New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
Bri.tol Me,,e
BRISTOL BECOMING
 LITERARY CENTER

iN,o7s Volumes Crcdltad q lhru! During Yar INCREASE OF 2 PER GENT Red Nea IastaN OGipsss Toaight- Fedcsal Hin Schonl Meeting - -Dcath of IAwrcncc |. Ke1iy-Rris-
 toa Trsst Go. Selects Dsrectoss. During the pest year the total cir culation of books ct the public library was l7o.o7s volumes. accord ing to the annual report of Librarian Charles L. Wooding submitted at Q meeting Of the board of library di- rectors last night. This is an in- crease of 15,086 or almost nine per cent. Based on an estimated pop ulation of :s,ooo. there were ap- proximately six books issued at the library per capita.
 The figures presented by Mir. Wooding indicated that the chil- dren's room showed the largest in. crease. 7.'9G more books having been issued during 1927 than during the previous year. The increase in circulation in the adult department was e.0:7 volumes. Gt the Forestville branch 307. the Endee branch 4S6 and 3ss at the rural schools. T.S branches maintained in the graded schools showed . loss of :65. The circulation for the year was classified as follows: Fiction. 1.s.- t7o; bibliosraphy. s7; philosophy, $50; religion. l.isl; sociology. <,1:s; philology. 2ss: natural science. 4.5ls; useful arts. :,s71: fne arts. s.osl: literature s,7S7: history, 5,sss; travel and description. 5.S0.; biography. 3,'ol; magazines, 1915.
 Inventory Figures
 The library property of the city Of Bristol is valued at $lsa ss:.:e in MT. Weddings report. sl:7.Si5.00 of this amount in the inyertorie,l value of the library plant. equip ment and beoxs and S55,tS7.:s is the market value of securities held by the Library Fund. xrown as the Root hequest.
 The receipts during the year to- taled Si.o7s.s7, most of which was for fines for overdue books
 Operating Cost
 The cost of operating the library for the year was tlS.s37.5s. The appropriation in the city's budget was 317.oSs.ss. leaving an unexpend- cd balance of S34s.s.. This saving was affected ip spite of the large increase In circulation.
 Figures prepared by the American Library association indicate that proper service cannot be rendered for lees than one dollar per capita The per capita income of all librar- ies located in 33 cities Of the United States having :00,o00 or more in' habitants varied from ::.1 cents fir Columbus to 3I.:7 in Cleveland. The per capita income of the local If. brary for the past year was 6o.l cents.
 B0d1ks Donated
 During the year the following donated books to the library: Anony. nous, :: Mrs. Cordelia Y. Barnes 70; Hasog Bogigian. l: Estate oi Clara Leo Bowman, l1s: Bristol Lumber company. !; Connecticut stats Gsant, 37: Connecticut State documents, 1s; William ". Cook. l; William A. Dunbar. l: Edison Port land Cement company, l: MT. and Mrs. Peter Gallant. 1s: James l. Hill, T.: J. w. Howell and Henry Schroeder. ]: Japan society, l: Misa Annie NJ. Johnson. 1; Judson Press |: Katherine Gaylord Chapter. D. A R., 9; C. s. Leavenworth, ]: Thomas E. Martin. l: Fred Rafferty, 1: Mrs Adelaide Reid. l; Harold Reid. 1> Scranton Lace company 1: E. H. Simmons, 1; Mrs. Helen R. Smith, :1: United States Documents. II; Dr. F. H. Williams. 9.
 During the year 50 volumes were found for the first time at an aver aes cost of $l.2s: 1.643 volumes were rebound at an average cost of S5 cents with an average circulation before binding of 35h. 2.376 vol , umeS were cleaned or recased and sheliacked at the library at an av- craze cost Of s61a cents for labor and material.
 At the end of the year there were 5i.4sl volumes in the library. l.. Is3 volumes were added during the year and 2,013 were withdrawn. Hbsary StsG
 The present staff of the librar, and the date of appointment is al follows: Charles l.. Woeding. librar. ina. 1882: Mrs. Helen K. Smith I1s7o; Miss Celia Critchley. 1920; Miss Blythe Gordon. 1s:4: Miss Elizabeth Stotz, 1925; Miss Henriet. ta Castle, 1927: Edgar s. Soule 1921: Mrs. Gertrude Tribble (librar' ian at Forestviilc branch) 1905: Miss Mamre 4. Bunnell. tassistant librsr. ian at Forestville branch) 1909; Mrs. Joseph P. Wilson librarian Endee Manor branch) 1927. Members of tho board of library directors and dates of their appoint ments are as follows: William s. In. graham, chairman. lSss: Judge