Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19

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have the honor to present the fifth annual report
of the Salem Public Library under the administration of
the city for the year ending December 31st, 1915.
ADDITIONS.
This year has greater number of books added
to the library than any previous year. 786 adult books
were added ed 10 adult pamphlets, 343 juvenile books
total OF 1139 books and pamphlets Of these books GA
were purchased 81 added by binding, 43 had not
been previously shelf listed and rs were gifts
With the wear and tear on the books many of them
have worn out and been withdrawn from the shelves
This last year 333 adult books have been withdrawn 269
juvenile books adult pamphlets and juvenile pamphlets
total of 612 pieces Deductng these Withdrawals from
our total additions, 1889 gives net gain for the
The library now has S987 adult books, 158 adult
pamphlets 1855 juvenile books and 81 juvenile pamphlets
total of 11472. With estimated population of
1000 this gives 62 volumes per capita.
The aim of this library is to have good live, up
todate collection of books 1t hoped that sometime the
library will have 10000 volumes and have every one of
Statistics of additions by classes and by month are
appended to this report.
BINDING AND MENDING
81 volumes of the current magazines have been bound
and added to the reference collection of bound magazines
226 books have been rebound and approximately 1900
mended at the library.
CIRCULATION
In the matter of circulation this year has broken all
previous records of the library total of 53OO8 books has
year and 1899 than 1913 which was the highest
year Estimating the population of Salem at 1900 this
percentage of juvenile fiction 62 which is better than
the adult department.
These statistics include only books issued from the
library. 1t must be remembered that thru the School
Department the library has class libraries i'll every
public school thru out the city and travelling libra
res in addition when the teacher wishes Therefore the
children get great many of their books from the schools
and of the children who live farhest from the library
get most OF their books this way The circulation from
the grade schools for the school wear ending June 1915
was 1918 and from the High School library 0441 making
the total circulation of books in Salem 8276 increase
of 1926 last year. Statistics of circulation by month
and by class are appended to this report
While is gratifying to report such circulation it
realized that the usefulness Of the library not be
estimated by circulation alone One of the most important
functions of the library is looking up information for peo
pie and the requests for help along this line have been
very many
REGISTRATION
There has been a corresponding increase in the reg
istraton of readers also During the year 1903 adults
have registered 4a4 children and IA county readers
making total of 1856 total of 211 readers have been
withdrawn having moved away etc. of these TIA were
adults and 81 juvenile. There in force now $3.50
borrowers cards, 4712 of these being adult 1924 juvenile
and IA county.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
This is the fourth year of the operation of the school
gives circulation of 81 per capita and with 11472 books
in the library average circulation of 46 per volume
1915 has also the record of books issued any
one day broken jumping from 389, which record
tabshed in 1914, to 4O8 which is the present record
December 4th 1915
For the adults 8462 class books were issued, 7O6
magazines and 28168 books of fiction. This makes the
percentage of adult fiction circulated 75 This remains
exactly the same as last year which shows that the in
crease mas been IN both class books and fiction However
is felt that IS cent is high Portland reports only
489 per cent fiction and Seattle 608 per cent
In the juvenile department 1886 class books, 9687
fiction books issued, total of 1852 books The
libraries under the public library and from every stand
point the arrangement to be very satisfactory.
This happy cooperation gives the public library greater
opportunity for doing the regular library work with the
schools than would otherwise be possible The results
show that the department doing great amount of work
all thru the city.
The department now has 6091 books in the grades
2Ol3 in the High School total of 8044 and pamphlets
in the grades 1474 in the High School total of 1881 or
total of books and pamphlets 9525 In the grade schools
500 books added and 44 withdrawn and in the
High School $50 added and So withdrawn
The total circulation of the School Department was men
toned with the circulation statistics. Following is list
of the circulation by schools
Highland .-...-...-..-... ..~.-............ 37O5
Lincoln ...... BIT
Grant .....-..... .......-....-......-.. 2879
Park ..-.......-....-.. .-...--......... 1868
EnglewoOd .-....-..-...... 1922
Richmond .-......-....-... ................ 2191
Washington ......-.....-.-..-....... 1860
Garfield -.........-.... 591
High School ............-.. ............~. 1044I
Total .............-.. 29759
This is increase of 1910 over last year It will be
and