Ger for free subscription to, their
papers. ~ r. E''
The sum of $16s.62 of the city ap-
preparation has been expended for
fiction, children's books and periodi-
Gals. ,,.. III, ~,
The sum of s22i.Ss of the JOS IN N
Brown Library Support Fund has been
expended for class and reference
books. .ta,s,s .H,,,u,s.
The sum OF s55.s2, has been collec-
ted at the desk in fines and non resi-
dent membership foes
AS shown from the treasurehssu,re-
port we have expended only the sraall
sum OF $168.62 for ch!luren's books.
fiction and perlodicels:'I am e;also in
formed by the treasurer that the
the prospects for purchasing books
Tor these departments during the CON-
ing wear are not very good. Many
OF our members have read practically
All of the books in ;hess departments.
In view Of this condition or affairs, RI
recommend that a rent collection of
books consisting nhf, the latest and
best novels be- placed. In 4lie fiction .de,
parttn ut. ,AI,gS :, ,''ih':r. u: iae ~ rAry.
may borrow these books, by paying
some designated amount each day
that the book Is borrowed. This rlan
has been adopted I'm many Of the Car
negie Libraries in other places and
has worked very satisfactorily. In
making this recommendation rea-
lize that something will have to be
done to- keep the fiction department
up to It's past standard. The refer
ence department is amply supplied
by the income from the JOS. ". Brown
Endowment Fund, which under the en11
dowment can not te used for fiction.
1t the board can dexise another meth
cd which would be better than the one
1 have suggested will be glad to CO.
operate with you In carrying 1t intol
effect. \
Respectfully submitted.
Susan Nj. Geiger, Librarian.