The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-13
Annual Report Of Librarian Of ksokuk
Public Library Shows Biggest
Year In History Of In
stitution.
DAILY AVERAGE IS $50
Popularity Of Library ls Continuing
According to Report Made for
January Of This
Year.

The Keokuk public library issued
108, 500 books to It's patrons during
the year 1919. according to the report
of the librarian. Miss Mamie P. Full
. ton, made to the board last night.
This is the largest number OF books
issued by the library. Compared with
1918, when the number of books Is
sued was 1886, the increase is par
ticularly noticeable.
The library was open every day In
the year except legal holidays, Sun
days and two half days. A total OF
7os books was purchased for the
library. 247 for the rental collection
and 219 for the schools. The cost OF
books purchased was 81 ,2s2.SO. Eighty
more books were added to the Gramm
collection at a cost Of S1o9.6O. There
were al books donated.
Periodicals taken during the year
cost $17620 There were worn out
and discarded during the year 407
books. New cards to the number OF.
$40 were issued Desk erceipts OF
fines amount to $117.66. and receipts
from the rental collection were
s19O.55. Books withdrawn from the
rental collection and added to the
general collection number 1877.
The total number Of volumes on
hand December 81 was 26.433, with
1896 additions during the year, max
ing the total number OF books 1888,
less AS which were lost, missing or
burned because Of being in homes
where there was contagion. This
makes a total Of 1884 books.
$50 Books Per Day.
The daily average OF books issued
was $50. Thirty-eight per cent OF all
children's books were issued. and
sixty-eight per cent OF adult fiction
was taken out during the year. There
were 44G11 volumes of fiction taken
out by adults and 1876 by children
during the year. History was next
popular with the adults. 1908 volumes
taken. Literature, general works, So
GEOLOGY. general and fine arts. travel,
biography and religion followed in
| popularity among the older readers.
In the public schools total OF II
! O6s books were issued, with 1,122
| from the two parochial schools.
The January Summary.
The January, 1920. report OF the
librarian shows the popularity of the
library ia in no way on the wane. as
the first month in 1920 shows a gain
over January 1919. The report is
given here:
Number Of books isued to adults
in January, 1920. ......... .6,13S
Number Of books isued to adults
in January. 1919 ............. 6,16O
Number OF books issued to chill.
dren in January, 1920. ........ 3,O42
Number of books issued to chill
dren in January, 1919. $3.50 ,646
Number of books issued in the
public schools January, 1890. 1,293
Number Of books issued in the
public schools. January. 1919. 1,74s
Number Of books issued at st.
Mary's. January, 1920 ........ 100
Number of books issued at st.
Mary's, January, 1919 ........ 81
Number OF books issued at st.
Peters, January, 1920........ 81
Number of books issued at st.
Peters, January, 1919........ 81
The Financial Summary.
The financial report made by
Charles J. Smith, secretary, was pre-
scented last night The receipts are
S6,132.35. The total expenditures are
81 eos.9s. OF this amount. expendi
lures are itemized as follows:
% 900 or