Annual report of the Cleveland Public Library for 1892

              Twenty-Fourth Annual Report
Library Board and Librarian
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, OHIO,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31,1892.
C L E V E L A N D , OHIO :
THE MUNHALL BROS. CO., PRINTERS AND STATIONERS,
1893-
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report
OF T HE
Library Board and Librarian
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, OHIO,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31,1892.
C L E V E L A N D , OHIO :
THE MTJNHALL BROS. CO., PRINTERS AND STATIONERS,
1893.
MEMBERS.
TERM
EXPIRES.
HENRY W. S. WOOD, President 1893
JOHN C. HUTCHINS, Secretary 1893
DR. O. B. CAMPBELL 1894
EVAN H. HOPKINS - 1895
DR. A. F. HOUSE 1894
Z. M. HUBBELL - - 1895
MARS E. WAGAR 1895
STANDING COMMITTEES.
B O O K S :
MESSRS. HUTCHINS, HOUSE, WAGAR.
B U I L D I N G S :
MESSRS. CAMPBEIX, HUBBEU,, HOPKINS.
E M P L O Y E E S :
MESSRS, HUBBEIVI*, HOUSE, CAMPBEU,.
F I N A . N C E :
MESSRS. HOUSE, HUBBEI.IV, HUTCHINS.
R U L E S :
MESSRS. WAGAR, CAMPBEU,, HOPKINS.
PLACES OF B U S I N E S S AND RESIDENCE.
NAME.
DR. O. B . CAMPBEU,,
E V A N H . HOPKINS
DR. A . F . HOUSE -
Z. M. HUBBEIJ,
JOHN C. HUTCHINS.
MARS E . W A G AR
H E N R Y W . S . WOOD,
PI,ACE OF BUSINESS.
993 Cedar Avenue-
1031 Soc. forSav. B'd'g,
Cor. Sup. & Oliver Sts.
Wilshire Building
County Court House-_ _
Cor. York & Carroll Sts.
RESIDENCE.
993 Cedar Avenue.
84 Miles Avenue.
Cor. Sup. & Oliver Sts.
77 Clinton St.
783 Euclid Ave.
59 York St.
29 Guernsey St.
Report of the Library Board.
To the Honorable, the Board of Education of the City of Cleve-land:
GENTLEMEN:—In compliance with the law of the
State, the Public Library Board of the City of Cleveland
submit herewith their annual report for the year ending
August 31, 1892:
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury, September 1, 1891 $11,611 49
From December, 1891, collection of taxes 2,500 00
From December, 1891, collection of taxes 13,956 38
From June, 1892, collection of taxes 12,269 29
Librarian, fines collected, etc 1,274 72
Librarian, cash in hands of, September 1, 1891 70 95
By gift, Mr. F. V. Faulhaber 5 00
By warrant, No. 2279 lost in mail and cancelled- 40 00
Total -$4i,727 83
EXPENDITURES.
Binding $ 2 ? 0 5 4 23
Books 7,64314
Decoration [West Side opening] I5 QQ
Furniture I>245 8y
Gas 222 50
Heating 5I4 6?
Insurance ____ 584 00
Janitor 79o S6
Librarian's expenses, [see Appendix I] 785 48
Night wachman Tj2
Pages, extra labor, etc 422 10
Periodicals 960 00
Police service 5g OQ
Printing 45 35
Rent, [West Side Branch] 24000
Repairs l8o ?8
Salaries II>423 g5
Supplies _____ 755 6?
Telephones [Rent] 113 00
Total 428,225 00
Balance in Treasury, September 1, 1892-- $13,394 48
Cash in Librarian's hands, September 1, 1892 '108 35
$13,502 83
4 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
The following carefully compiled tables show the growth of the
Library and its expenditures since its establishment in 1869 :
PP
1869-
1870.
1871.
1872_
1873.
1874.
1875-
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879-
1880.
1881.
1882 _
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891-
1892.
2,163
7,030
11,750
13,165
16.435
20,415
tl8,834
22,769
25,117
25,467
26,490
29,155
33,019
36,563
39,092
§43,153
45.905
48,837
51,397
54,430
57,370
62,380
66,920
72,078
4867
3281
1354
3173
3980
2493
4592
3509 187
1186
2743
3825
3056
4253
2837
2171
3195
4970
5255
6837
00
54
236
131
1289
93
210
295
115
973
345
488
184
381
89
135
201
383
127
3993
2987
953
1648
4718
3915
4628
746
300
1023
"233
102
239
289
186
230
771
1304
500
257
622
759
867
1834
4867
4720
1415
3270
3980
tl581
3935
2348
350
1023
2665
3864
3544
2529
4061
2752
2932
2560
3033
2840
5010
4540
5158
65,552
94,702
100,671
84,475
111,217
173,281
156,000
167,052
189,197
105,339
108,175
130,443
134,568
125,722
127,483
148,207
198,202
209,602
199,651
209,556
194,338
234,238
280,815
286,583
$4376 52
2291 52
5846 09
*3543 43
*3966 02
4106 82
J3976 61
17760 60
6774 20
1474 67
1577 27
4789 23
6166 60
9732 63
2954 70
6427 90
4080 25
4953 47
3621 07
2460 90
4440 78
%5593 65
115203 00
H7800 61
$ 256 35
Inclu'd
in Bks.
440 00
897 34
1009 90
1079 00
506 41
1150 60
822 95
699 70
773 73
520 38
863 63
833 83
1072 70
1271 99
1741 56
2098 34
590 99
651 61
**3599 10
1765 98
2054 23
302 71
196 89
127 93
350-00
440 00
500 00
507 58
525 40
614 72
587 35
732 70
701 40
888 23
959 15
846 50
960 00
IT This includes amount spent for books in Librarian's Report, i
** Includes cost of binding 1,000 catalogues.
Appendix I.
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
$2682
215
265
104
1170
13
583
856
693
*136
941
257
1840
216
227
317
565
326
224
263
330
3343
254
1245
$1623
2156
2653
4150
4618
4785
6056
6839
7366
3597
6466
6395
7269
7719
8069
8208
9484
10368
11790
11185
10356
11372
11888
11423
19
206
124
755
77
483
115
82
17
198
42
106
1074
640
624
32
337
752
393
5767
460
180
261 22
351
762
394
234
503
52
666
2267
1967
98
45
$ 45 81
86 03
129 41
242 19
300 29
189 26
118 30
435 17
408 13
128 40
277 87
342 86
475 37
485 72
534 89
613 99
792 60
717 00
698 10
790 80
1373 90
1233 20
1023 30
222 50
$600 00
600 00
600 00
600 00
666 67
644 47
2135 24
1875 00
19 07
81 49
174 39
87 55
52 12
168
1130
57
240 00
796
532
617
631
824
866
2354
$ 9646 15
5650 67
10131 17
9808 63
12992 27
11549 12
15181 14
20052 75
18691 95
7279 77
11486 00
13812 45
17928 16
21318 73
15587 64
18652 32
19056 88
20591 04
21451 66
19353 58
22438 66
36075 46
23549 08
28225 00
t * etc. For explanation of reference to margin, see report of 1884-85.
5 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
The arrangements in the library have been continued
during the year substantially as described in the last annual
report.
The plan of permitting free access of borrowers to the
shelves still continues to give great satisfaction to those
using the library. It certainly makes the library much
more valuable to those using it; and is at the same time a
measure of decided economy in administration. There is no
doubt, from a careful comparison, that it would cost at
least $1,500.00 per annum more to issue the same number
of books by the former plan.
The work of issuing books to the teachers of the pub-lic
schools, of which an account was given in our last re-port,
has been enlarged. About 3500 volumes were issued
to more than one hundred teachers. These they retained
in most cases during the year, and used them freely as loan-ing
libraries for their pupils, and the families of their pupils.
They are, in the opinion of those teachers who have used
them, an helpful adjunct to the school work.
The most important event of the year, was the opening
of a branch library on the West Side. This project had
been under discussion at intervals for several years, but
had never before appeared to be feasible. In January of
last year, a convenient room on the second floor of No. 562
Pearl St. was decided upon and secured. This was suit-ably
fitted up for library purposes, and was formally opened
to the public on the evening of March 12th.
A little less than 5000 volumes were placed upon the
shelves ; in part duplicates from the main library, and in
part new books ; which number was increased by purchases
to 5,628, on August 31.
The work of the branch library has been very gratify-ing.
It has been largely used as a reading and study room,
and has issued nearly 5000 volumes for home use each
month since it has been open.
This number could be largely increased if a sufficient
number of books could be placed on the shelves. The de-mand
is large for the better class of books, particularly for
German books.
6 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
The work of the library in every department is limited
by the lack of sufficient funds. A comparison with other
cities throughout the country will show that many other
places smaller and less important than Cleveland, have
libraries housed in modern fire proof buildings, fitted up
with every convenient appliance, and supported more liber-ally
than that of Cleveland, in the heart of the Western
Reserve, which boasts of its educational facilities, and its
general intelligence.
The success of the West Side Branch has been demon-strated.
There are several other parts of the city in which the
need of branch libraries is nearly as great as on the West
Side, and in which they would meet the wants of large
numbers of our citizens who are now unable to reach the
library.
The suppty of books, both at the main library, and at
the West Side Branch, is entirely inadequate to meet the
demand.
There never was a time in the history of the library,
when the opportunities for usefulness were so great, and the
means at the disposal of the Board, even though husbanded
with the greatest economy, and used with the utmost discre-tion,
were so inadequate to meet the demands.
It is to be hoped that Cleveland may some day have an
amply endowed public library, which may be one of the great
educational institutions of the city, and take its place among
the great libraries of the country.
The year's work has been larger than that of any pre-vious
year.
For details of the work, and a statement of the condi-tion
of the library, you are referred to the report of the
librarian accompanying this.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. S. WOOD, President.
Report of the Librarian.
To the Honorable, the Public Library Board :
G E N T L E M E N :—In compliance with Rule I for the
Cleveland Public Library, I submit to you the following
statement of the work in the library during the year end-
August 31, 1892, and, as nearly as possible, of the condi-tion
of the library at the close of that year, being the
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Librarian, and the
eighth which I have had the honor to submit to you.
BOOKS.
According to the last annual report there were on
hand 66,920 volumes. There have been added during the
year by purchase, gift, the binding of periodicals, and in
other ways, 7853 volumes, deducted by wear, sale and loss
2695 volumes, making a net increase of 5158, and a total on
hand August 31, 1892, of 72,078 volumes. A detailed
statement of the number of books in the library may be
found in appendix A.
Among the more important books added to the Refer-ence
department were the following : The Works of Moli-ere,
illustrated edition, vols. 1-4 ; Joseph Pennell, Pen
Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen; The Encyclopaedia of Mis-sions,
2 vols.; Colonial Furniture of New England ; The
Silva of North America, vols. 1-3 ; Wm. H. Goodyear,
The Grammar of the Lotus ; Chas. G. Harper, English Pen
Artists of To-day ; J. L- Stoddard, Glimpses of the World ;
Shepp's Photographs of the World; Racinet, L'Ornement
Polychrome, vol. 2; Barock and Rococo Architecture, 3
vols.; Strach, Heinrich, Baudenkmaeler Roms; Ziegelbau-werke
in Italien ; Goethe's Faust; History of Centennial
Celebration of Inauguration of George Washington ; Dic-tionary
of Hymnology; Etching and Mezzotint Engraving;
8 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Scottish Art Review, vols. 1-2 ; Rand-McNally Indexed
Atlas of the World ; Atlas of Cuyahoga County and the
City of Cleveland.
A statement of the books added to the Circulating de-partment
by classes may be found in appendix B. The
large purchases of juvenile books have been made to meet
the demand both from the schools and in the library. The
selections have been made by the committee with the
greatest care. In some instances they were guided by the
recommendations of persons in whose judgment they placed
confidence ; but, in the majority of cases no personal opin-ion
could be had, and the selections were governed by the
reputation of the author, and by the reviews. The same
plan has been followed in all other classes of books. In
fiction the purchases have been largely to replace and still
further duplicate, those standard novels already in the
library. Only the best of the novels of the year have been
added. In special classes of books, expert opinions have
been invited, and have been acted upon wherever they
could be obtained.
The following magazines have been placed in the Cir-culating
department: 2 Arena, 2 Atlantic, 10 Century, 1
Chautauquan, 4 Cosmopolitan, 2 Forum, 8 Harper, 2 Iyip-pincott,
1 Nineteenth Century, 2 North American Review,
2 Popular Science, 1 Review of Reviews, 3 St. Nicholas, 8
Scribner, 1 Short Stories, 3 Wide Awake, 1 Deutsche
Rundschau, 1 Nord und Siid, 1 Westermann's Monatshefte.
They are issued in numbers until the volumes are com-plete,
when they are bound, and continue to form part of
the Circulating department.
Of the books noted in appendix A, as condemned, a
portion have been given to the night and unclassified
schools. Most of them have been so worn as to be of no
further use.
A statement of the books in the library by classes may
be found in appendix C.
PAMPHLETS.
There are on hand at the library 2,292 pamphlets; at
the Central High School, 212 ; at the West High School,
9 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
71 ; a total of 2,292, being an increase during the year of
407.
GIFTS.
A list of the gifts to the library during the year, with
the names of the donors, may be found in appendix D.
WORK OF THE LIBRARY.
The work of the library has been larger than during
any previous year. The figures given of its use as a read-ing
room are much less than the actual facts as they do not
included the large use of the circulating department in that
way, nor as noted below do they include an important part
of the reference library.
CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
This department has been open 308 days, being every
week-day in the year except the holidays. The hours are
from 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M., except on Saturday, when the
hours are from 8:30 A. M. to 9 P. M. The number of
books issued during the year was 259,693, being an average
daily issue of 843. The number of membership cards is-sued
was 5395.
Further details of the work in this department may be
found in appendix E.
The use of the alcoves of the Circulating department
for reading and study, as mentioned in the last annual
report, continues to be an important feature of the work,
and one which adds largely to the value of the library. It
would only be possible under the present arrangement,
which allows free access to the shelves. The results of still
another year's experience show that the advantages, both
of convenient and satisfactory use of the library by its
readers, and of economical administration, are altogether in
favor of the open library.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT AND READING ROOM.
This department has been open 360 days, or every day
in the year except the holidays. The hours have been from
9 A. M. to 9 P. M., except on Saturdays, when it remains
open until 10 P. M. on week days, and from 1 P. M. to 9
P. M. on Sundays, throughout the year. The Reference
10 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
department and the reading room were yisited by 57,528
people during the year, being a daily average of 159, and
an increase of 694. Of these visits, 10,628 were on Sunday,
being a daily average of 204.
The number of books noted as issued for reference and
reading was 30,555. This only includes books given out
by the assistants for use in the room, and does not include
the large use of reference books, such as encyclopedias,
dictionaries, gazetteers, which are in opened cases, and are
freely used by all.
Two hundred and forty-six periodicals are placed on
file in the reading room ; of these thirty-five are daily ; one
hundred and ten weekly; seven semi-monthly; eighty-three
monthly ; two, bi-monthly ; and nine quarterly. The
total expense for periodicals in the reading room was
$997-34- (This includes amount spent by Librarian, see Ap-pendix
I.)
WEST SIDE BRANCH.
On Saturday evening, March 12th, the West Side
Branch was opened to the public by an informal reception
under the direction of the special committee, Messrs. Wood,
Hubbell and Pollner. This library occupies the entire
second floor of the building No. 562 Pearl St.; is 98 by 38
feet in size; is well lighted ; has convenient study, toilet
and janitor's rooms. These necessary adjuncts, and the
cases for the books, were supplied by the generosity of Mr.
Henry W. S. Wood, president of the Board. The cases
are placed against the wall on each side of the room. The
reference books are placed in the cases at the east end, and
separated by a light railing.
The plan of administration has been the same as that
at the main library ; unrestricted access being allowed to
the book shelves by all wishing either to use the books in
the library, or to draw them for home use. The issue of
books was begun on Monday, March 14th, and the library
has been open every day since excepting the legal holidays.
On Sundays it is open from 1 to 9 P. M. as a reading room;
on other days from 8:30 A. M. to 9 P. M. in all departments.
11 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
From March 14 to August 31 inclusive, 26,890 volumes
were issued, being an average daily issue of 186 volumes.
The number of membership cards issued to date is 2,053.
The demand for good books has greatly exceeded the sup-ply,
and there is no doubt that a generous increase of the
number of volumes in the library, enabling it to meet this
demand, would largely increase the circulation. The
branch since its opening has been under the charge of one
of the most experienced assistants, to whose efficient work
much of its success is due.
ADMINISTRATION.
The work of the year increased by the addition of the
branch library, has been carried on by a staff of assistants,
diminished during the year by the resignation of three of its
most useful and valued members and by the necessary
absence of another. This condition has required increased
demands upon the time and abilities of those remaining.
All of these have been cheerfully met. At no time has the
spirit among the corps of assistants been better, the interest
in the library greater, nor the quality of service rendered
more generally excellent.
WORK IN THE SCHOOLS.
The issue of books to teachers for the use of their
pupils has been carried on and somewhat increased, as
noted in the report of the President. With an adequate
supply of books, it might be greatly extended. Not less
than twelve thousand volumes might be used in this way
to great advantage. If it were possible to form a collection
of books especially for this purpose, which might be issued
promptly to the teachers at the beginning of the year, and
be retained throughout the year, making such changes as
might be desired from time to time, and keeping such an
intelligent oversight as might ensure the safe keeping of
the books, and at the same time assist the teachers in using
them to the best advantage, its value to the schools can
hardly be estimated.
12 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
OPPORTUNITIES.
One of the duties of the Librarian, as specified in Rule
i, is to accompany his annual report by such suggestions as
may seem expedient.
In the present financial condition of the Board it is
much easier to suggest plans which would extend the use-fulness
of the library, than to secure the means for carrying
them out. The demand for books in the library is much
greater in almost every class of reading than can possibly
be met. In some particular subjects; as for instance,
music, art, the various industrial arts, as applied electricity,
chemist^, iron manufacture, the building trades, engineer-ing,
and others, the supply of books, though increased to
the utmost extent of the resources of the Board, is entirely
inadequate.
The present arrangement of the library in alcoves,
enables books on the same subject to be kept together, and
similar subjects to be grouped so as to render all that the
library has available.
It also offers a fine opportunity for any public spirited
citizen, who might be interested in the promotion of interest
in any particular subject, to endow a collection of books on
that subject, which might be kept together as a special depart-ment.
Who can doubt that the establishment of an ample
collection of mechanical books, in the Free Public Library,
would be a potent factor in the industrial progress of
Cleveland ; or, that the increase of the already good col-lection
of books on the fine arts, or the endowment of a
musical department, would have a marked effect on the
artistic culture of our city.
Again, outside the walls of the library the demands
upon the resources are pressing. The already assured suc-cess
of the West Side Branch, with its meagre and inade-quate
equipment, demonstrates the usefulness of such
branches in bringing the library within reach of those who
need it. There are other centres of population in our city
which are even more remote from the main library, and in
which the need for library facilities is great. It is much
to be desired that either by an increase of the public sup-
13 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
port of the library, by private munificence, or by both, the
means may be placed within the hands of the Board to oc-cupy
the great fields of usefulness which lie about them.
The last fifteen years have seen a wonderful extension
in the work of the libraries of America, and an increasing
recognition of their educational value. New libraries have
been founded and older ones enlarged. In 1876 there were
12,000,000 of volumes in public libraries, in 1885, 20,000,-
000, and the forthcoming report of the Commissioner of
Education will undoubtedly show a great increase since
that time.
Chicago has its great public library for which it is
erecting one of the grandest library buildings in the world,
and for which it expends more than $100,000 annually, and
in addition two reference libraries founded by private
munificence, and each having an endowment fund counted
by millions of dollars.
New York will realize two millions from the partially
thwarted will of Samuel J. Tilden.
Baltimore has a fine central library, with five branches,
and fifty thousand dollars per annum for its support.
Cincinnati and Detroit have good buildings, and each
spends more than $50,000 annually for its library.
Buffalo has one of the finest buildings in the world,
and a large endowment.
' The entire fund for the support of the Cleveland Public
Library is, from the President's report, less than $29,000,
and yet the needs of Cleveland are certainly not less than
those of Cincinnati, Detroit or Buffalo.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. BRETT, Librarian.
14 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
LIBRARY EMPLOYEES.
WM. H. BRETT Librarian.
MISS MARIA T. HUBBELL Assistant Librarian.
C I R C U L A T I N G D E P A R T M E N T.
* M i s s EMMA M. JOHNSON,
M I S S A N N A C. G R A N G E R,
M i s s M A R G A R E T G. P I E R C E,
-(-MISS L Y D I A HONECKER,
M i s s A D A U N E T. REZNER,
M i s s J E S S I E L . R I T T E R,
M i s s C E C E U A M. HUTSON,
M i s s G E R T R U D E H . HANNA,
MISS M I L D R E D C. WOOD.
TIMISS H E R M I N E A . SIMON,
X M I S S E M I ^ Y L. COININGS,
I M I S S J E N N I E E . ISBISTER,
M I S S M . C.JACOBS,
MRS. M . B. P A O U .
R E F E R E N C E D E P A R T M E N T .
M I S S C A R R I E E . BASSETT, MRS. S O P H I A M . BRECKENRIDGE,
g M i s s B E R T H A L . SCHROEDER.
S U N D A Y S U B S T I T U T E .
MRS. A N N A C. MUEW,ER.
^Resigned, May, 1892.
tResigned, October, 1891.
^[Necessarily absent from May to the end of the year.
^Resigned, September, 1891.
$ Assigned to charge of the West Side Branch, March, 1892.
15 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX A.
VOLUMES IN T H E L I B R A R Y — C I R C U L A T I N G DEPARTMENT.
On hand September i, 1891 46,203
Additions.
By purchase 3,997
By gift ______ 125
Magazines bound from Circulating room 127
Transferred from Reference room 273
Recovered, missing previous years 192
By error in count last year 112 4,826
51,029
Deductions.
Worn out and condemned 1,834
Lost and paidjfor 93
Issued and not recovered 107
Transferred to West Side Branch 2,904
Unaccounted for 255
Transferred to office 4
Transferred to Reference room 6
Unclassified 29 5,232
Total 45,797
R E F E R E N C E DEPARTMENT.
On hand September 1, 1891 17,963
Additions.
By purchase 400
By gift 255
Periodicals bound from Reading room 188
Deposit from Patent Office 20
Duplicates returned by Taylor, Austin Co.__ 366
Transferred from Circulating room 6 1,235
19,198
Deductions.
Transferred to Circulating room 273
Transferred to West Side Branch 309 582
Total . 18,616
WEST SIDE BRANCH.
By purchase 2,415
Transferred from Circulating room— 2,904
Transferred from Reference room 309
Total 5,628
L I B R A R I A N ' S OFFICE.
On hand September 1, 1891 277
Additions.
By purchase 6
By gift 1
Transferred from Circulating room 4
11
Total- 288
Carried forward 70,329
16 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX A.-—Continued.
Brought forward 70,329
DUPLICATES AND UNCLASSIFIED.
On hand September 1, 1891 2,443
In library (estimate) 1891 1,686
On sale with Taylof, Austin Co 757
Additions.
Transferred from Circulating room 29
On sale with Taylor, Austin Co 15
2,487
Deductions.
Sold The Taylor, Austin Co 406
Returned by The Taylor, Austin Co 366 772
i,7i5
At High Schools September 1, 1891 34
At High Schools September 1, 1892 34
Total- 72,078
SUMMARY.
On hand in all departments September 1, 1891 __ 66,920
Additions.
By purchase 6,818
By gift 381
Bound from Circulating room 127
Bound from Reading room 188
Deposits from Patent Office 20
Recovered missing previous years 192
Duplicates and unclassified 15
By error in last years count 112 7,853
74,773
Deductions.
Worn out and condemned- 1,834
Lost and paid for 93
Issued and not recovered 107
Missing unaccounted for 255
Duplicates sold Taylor, Austin Co 406
2,695
Total 72,078
On hand in all departments September 1, 1891 __ 66,920
Net Increase.
In Reference room 653
At West Side Branch 5,628
In Librarian's office 11 6,292
73,212
Net Decrease.
In Circulating room 406
In unclassified 728 1,134
Total. 72,078
17 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX A.—Continued.
G E N E R A L SUMMARY.
On hand September i, 1892:
In Circulating department 45,797
In Reference department 18,616
At West Side Branch 5,628
In Librarian's office- 288
Duplicates and unclassified 1,715
At High Schools 34
Total 72,078
APPENDIX B.
BOOKS ADDED TO THE CIRCULATING DEPARTMENTS OF T HE
MAIN L I B R A R Y AND THE WEST SIDE BRANCH FROM
SEPTEMBER I, 1891 TO AUGUST 3 1 , 1892, B Y CLASSES.
Juvenile ^004
Fiction I)356
Literature 524
Biography 378
History, Foreign 112 ^
" American 204 L 378
" Ancient 62 J
Sociology I47
Philosophy 29
Science jja
Poetry I37
Education 57
Natural History ^6
T h e o l o g y - , . l6?
Travel 291
Useful Arts I45
German I>o88
French 320
Total 6,466
18 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX C.
BOOKS ON HAND AUGUST 31, 1892, BY CLASSES IN CIRCULATING
DEPARTMENT AND IN WEST SIDE BRANCH.
Juvenile 4,5°6
Fiction IO>°36
Literature 4,012
Biography 4,737
History, Foreign 1955 \
American 1618 L 4,3°7
" Ancient 734 J
Sociology :>659
Philosophy 861
Science - J>5lS
Art x>i69
Poetry T'543
Education 58*
Natural History
Theology 3,091
Travel 3,545
Useful Arts
German 6'89x
French 320
West Side Reference *98
5L425
19 L I B R A R I A N ' S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X D.
L I S T OF DONORS TO T H E C L E V E L A N D P U B L I C L I B R A R Y .
NAMES OF DONORS.
Allen, Mrs. M. A
Allen, H. F.
Amherst, [Mass.,] College
Andover, [Mass.,] Seminary
Association for Advancement of Women, Killingly, Ct.
Avery, Elroy M
Baer, Jos. & Co., Frankfort-on-Main, Germany
Bailey, Arthur R.
Booth, Mrs. E. S
Boston, Mass.—
City Hospital
Commissioner Gas and Electric Lights
Public Library
Bremer, Dr. L., St. Louis, Mo.
Bridgeport, [Conn.,] Public Library
Brookline, [Mass.,] Public Library
Brooklyn, New York—
Brooklyn Ethical Association
Brooklyn Institute
Brooklyn Library
Buchtel College, Akron, O
Buffalo [New York,] Library
Burlington, Vt.
Fletcher Free Library
Public Schools
University Library
Burton, Hon. Theodore E
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle,Buffalo,N. Y.
California—
Historical Society
State Library
University of
Cambridge, [Mass.]—
City Reports
Canada, Dominion of—
Department of Agriculture
Experimental Farm Reports
Geological Reports
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Public Works ___
Minister of Railways and Canals
Patent Office
Postmaster General
Carmalt, Dr. W. H., New Haven, Conn.
Carnegie Free Library, Allegheny, Pa.
Case School of Applied Science
Chamberlain, Mellen, Chelsea, Mass
Chicago—
Board of Education
Kindergarten College
Public Library
Bd.
38
13
Unb
20 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX D.—Continued.
NAMES OF DONORS. Bd. Unb
Chicago—
University
World's Columbian Exposition
Church of Christian Science
Cincinnati—
Chamber of Commerce
Public Library •
Columbus—
Board of Education
Public Library '
Public School Library
Denver, Col.—
Board of Education
Public Library
Detroit Public Library
Dietz, W. G.
Doren, Dr. John G., Columbus, O.
Dover, [N. H.,] Public Library
Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ellis, J., Philadelphia, Pa.
Fall River, [Mass.,] Public Library
Friends' Free Library, Germantown, Pa
Frothingham, E. L and A. L., Baltimore, Md. ___
Gibson Bros., Washington, D. C.
Gillespie, W. J._
Gordon, H. L-, Minneapolis, Minn
Graham, A. A., Columbus, O.
Grand Haven, Mich.—
Public Schools
Public School Library
Green, Hon. Samuel A., Boston, Mass
Hadden, Rev. A., Minneapolis, Minn
Hartford, Conn.-
Harvard University
Hasselbach, Wm., Sandusky, O
Hill, Hon. N. P., Denver, Col.
Hiram, [O.,] College
Howard Memorial Library, New Orleans, La.
Hubbell, Z. M
Indianapolis, Ind.—
Department of Statistics
Iron Trade Review
Jackson, [Mich.,] Free Public Library
Jacobs, J. A., Washburn, Wis
James Pendergast Free Library, Jamestown, N. Y.
Jersey City, [N.J.,] Free Public Library
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson, Hon. T. L
Kansas City, [Mo.,] Board of Education.
Kenyon College, Gambier, O.
Lancaster, [Mass.,] Public Library
Lawrence, [Mass.,] Public Library
Leland, Stanford, Jr., University___
Lincoln, [Neb.,] Public Library
21 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX D.—Continued.
NAMES OF DONORS.
Lowell, [Mass.,] City Library
Macmillan & Co., New York
Maimonides Library, New York
Manchester, [Eng.,] Public Free Libraries
Manchester, [TV. H.,] City Library
Memorial Library Association, Mansfield, O.
Mercantile Library, New York
Mercantile Library, Philadelphia, Pa.
Michigan—
Bureau of Labor
Minneapolis, [Minn. , ] Public Library
Monmouth, {III.,] Warren Co., Library Association
Newburg, [N Y.,] Board of Education-
Newburyport, [Mass.,] Public Library
New Lyme Institute, S. New Lyme, O
New York—
Bureau Statistics of Labor-
Commissioner State Reservation
Mechanics and Trades
State Board of Charities
State Library
University
Newton, T. G
Newton, [Mass.,] Free Library
North Carolina—
Bureau of Labor
Oberlin, [O.,] College.
Ohio-
Secretary of State
State Board of Agriculture
State Library
Painesville, [0.,] Seminary.
Patterson, [N. J.] Free Public Library.
Pawtucket, [P. /.,] Free Public Library
Pemberton, Dr. D., Philadelphia, Pa.
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery :
Perkins Institute for the Blind, Boston, Mass
Philadelphia—
Apprentices Library Co.
Library Co. of Philadelphia
Mercantile Library
University Library
Poole, Dr. Wm. F., Chicago, III
Pope, A. A., Boston, Mass
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Providence,^. I .—
Board of Education
Commissioner of Industrial Statistics
Public Library
Quaritch, B., London, Eng
Quincy, [Mass.,] Thomas Crane Public Library
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Lamoni, Iowa
Bd. Und
22 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX D.—Continued.
NAMES OF DONORS. Bd.
Saint Louis—
Mercantile Library Association
Public Library
Saint Paul, [Minn.,] Public Library
Salem, [3/a^.,] Public Library
San Francisco—
Mercantile Library
Public Library
Sheldon & Co., New York
Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury, Conn.
Simon, Miss H. A.
Springfield, [Mass.,] City Library
Stechert, G. E., New York
Swansea, [Wales,] Public Library
Taunton, [il/ass., ] Public Library
Toronto, Canada—
Central Circulating Library
Public Library
Trenton, N. J.—
Bureau of Labor Statistics
City Reports
Turner Free Library, Randolph, Mass
United States
Board of Geographical Names
Bureau of American Republics
Bureau of Education
Census Bureau
Chief of Ordnance
Commissioner of Civil Service
Commissioner of Commerce
Commissioner of Labor
Commissioner of Patents
Department of Agriculture
Department of Interior
Department of State
Department of Treasury
Department of War
Signal Office
Smithsonian Institution
Supt. of Documents
Walton, J. W -
Warden Public Library, Springfield, O
Weather Bureau, Cleveland
West Bay City, [Mich.,] Public Schools
White, John G
William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. _ _
Wilmington, [Del.,] Institute
Woburn, [Mass.,] Public Library
Wooster, [O.,] University
Worcester, [Jtos.,] Public Library
Yale University, New Haven Conn.
Young Men's Christian Association, Cleveland _
Young Men's Christian Association, New York
23 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X E.
C I R C U L A T I N G DEPARTMENT.—BOOKS ISSUED.
Days Main
Opened. Library.
Sept. 26 20,290
Oct. 27 24,799
Nov. 24 22,242
Dec. 26 23,700
Jan. 25 26,105
Feb. 24 26,418
*March 27 26,466
April 26 21,943
May 25 18,091
June 26 15,580
July 25 16,687
Aug. 27 17,372
259,693
West Side Branch.
3,164
5,48o
4,876
4,121
4,395
4,854
26,890
20,290
24,799
22,242
23.700
26,105
26,418
29,630
27,423
22,967
19.701
21,082
22,226
286,583
*The West Side Branch was opened on March 14th.
MAIN LIBRARY.
Largest month March 26,466
Smallest month June 15,580
Largest day February 20 2,326
Smallest day July 26 394
WEST S I D E BRANCH.
Largest month April 5,480
Smallest month June 4,121
Largest day April 9 453
Smallest day June 16 81
25 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX E.—Continued.
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APPENDIX F.
R E F E R E N C E D E P A R T M E N T . — M A I N L I B R A R Y.
Visitors,
week days.
Books used,
week days.
Average
visitors,
week days.
Average books,
week days.
Visitors,
Sundays.
Books used,
Sundays.
Average
visitors,
Sundays.
Average books,
Sundays.
Total visitors.
Total books.
September 3,025 1,565 116 60 623 455 156 114 3,648 2,020
October.. 3,747 1,965 139 73 899 612 229 153 4,646 2,577
November. _ 3,944 2,269 163 95 1,277 769 255 154 5,221 3,038
December 4,601 2,158 177 83 946 665 236 166 5,547 2,823
January 6,057 2,748 242 110 1,522 775 304 155 7,579 3,523
February 5,180 2,417 216 101 1,246 912 311 228 6,426 3,329
March 4,528 2,352 184 97 834 861 338 275 5,362 3,213
April 4,168 2,223 160 86 1,070 799 267 200 5,238 3,022
May 3,694 1,840 147 73 1,015 737 203 147 4,709 2,577
June 2,668 1,355 103 52 373 265 94 66 3,041 1,620
July 2,484 1,089 99 43 452 310 90 62 2,936 1,399
August 2,804 1,167 104 43 371 247 93 62 3,175 1,414
46,900 23,148 10,628 7,407 57,528 30,555
WEST SIDE BRANCH.
March 459 269
459
325
353
325
576
517 238
133
131
63
63
96
976
1,272
739
691
468
943
507
592
456
416
388
672
April ..
May 546
573
380
775
193
118
88
168
June. _
July
August 2,733 2,307 1,084 724 5,089 3,031
Total books consulted.
Total visitors
33,586
62,617
26 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X G.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS ON EILE IN THE READING ROOM.
ABBREVIATIONS.—m monthly, d daily, dand s daily and Sunday,
w weekly, sw semi-weekly, sm semi-monthly, q quarterly, bm bi-monthly.
Advance --W
American Academy bm
American Architect _ _w
American Economic Associa-tion
-bm
American Historical Associa-tion
q
American History, Magazine of, m
American Journal of Science
and Arts m
American Machinist w
American School m
Annals of Hygiene m
Architectural Record q
Arena m
Arkansas Gazette w
Army and Navy Journal w
Art Amateur m
Art Interchange sm
Ashland [Ohio,] Times w
Atlanta Constitution d
Atlantic Monthly m
Auglaize County [Ohio,] Dem. __w
Belford's Magazine m
Bellefontaine [Ohio,] Republi-can
w
Belletristiches Journal w
Blackwood's Magazine m
Book Chat m
Boston Herald d and s
Bryan [Ohio,] Press w
Buffalo Express d and s
Cambridge [Ohio,] Jefferso-nian
w
Carrollton [Ohio,] Free Press__w
Catholic Universe w
Catholic World m
Century m
Chamber's Journal m
Charities Review m
Charlottetown [P. E. /.] Herald _w
Chautauquan _m
Chicago Tribune d and s
Christian Union w
Cincinnati C o m m e r c i a 1-Ga-zette
d and s
Civil Service Record m
Cleveland Anzeiger d and s
Cleveland Citizen --W
Cleveland East End Signal w
Cleveland Examiner w
Cleveland Gazette _w
Cleveland Globe w
Cleveland Leader d and s
Cleveland Marine Record w
Cleveland Medical Gazette m
Cleveland Plain Dealer d and s
Cleveland Press --d
Cleveland Star_ w
Cleveland Sun and Voice s
Cleveland Trident w
Cleveland Volksfreund _ w
Cleveland Waechter-am-Erie,
d and s
Colliery Engineer w
Conneaut [Ohio,] Reporter w
Contemporary Review- m
Cosmopolitan -in
Critic - w
Current History, Register of q
Current Literature m
Cuyahogan, Brooklyn, Ohio, _ _ _ _w
Dawn m
Dayton [Ohio,] Daily Journal-_d
Decorator and Furnisher m
Delaware [Ohio,] Herald sw
Delineator m
Demorest's Monthly m
Denver Republican d
Denver Sun d
Detroit Free Press d
Deutsche Rundschau m
Dublin Review q
East Palestine [Ohio,] Valley
Echo w
Eclectic Magazine m
Economics q
Edinburgh Review m
Education m
Educational Monthly m
Educational Review m
Electrical World w
Elyria [Ohio,] Republican w
Engineer w
Engineering and Mining Jour-nal
w
27 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G.—Continued.
Engineering Mechanics m
Engineering News w
Evangelical Messenger w
Examiner w
Far and Near m
Farm and Fireside sm
Findlay [Ohio,] Jeffersonian d
Fliegende Blatter w
Forest and Stream w
Fort Collins, {Col.) Express w
Fortnightly Review -m
Forum m
Frank Leslie's Newspaper w
Fremont [Ohio,] Democratic
Messenger w
Gegenwart w
Gartenlaube w
Geographical Review m
Georgetown [Ohio,] News-
Democrat w
Germania sm
Good Housekeeping- m
Gospel in all Lands m
Green Bag m
Greenville [Ohio,] Journal _w
Harper's Bazar w
Harper's Monthly m
Harper's Weekly w
Harper's Young People w
Hillsboro [ Ohio, ] News-Herald_w
Home m
Household m
Household Realm m
Illustrirte Zeitung sm
Independent w
Irish World w
Iron Age w
Iron Trade Review w
Jeweler's Weekly w
Journal of Education w
Journal of Franklin Institute m
Judge w
Kansas City Times d and s
Ladies' Home Companion sm
Ladies' Home Journal m
Library Journal m
Life w
Lippincott's Magazine m
Literary Digest _w
Literary Northwest m
Literary World sm
Littell's Living Age __w
London Academy w
London Athenaeum _w
London Illustrated News w
London Times -d
Louisville Courier-Journal, d and s
MacMillan's Magazine m
Magazine of Art m
Manifesto, Shaker Village, N
H. —m
Mansfield [Ohio,] Shield and
Banner w
Marion [Ohio,] Democratic
Mirror w
Marquette Mining Journal w
McArthur [Ohio,] Enquirer w
Mechanical News m
Memphis Avalanche d and s
Military Service Institution,
Journal of bm
Mining Industry and Trades-man
w
Missionary Herald __m
Missionary Review of the
World m
Mt. Vernon [Ohio,] Banner w
Mt. Gilead [Ohio,] Union Reg-ister
w
Music m
Musical Courier _w
Nation w
National Magazine m
Nederlander, De w
New Delta, New Orleans d
New England Historical and
Genealogical Register q
New England Magazine m
New Lisbon [Ohio,] Patriot w
New Nation- w
New Orleans Times-Democrat
d and s
New York Herald d and s
New York School Journal w
New York Staats-Zeitung d
New York Tribune d and s
New York Voice w
New York World d and s
Nineteenth Century- m
Nord und Siid m
North American Review m
Nouvelle Revue sm
Oberlin [Ohio,] Weekly News-w
Official Gazette, U. S. Patent
Office w
Ohio Meteorological Monthly-_m
Ohio Practical Farmer, w
Ohio State Journal _d
Old Homestead, Cleveland m
Orange Co. [.Florida,] Reporter_w
Our Sunday Afternoon w
Outing m
Painesville [Ohio,] Telegraph-_w
Path m
28 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G.—Continued.
Paulding Co. [Ohio] Republican, w
Perrin's Stenographer w
Philadelphia Press d and s
Phonographic World m
Photographic Times w
Physical Education m
Pitman's Phonetic Journal w
Pittsburgh Dispatch d and s
Poet-Lore- m
Political Science Quarterly q
Popular Science Monthly m
Presbyterian Banner w
Progressive Thinker w
Protestant Standard- w
Public Opinion w
Publisher's Circular sm
Publisher's Weekly w
Puck w
Quarterly Review- -_q
Railroad Record m
Railway Guide, Lewis & Dry-den
m
Ravenna [Ohio,] Republican. _w
Review of Reviews m
St. Clairsville [Ohio,] Gazette._w
St. Louis Globe-Democrat- -d and s
St. Nicholas m
Sandusky [Ohio,] Register w
San Francisco Bulletin d
Scientific American and Sup-plement
w
Scientific American, Builders'
Edition- m
Scribner's Monthly m
Season m
Shelby [Ohio,] Times w
Sidney [Ohio,] Journal w
Spirit of the Times __w
Springfield [Mass.] Republi-can
d
Springfield [Ohio,] Republic-
Times __d
Stark Co. [Ohio,] Democrat w
Street Railway Review m
Sunday School Times w
Techniker, Der 1 m
Toronto Empire. d
Toronto Globe d
Town Topics, Cleveland w
Travelers' Record, Hartford,
Conn. m
Ueber Land und Meer sm
United Ireland w
University Extension m
Urbana [Ohio,] Citizen and
Gazette - w
Van Wert [Ohio,] Bulletin w
Warren [Ohio,] Chronicle w
Washington Independent w
Weather Review m
Westermann's Monats-Hefte m
Westminster Review m
Wide Awake m
Woman's Tribune w
Wooster [Ohio,] Republican w
World's Columbian Exposition, m
Youth's Companion w
APPENDIX H.
BOOK BINDER'S WORK.
Bound from Reference room $ 305.90
Bound from Circulating room 1,523.02
Books repaired 26.65
Embossed with shelf numbers 74.50
Maps mounted 9.40
Collating in bindery 12.50
Binding shelf catalogues 12.00
Blank books, ruling papers, &c 96.61
Total 12,060.58
Condemned books and errors charged back 6.35
$2,054.23
29 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X I.
STATEMENT OE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES BY LIBRARIAN.
Received. Expended. To Treas
September-
October
November.
December .
January
February _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
$ 90 42
98 3i
n o 80
117 18
97 33
112 80
95 08
117 84
107 95
128 32
94 35
104 34
5 26 81
54 77
98 35
81 12
107 92
20 58
88 04
101 68
32 59
58 87
68 76
45 99
$21 00
63 56
43 54
12 45
36 06
81 63
7 04
16 16
75 36
69 45
25 59
Total. I1274 72 $785 48 $45i
On hand September 1, 1891
Receipts
Expenditures
Paid to Treasurer
Balance on hand September 1,
-$
785 48
451 84
1892 108 35
5 70 95
1,274 72
$1,345 67 $1,345 67
EXPENDITURES.
Advertising
Binding
Books _ _
Car fare
Custom House fees_.
Deposits refunded _.
Expressage
Fines refunded
Freig-ht and cartage.
Furniture
Labor
Money orders
Periodicals
Postage
Repairs
Sundries
Supplies
To Treasurer
1 50
4 00
157 47
32 50
2 90
7 00
37 60
3 26
94 85
24 60
53 4o
40
37 34
55 75
24 10
2 70
246 11
45i 84
RECEIPTS.
Books damaged-- $ 5o
Books lost 70 37
Books sold 10 00
Catalogues sold 22 50
Deposits- 7 00
Expressage refunded— 4 20
Fees 13 00
Fines 1,103 95
Old papers -- 1 19
Postal cards - 35 76
Sundries 6 25
Total $1,237 32 Total $1,274 72
On hand September 1, 1891 $ 70 95
Total receipts !,274 72
Total expenditures 1,237 32
Balance on hand September 1, 1892 108 35
$i,345 67 $1,345 67