Annual report of the Cleveland Public Library for 1893

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Twenty-fifth Annual Report
OF THE
Library Board and Librarian
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, OHIO,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1893.
CLEVELAND, OHIO:
CARR, P R I N T E R,
i8Q3-
Twenty-fifth Annual Report
OF THE
Library Board and Librarian
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, OHIO,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1893.
CLEVELAND, OHIO:
CARR, P R I N T E R,
* 1893.
MEMBERS.
TERM
EXTIRES.
JOHN C. HUTCHINS, President 1896
EVAN H. HOPKINS, Secretary 1895
Dr. O. B. CAMPBELL 1894
Dr. A. F. HOUSE-' 1894
Z. M. HUBBELL - 1895
MARS E. WAGAR - —1895
J. A. SMITH _ 1896
STANDING COMMITTEES.
BOOKS:
MESSRS. SMITH, HOUSE, WAGAR.
BUILDINGS:
MESSRS. CAMPBEEE, HOUSE, HOPKINS.
EMPLOYEES:
MESSRS. HUBBEEE, SMITH, CAMPBEU,.
FIN A NCE:
MESSRS. HOPKINS, HUBBEEI,, SMITH.
RULES:
MESSRS. WAGAR, SMITH, HOPKINS.
PLA'CES OF BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE.
NAME. PI,ACE OF BUSINESS. RESIDENCE.
Dr. 0. B. Campbell.__
Evan H. Hopkins
Dr. A. F. House
Z. M. Hubbell
John C. Hutchins
John A. Smith
Mars E. Wagar_
993 Cedar Avenue
831 The Cuyahoga.
Cor. Sup. & Oliver Sts.
Wilshire Building
County Court House
504 Soc. for Sav. B'd'g.
Cor. York & Carroll Sts.
993 Cedar Avenue.
84 Miles Avenue.
Cor. Sup. & Oliver Sts.
77 Clinton St.
__ --783 Euclid Ave.
618 Jennings Ave.
174 Franklin Ave.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
To the Honorable, the School Council:
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 A u g u s t 31,
1893.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury, September 1, 1892 $13,394 48
From December, 1892, collection of taxes 6,000 00
From December, 1892, collection of taxes 10,850 00
From June, 1893, collection of taxes 5,000 00
From June, 1893, collection of taxes 7,683 80
From Librarian, fines collected, etc 1,476 30
Librarian, cash in hands of, September 1, 1892 108 35
By warrant 2294 unpaid, cancelled 23 46
By warrant, overdrawn, 10 00
By warrant 2033 and error 44
Total -$44,546 83
EXPENDITURES.
Binding $ 2,713 28
Books 8,941 71
Furniture 412 68
Electric lighting 2,000 36
Gas 1,361 00
Insurance 615 00
Janitor, engineer and heating 1,867 27
Librarian's expenses, [see Appendix L.J 875 50
Night watchman 232 50
Pages, extra labor, etc 608 97
Periodicals . 1,272 90
Police service 36 00
Printing : 90 40
Rent, [West Side Branch] 480 00
Repairs 1,236 69
Salaries 13,355 12
Supplies 312 29
Telephones 10800
World's Fair Exhibit 108 00
Total $36,627 67
Balance in Treasury, September 1, 1893 $7,855 11
Cash in Librarian's hands, September 1, 1893 64 05
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. 5
The plan of permitting free access of patrons to the
shelves, adopted some time since with some misgivings, con-tinues
to give increased satisfaction to those using the library.
The introduction of this method by our board, was a radical
departure from the plan heretofore in vogue in most of the
public libraries of the country, and its workings have been
anxiously observed and enquired after by those having
charge of such libraries. The favorable reports which we
have been able to make to these enquiries have resulted, it is
believed, in the adoption of our approved method in other
libraries.
< Not only has this new method given great satisfaction
to those desiring and drawing books from the library, but it
has also enabled us to issue more books with very much less
labor and expense, than under the old conservative system
which previously prevailed. Nor has this free access to the
shelves resulted in loss of books or damage to same.
We feel, therefore, that a return to the old method will
never be contemplated.
We have during the past year, we believe, added im-mensely
to the convenience and economy of the circulating
department, by increasing the number of receiving windows,
and adding a window at the desk for the special use of
receiving fines; thus enabling our patrons to be more
promptly and satisfactorily waited upon.
The important work of issuing books to the teachers of
the public schools, inaugurated some time since, has been
greatly extended during the past year.
We issued in this way, during the last year, a little over
4,000 volumes, to a little over 100 schools. The good re-sults
of this plan are incalculable, and the teachers who
have become interested in this good work, all testify to its
success and importance.
It has been our aim to make this special feature of our
labors a valuable adjunct and help to the larger work you
are doing for our public schools, and we believe our aim has
been and is being realized.
6 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. 6
Our only regret is that, owing to our constant lack of
funds, we find ourselves unable to extend this work as rap-idly
as we should like to.
In our annual report made last year, we adverted to the
opening of a branch library on the West Side, and then re-ferred
with justifiable pride to the success which waited up-on
our venture. The experience of the last year fully con-firms
the hopes which we then entertained as to the result
of this experiment. The only limits to its growth and suc-cess
have been our ability to supply the books required.
When established a little less than 5,000 volumes were
placed on the shelves of this branch; in part duplicates
from the main library, and in part new books; which num-ber
was increased by purchase to 5,628 on August 31, 1892.
On August 31, 1893, there were 8,000 volumes in use in this
branch. The number of volumes issued for home use for
the year ending August 31, 1893, was 84,345, being an aver-age
for the year of 7,028 per month, as against an average of
4,889 for the previous year, a very satisfactory gain.
The rooms on Pearl street, secured for this branch, are
very conveniently located, and comfortably and suitably
furnished and arranged, and are used largely as reading and
study rooms.
In proportion to the number of volumes, the demand
for German books especially, is greater than in the main
library.
The success of the West Side Branch has been so pro-nounced
as to challenge the attention of those of our citizens
who reside in other thickly settled and outlying portions of
our city, and they are now demanding the establishment of
like branches in order that their convenience and wants
may be consulted.
We fully recognize the force and reasonableness of
their demands, and it is our purpose to comply with them
just as soon as the means at our command will warrant.
But the fact remains that the work of the library in every
direction is greatly hampered by the lack of the necessary
funds to carry it on.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. 7
A comparison with other cities throughout the country
will indicate that many other towns smaller and less impor-t-
ant than Cleveland, have libraries housed in commodious
and graceful buildings designed and constructed for that
purpose, and supported more liberally than the Cleveland
Public Iyibrary.
Our library has no permanent home, and has never had
the use of any money except such as came by taxation.
It is to be hoped that the attention of our good people
may be more and more directed to the work of the public
library, and their interest in its increased usefulness thereby
greatly stimulated.
It is a singular and deplorable fact that, of all the
money so lavishly expended by the many rich men and
women of Cleveland in various benevolent and charitable
enterprises, not one cent has ever been given, either toward
the erection of a library building or to help support the
library.
L,et us hope that our public library, which has accomp-lished
so much with so little, for these many years, may in
the near future, be enabled to work out more far-reaching
and advantageous results by reason of facilities and means
commensurate with its importance as one of the great edu-ucational
institutions of our beautiful city.
With all our shortcomings the year's work exhibits a
healthy increase over that of any previous year.
In closing this report we desire to express our high ap-preciation
of the devoted and intelligent efforts of our
librarian, and his deputy and assistants, to promote the best
interests of the library and extend its usefulness.
For details of the work of the year, and a statement of
the condition of the library, you are referred to the report
of the librarian accompanying this.
Most respectfully submitted,
JOHN C. HUTCHINS, President.
9 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
L I B R A R Y EMPLOYEES,
WILLIAM H. BRETT, Librarian.
Miss MARIA T. HUBBELL, Assistant Librarian.
A S S I S T A N T S
*2MISS CARRIE E . BASSETT,
3MISS BERTHA L. SCHROEDER,
2MISS ANNA C. GRANGER,
JMISS MARGARET C. PIERCE,
*MISS ADALINE T. REZNER,
I M I S S J E S S I E L . RITTER,
2MISS CECELIA M. HUTSON,
4MISS GERTRUDE H . HANNA.
s M i s s M I L D R E D C. WOOD,
2MRS. SOPHIA M. BRECKENRIDGE,
t i M i s s H E R M I N E A. SIMON,
JMISS J E N N I E E . ISBISTER,
*MISS M . C. JACOBS,
I M I S S M. B. PAOLI,
JMISS H E L E N E . DEMPCY,
3MISS L I N D A A. EASTMAN.
S U B S T I T U T E S .
J 2MRS. ANNA C. MUELLER,
JMISS H E L E N L. BASSETT,
*MISS LOUISE C. CALLOW,
JMISS A N N I E F. SUTHERLAND,
3MISS STELLA SCHWARTZ,
3MISS J E N N I E MACDOUGAL,
IMISS CORA L . W7ELLS,
*MISS FLORENCE HIRSCH,
! M I S S AUGUSTA L . SEAMAN.
IEDWARD L . JAHRAUS,
+3FRANK SEALAND,
P A G E S .
§IHARVEY BENTON,
§3RALPH SCOTT.
1 Circulating Department.
2Reference Department.
sWest Side Branch.
4Accessions. Schools.
sOffice.
*Resignation accepted Oct. 4, 1893.
t Absent on leave during the entire year.
^Sundays.
§ About one-fourth time.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Honorable, the Public Library Board:
GENTLEMEN:—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 ending
August 31, 1893, and as nearly as possible, of the condition
of the library at the close of that year, being the twenty-fifth
annual report of the librarian, and the ninth which I
have had the honor to submit to you.
BOOKS.
According to the last annual report there were on hand
72,078 volumes. There have been added during the year,
by purchase, gift, the binding of periodicals, and in other
ways, 10,736 volumes; deducted by wear, sale and loss, 3,204
volumes; making a net increase of 7,532, and a total on hand
August 31, 1893, of 79,610 volumes. By a comparison with
the tables included in the president's report, it will be seen
that the increase of the library exceeds that of any previous
year.
A statement of the number of books in the library may
be found in appendix A. A statement of books on hand in
circulating departments by classes may be found in appen-dix
B. A statement of the books added to the circulating
departments by classes, may be found in appendix C. A
list of the magazines placed in the circulating department
of the main library and of the branch, may be found in ap-pendix
D. These are issued for home use. A list of the
more important works added to the reference library, may
be found in appendix E. A list of magazines and papers on
file in the reading room at the main library and at the
branch, may be found in appendix F.
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.
10 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
PAMPHLETS.
There are on hand at the library 2,591 pamphlets; at
the Central High School 212 ; at the West High School 71;
a total of 2,874, being an increase during the year of 299.,
GIFTS.
A list of the gifts to the public library during the year,
with the names of the donors, may be found in appendix G.
BINDING.
A statement of the bookbinders' work during the year
may be found in appendix H.
WORK OF THE LIBRARY.
The reports of work in the various departments of the
library show a gratifying increase, and greater progress than
that reported in any previous year. In this connection per-mit
me again to call attention to the fact that the figures as
given, do not include the entire use of the library. In the
reference department the cases containing the encyclopedias,
biographical dictionaries, gazetteers, dictionaries, and others
of the reference books in most frequent demand, are habit-ually
left open and no account made of their use; nor is any
memorandum kept of the use of the current numbers of the
magazines, which stand upon an open shelf at the desk ac-cessible
to all. The circulating department is also used
largely for reference and reading in the room. The open
cases and the well lighted alcoves with reading tables, afford
to the student almost the same freedom and convenience
which he might have if he were in his own private library.
CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
This department has been open 297 days, and 9 half
days. The entire library having been closed on the
legal holidays and on Thursday afternoons in July and
August. The hours are from 8 a. m. to 7:30 p. m., except
on Saturday, when the hours are from 8 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.
The number of books issued during the year was 349,190,
being an average daily issue of 1,158. The number of mem-bership
cards issued was 4,310. Details of the work in this
department may be found in appendix I.
11 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT AND READING ROOM.
This department has been open 349 days and 9 half
days. The hours have been from 8:30 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.,
except on Saturdays, when it remains open until 9:30 p. m.
on week days, and from 12:30 p. m. to 8:30 on Sundays,
throughout the year. The reference department and read-ing
room were visited by 54,681 people during the year,
being a daily average of 154. Of these visits, 10,571 were on
Sunday, being a daily average of 203. The number of
books noted as issued for reference and reading was 32,339.
This only includes books given out and noted by the assist-ants
for use in the room, and falls far short of the actual use.
Details of the work in this department may be found in ap-pendix
K.
Two hundred and thirty-six periodicals are placed on file
in the reading room ; of these thirty are daily; ninety-seven
weekly; five semi-monthly: ninety-one monthly; two bi-monthly
and eleven quarterly. [See appendix F.] The total
expense for periodicals in the reading room was $1,317.59.
[This includes amount spent by librarian, see appendix 1^.]
WEST SIDE BRANCH.
The branch library on Pearl street has been since it
was opened in March, 1892, under the immediate charge of
Miss B. I,. Schroeder. Its success has, I believe, exceeded
the expectations of those most interested in it. Details as to
the work in its circulating department, may be found in
appendix I, and of its reference department, in appendix K.
As the reference and circulating departments are in the
same room, the hours are the same as those of the reference
department at the main library, except that it opens one
half hour earlier.
I can add little to the statement made in regard to it,
in the report of the president of the board, which this is
intended to accompany.
The work during the past year is much larger, month
by month, than that of the portion of the previous year dur-ing
which the branch was in operation.
The main advantage anticipated from the establishment
of a branch, was, that it would bring books within the reach
12 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
of many who were too remote to conveniently use the main
library. This expectation has been fully realized, and it is
interesting to note the evident fact that, of those using the
branch library, only a small minority have ever habitually
drawn books from the main library.
Another advantage has developed in the course of the
work which is not so easy to define, but is not less certain,
and is of importance. It is that the people of that portion
of the city, for whose benefit the library was established,
have a stronger sense of proprietorship, a more comfortable
feeling of being at home, than they who use the larger
library which is intended for the whole people, can have.
The number of assistants is smaller, they are more fre-quently
meeting the same people and have a better oppor-tunity
to become acquainted, to know their tastes and to sup-ply
their needs. I believe this is an important advantage
which a branch library, at all adequate to supply the needs of
the neighborhood for which it is established, will have over
the larger library, wThere from the greater magnitude and
close sub-division of the work, the book borrower does not
so frequently meet the same assistant, nor receive the same
amount of personal attention.
The establishment and enlargement of this branch has
been a source of gratification to many of the most intelli-gent
and influential citizens of the West Side, and has re-ceived
the warmest expressions of approval.
It is reasonable to hope that from this local pride, the
library board may receive both moral support and substan-tial
assistance, not only from the West Side for this branch,
but also from other quarters of the city for such branches as
it may hereafter decide to establish.
ADMINISTRATION.
By order of the board, a competitive examination of ap-plicants
for positions in the library, was held by the
librarian, under the direction of the committee on employees,
on September 26th. Fifty candidates presented themselves,
and as a result of the examination, the committee reported
to the board, at their meeting in November, presenting
the names of nine of the candidates whom they recom-
13 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
mended for appointment as substitutes. This report was ap-proved
by the board, and the appointments duly made. This
addition to the depleted force of the library, enabled the
work of arrangement and cataloguing, so greatly needed,
to be taken up. However, the increased use of the library
has required so much of the additional help, that less of
this special work has been accomplished than was hoped
for.
The work of the present year was unique, in the fact
that to a force of thirteen experienced assistants there
was added, just at the beginning of the busiest season, nine
substitutes entirely without experience in library work.
While these additions to the force were very welcome, the
attention necessary to instruct them in their duties, and to
render their services available, was a considerable addition
to the duties of the assistants already in the library. The
generous spirit in which this additional claim' upon their
time was met, and the pains taken by the experienced assist-ants,
to instruct the new appointees and to help them to be-come
familiar with their duties, is deserving of high com-mendation.
The large increase in the use of the library is
the most substantial testimony to the efficiency of the entire
library corps.
I can only add my own personal thanks to the assistant-librarian,
the assistants and substitutes for their cordial co-operation,
and the fidelity, earnestness and intelligence with
which each has performed the duties assigned to them.
I am gratified to report that a majority of those in the
library availed themselves of the extra vacation granted by
the wise liberality of the board, to visit the Columbian Ex-position.
Those who did so, found there a rare opportunity
to study library methods and apparatus, and from this, as
well as from the educational influence and inspiration of the
great exhibition as a whole, cannot fail to find themselves
better fitted for their duties.
The meeting of the American Library Association was
held in Chicago in July, and was attended by several mem-bers
of the library corps.
14 ; LIB R ARIA N'S' RE FOR T.
CATALOGUING.
During the year, the dictionary card catalogue of the cir-culating
department has been kept up to date, and the author
and title card catalogue of the reference department, has
been brought nearly to date. The most urgent need in this
department, is the addition of subject cards to this catalogue,
and the classification and cataloguing of the valuable collec-tion
of Government Publications, now of comparatively little
use from the lack of this.
WORK IN THE SCHOOLS.
This has been fully described by the president, and I
can only concur heartily in what he says and express the
wish that our resources might enable us to largely increase
it, as I regard it one of the most important uses of the
library. The books at our command for this purpose do
not meet one half the demand.
THE FUTURE OF THE LIBRARY.
To one who carefully studies the work of the library ,as
it appears in the reports for several years past, it will be
apparent that while there has been at no time a radical or
sudden change in its policy, there has been, nevertheless, a
strong and increasing tendency to make its work more def-initely
an educational one. While there is much reason for
congratulation in the progress and present condition of the
library, there is still great opportunity for further progress
in the same direction.
The problem immediately before the library board,
stated in its simplest terms, is to make one dollar do the
work of three, in other words, in a building already crowded
and with insufficient funds, to increase the main library, to
extend its use throughout the city by means of branches,
and to supply the needs of the schools, and in all these to
become an increasingly valuable factor in the educational
progress of the city.
That the Cleveland Public Library measured by the
work accomplished each year, stands well up among the first
dozen libraries in the country, and side by side with those
whose resources are manifold greater, is, I think, evidence
that the resources entrusted to the board, have been wisely
15 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
administered in the past. When this is generally under-stood,
and when the library is publicly recognized as an im-portant,
an indispensable part of the educational equipment
of the city, then it may hope to be sufficiently endowed for its
work.
The report of the U. S. Commissioner of Education,
just published, shows the remarkable growth of the libraries
in our country and justifies his introductory remark, that
the public school, the newspaper, and the public library, are
the great educational institutions of this country.
The figures show that there were in the public libraries
of the United States in 1876 twelve millions of volumes; in
1885, twenty millions; in 1891, more than thirty millions.
This silent and marvelous growth, is not so much based up-on
public taxation as upon private munificence. Immense
amounts of money have been given for this purpose, in sums
varying from millions to hundreds of dollars. Magnificent
buildings have been and are being erected, buildings which
adorn the fortunate cities which possess them.
Throughout the country the value of the library work
is being more generally recognized, and more generously
encouraged than ever before. It is most earnestly to be de-sired
that our own library feel this influence and share in
this progress.
The Cleveland Public Library needs a suitable building
and an endowment which will enable it to do the great work
before it, and to become more effectually the highest school
of the city, the people's university.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRETT, Librarian.
R U L E S
OK THE
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.
ARTICLE I. Regular meetings of the board shall be
held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 8 p. m.
ART. II. Special meetings may be called by the secre-tary,
upon the written request of the president, or of any
two members of the board. The notice of any special meet-ing
shall state the business of the meeting, and no business
shall be transacted at such meeting which is not stated in
the notice.
ART. I l l Four members shall constitute a quorum of
the board, but no appropriation shall be made, or indebted-ness
incurred to an amount exceeding one hundred dollars
without the concurring votes of a majority of all the mem-bers
of the board.
ART. IV. It shall be the duty of the president to pre-side
at all meetings of the board; to appoint all standing
committees, and to prepare for the consideration of the board
the annual report, as required by law. He shall also be ex
officio a member of all standing committees.
ART. V. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a
neat, exact and permanent record of the meetings of the
board. The secretary shall keep the financial accounts of
the library, under the supervision of the committee on
finance; he shall lay before the board at each regular meeting
a statement of the amount in the treasury to its credit; he
shall immediately communicate to the librarian all action of
the board affecting the performance of the duties of the
librarian or assistants, if the librarian is not present at the
meeting: he shall have custody, subject to Article VI, of the
papers of the board, which, on the termination of his of-fice,
he shall forthwith deliver to his successor, and he shall
perform such other duties as the board may direct.
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ART. VI. Copies shall be retained of all official cor-respondence
of any of the members or employees of the
board relative to the affairs of the library, and such copies,
with all letters received, contracts, bills, receipts, vouchers, re-ports,
communications, books of account, or other documents
or papers of any kind whatsoever, shall be preserved and
kept in the rooms of the library, in places designated by
the secretary, whence they shall not be removed by any one
except by order of the board.
ART. VII. There shall be five standing committees of
the board, namely: a committee on books ; on finance; on
employees; on buildings ; on rules—each committee con-sisting
of three members.
ART. VIII. The committee on books shall have
supervision of all matters relating to the selection, purchase,
exchange, and binding of books and periodicals ; the sale
and exchange of duplicates and of all old magazine and
papers not kept for filing and binding; the arrangement,
printing, sale and disposition of catalogues, and finding listfe,
and of the statistics of circulation, and of all matters relating
to the stamps, plates, labels and printed forms in use in the
library, subject to the approval of the board. It shall be the
duty of this committee to examine, from time to time, the
books in the library, and to exclude from circulation, and,
if deemed expedient, from the library also, any and all books
offensive to good morals, if any such shall be found in the
library, subject to the approval of the board. No pur-chase
of books or periodicals to an amount exceeding
one hundred dollars shall be made except by authority of
the board.
ART. IX. The committee on finance shall have super-vision
of the library funds and shall audit all accounts, and,
if, correct, certify them to the board. The sum of fifty dol-lars
shall be kept at the disposal of the committee for the
purpose of paying petty incidental expenses, which it is con-venient
to have paid through the librarian. The librarian's
account of receipts, and of disbursements not exceeding fifty
dollars in a month, shall be audited by the committee, and a
statement rendered to the board at each regular meeting.
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ART. X. The committee on employees shall have
charge of all matters relating to the appointment, control
and remuneration of employees of the library, subject to the
approval of the board.
ART. XI. The committee on buildings shall have
supervision of the construction, alteration, repair, furnishing,
heating and lighting of the rooms used for the purposes of
the library, subject to the approval of the board.
ART. XII. The committee on rules shall have super-vision
of all matters relating to the rules for the government
of this board and the library employees, subject to the ap-proval
of the board.
ART. XIII. Bach committee may expend, if necessary,
a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars. All such expend-itures
must be reported to the board at the next regular
meeting.
ART. XIV. Each committee shall audit all bills per-taining
to its department, and, if correct, certify them to the
board.
ART. XV. The order of business at regular meetings
of the board shall be as follows :
1. Reading of the records of the previous meeting.
2. Communications.
3. Reports of committees and officers.
4. Miscellaneous business.
ART. XVI. NO amendment of the rules shall be finally
acted upon until the next regular meeting after the same
shall have been proposed. This board may temporarily sus-pend
all rules and regulations in force by its authority, by a
concurring vote of a majority of all its members in favor
thereof, and the vote on such suspension shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and entered on the record.
R U L E S
FOR THE
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
1. The librarian shall, under the direction of the library
board, have the charge and superintendence of the rooms of
the library, and shall be responsible for the care and safety
of all the books and other public property contained in them,
as well as for the orderly deportment of the assistants and
readers. He shall enforce all rules and shall require all em-ployees
to be prompt in the discharge of their duties and
courteous to the public. He shall collect all fines imposed
according to Rule 7, and report the same to the committee
on finance at least once a month. It shall be the duty of
the librarian to keep, or cause to be kept, in a proper book
an account of all disbursements made by him for the library.
He shall also keep, or cause to be kept, a record of the at-tendance
and service of each assistant. At each regular
meeting he shall submit to the board an abstract of such
record for the preceding month, accompanied by such sug-gestions
as seem to him to tend to promote the efficiency of
the service, or the welfare of the library. At the close of
each financial year he shall submit to the board a detailed
report as to the progress of the library during the previous
year, and its condition, accompaning the same with such re-marks
and suggestions as may seem expedient. This report
shall be submitted in time to accompany the annual report
of the board.
2. The following persons are entitled to draw books
from the public library without charge, subject to the rules
governing their issue:
I. Residents of Cleveland and the territory attached
thereto for school purposes, not under twelve years of age,
known to the librarian or satisfactorily vouched for in writ-ing
by responsible citizens.
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II. Residents of adjacent territory who pay taxes on
property in the city of Cleveland or territory attached there-to
for school purposes.
III. Persons of proper age attending educational in-stitutions
in the city of Cleveland, furnishing a satisfactory
guarantee from the authorities of the institution in which
they matriculate.
IV. Persons temporarily resident in the city may draw
books from the library, provided they furnish sufficient guar-antee,
or make a sufficient deposit of money satisfactory to
the librarian.
3. Non-residents over twenty-one years of age, other
than those mentioned in rule 2, may have the use of the
library upon the same conditions as residents by paying in
advance, a fee of one dollar for four months, or two dollars
for one year.
4. The names and residences of all persons drawing
books must be registered and all changes of residence
promptly reported. The librarian, when he deems it neces-sary,
quire a special deposit.
5. Only two books may be drawn at the same time, ex-cept
that two volumes of the same set may be counted as
one volume. Teachers' cards, however may be issued to
school teachers, residents of the city, on which three books
maybe drawn at a time, in addition to those to which such
teacher is entitled as a resident of the city; said additional
books to be on such subjects as may be of use in preparing
school work. No book may be kept longer than two weeks,
but may be redrawn once for the same period. Periodicals
labeled "Seven Day Book" can not be retained more than
one week, and can not be renewed.
6. Books of reference may be taken from the reference
department on the written order, only, of a member of the
library board, provided no book of great value, or book or
periodical required for frequent reference shall be taken.
This rule does not apply to the members of the library board
nor librarian. The librarian may permit the superintendent
of public instruction, supervising principals of public schools,
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the principal of the city training school, ex-members of the
public library board, and members of the board of educa-tion
to take books from the reference department without
an order from a member of the board, subject, however, to
the general rules,
7. A fine of two cents a day, up to the value of the
volume or set, will be imposed for retaining a book longer
than the time stipulated by the rules. A fine will also be
imposed for turning down leaves, marring, or in any way in-juring
or defacing a book. If a book be lost or destroyed,
the borrower shall pay the cost of replacing such book, or
the set, if the book belong to a set, provided that if the bor-rower
shall satisfy the committee on books that such loss or
destruction occurred without fault attributable to the bor-rower,
such committee may remit such payments if the book
belong to the circulating department.
8. No one except members of this board shall be per-mitted
to open a case or take books from the shelves except
under the direction of the librarian or his assistants.
9. Unnecessary' noise, or loud conversation, in the
library, is strictly prohibited.
10. The use of tobacco and cigars is prohibited in all
the rooms of the library.
11. The library hours shall be : for the circulating de-partment,
from 8 a. m. to 7:30 p. m., except on Saturdays
when it shall remain.open until 8:30 p. in. Reference depart-ment,
week, days, from 8:30 a. m. to 8:30 p. m., except on
Saturdays when it shall remain open until 9:30 p. m. and
Sundays from 12:30 p. m, to. 8:30 p. m. Both departments
shall be closed on all public holidays.
12. Aid to readers will be rendered by the librarian
and assistants as far as consistent with their other duties.
13. Any person incurring a fine shall draw a book but
once after the penalty is incurred, and the ticket shall there-after
be retained, and the further privileges of the library
suspended until such fine shall have been paid.
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14. No book shall be retained or laid aside by any em-ployee
of the library for any reader, except 011 the follow-ing
conditions: any person entitled to draw books, desiring
a book which is out of the library, can, by leaving an ad-dressed
postal card, be notified of the return of the book,
and have it retained forty-eight hours, only.
15. No book shall be drawn unless the library ticket
is presented, if required, at the time of drawing.
16. No amendment of these rules shall be finally acted
upon until the next regular meeting of the library board
after the one at which it is proposed, and a majority of the
board must concur.
17. Members of the Cleveland board of education, the
superintendent of public instruction, the supervising princi-pals
and the assistant supervising principals of the Cleveland
public schools, the principals of the city schools, and ex-members
of the public library board shall be allowed to re-tain
books for a period of eight weeks, but for retaining
them longer than that period the usual fine must be charged.
18. Conversation of assistants of a personal nature
with visitors or friends, or any other conversation than that
which relates to the business of the library, is strictly for-bidden,
except by permission of the librarian.
19. Applicants for positions in the Cleveland public
library service must fill out, in their own handwriting, a
blank as prescribed by the board, as accurately as possible,
and submit the same with their application.
When vacancies occur in the Cleveland public library
service, the applicants shall be notified by the librarian, giv-ing
the time and place of examination, which shall be held
by the librarian, under the direction of the committee on
employees.
The results of the examination to be forwarded to the
committee on employees.
All vacancies hereafter occuring to be filled by a selec-tion
from the candidates passing the best examination, and
from those who possess the best general qualifications
according to the judgment of the board.
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A P P E N D I X A.
VOLUMES IN THE LIBRARY.
MAIN LIBRARY—CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
On hand September i, 1892 45,797
Additions.
By purchase 6,571
By gift 34
Magazines bound for Circulating room 147
Transferred from Reference room 242
Recovered, missing previous years 145 7,139
52,936
Deductions.
Worn out and condemned 2,631
Lost and paid for 92
Issued and not recovered 81
Transferred to West Side Branch 158
Unaccounted for 245
Transferred to office 2
Transferred to Reference room 3 3,212
Total on hand 49,724
MAIN LIBRARY—REFERENCE ROOM AND LIBRARIAN'S OFFICE.
On hand September 1, 1892.
In Reference Room 18,616
In Librarian's Office 288
Addititions.
By purchase 398
By gift 84
Periodicals bound 232
Deposit from Patent Office 5
Transferred from Circulating room 5 724
19,628
Deductions.
Transferred to Circulating room 242
Total on hand 19,386
WEST SIDE BRANCH—CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
On hand September 1, 1892 5,430
Additions.
By purchase 2,515
Magazines bound from Circulating room 52
Transferred from Main library 158 2,725
8,155
Deductions.
Worn out and condemned 56
Lost and paid for 17
Issued and not recovered 6
Unaccounted for 71
Over count of transfers to West Side in 1892 __ 5 155
Total on hand 8,000
Carried forward, ; 77,no
26 LIBRA RIA \7' S R EPOR T.
APPENDIX A—CONTINUED.
Brought forward, 77,1 io
WEST SIDE BRANCH—REFERENCE ROOM.
On hand September i, 1892 198
Addittions.
By purchase 553
Total on hand 751
DUPLICATES AND UNCLASSIFIED.
On hand September 1, 1892 1,715
At High Schools September 1, 1892 34
Total volumes on hand 79,610
SUMMARY.
On hand in all departments September 1892 72,078
Additions
By purchase 10,037
Magazines bound 431
By gift 118
Deposit from Patent Office 5
Recovered, missing previous years 145 10,736
82,814
Deductions.
Worn out and condemned 2,687
Ivost and paid for 109
Issued and not recovered 87
Unaccounted for 316
Over count of transfers to West Side in 1892. 5 3,204
Total 79,6io
ON HAND I N ALL DEPARTMENTS,
SEPTEMBER I, 1892 72,078
Net Increase.
In Circulating room, Main library 3,927
In Circulating room, West Side Branch 2,570
In Reference room, Main library 482
In Reference room, West Side Branch.:. 553 7,532
Total 79,6io
GENERAL SUMMARY.
In Circulating room, Main library 49,724
In Reference room, Main library 19,38669,110
In Circulating room, West Side Branch 8,000
In Reference room, West Side Branch 751 8,751
Duplicates and unclassified 1,715
At High School 34
Total volumes on hand, 79,610
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A P P E N D I X B.
BOOKS ON HAND SEPTEMBER I, 1893, BY CLASSES IN THE CIRCULAT-I
N G DEPARTMENTS.
MAIN WEST SIDE
LIBRARY. BRANCH. TOTAL.
Tuvenile 4,404 1,157 5,561
Fiction „ 8,765 2,099 10,864
literature 3,910 697 4,607
Biography 4,540 574 5,114
(-Foreign 1,760 275 2,035
History^ American 1,673 237 1,910
(Ancient 667 97 974
Sociology 1,756 179 1,935
Philosophy 896 87 764
Science 1,480 177 1,657
Art 1,145 122 1,267
Poetry 1,470 189 1,659
Education 808 81 889
Natural history 869 107 976
Theology 3,057 202 3,259
Travel 3,558 427 3,985
Useful arts 1,510 144 1,654
German 7,123 1,158 8,281
French 333 333
Total 49,724 8,000 57,724
A P P E N D I X C-BOOKS
ADDED TO THE CIRCULATING DEPARTMENTS OF THE LIBRARY
FROM SEPTEMBER I , 1892 TO SEPTEMBER I, 1893, BY CLASSES.
MAIN WEST SIDE
LIBRARY. BRANCH. TOTAL.
Juvenile 1,089 532 1,621
Fiction 1,870 792 2,662
Literature 500 174 674
Biography 316 75 391 {Foreign 67 11 78
American 288 52 340
Ancient 22 6 28
Sociology 233 73 306
Philosophy 102 16 118
Science no 19 129
Art 105 25 130
Poetry 84 46 130
Education 265 44 309
Natural history 80 15 95
Theology II3 25 138
Travel 382 73 455
Useful arts 88 26 114
German 1,015 563 1,578
FrenchT otal 6,75223 2,567 9,32193
28 LlBBRAklAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X D-MAGAZINES
PLACED I N THE CIRCULATING DEPARTMENTS AND ISSUED
FOR HOME USE.
MAIN WEST SIDE
NAME OF MAGAZINE. LIBRARY. BRANCH.
Arena 2 1
Atlantic Monthly 2 1
Century Magazine 10 2
Chautauquan 1 1
Cosmopolitan 6 1
Education ! 1
Educational Review 1 1
Forum 2 1
Harper's Magazine 10 2
Harper's Young People 1 1
Ivippincott's Magazine 2 1
McClure's Magazine 1 1
New England Magazine-, 1 1
Nineteenth Century 1 1
North American Review-- 2 1
Outing 1 1
Popular Science Monthly 2 1
Review of Reviews 5 1
St. Nicholas 6 2
Scribner's Magazine 8 2
Short Stories 1 1
Youth's Companion 1 1
A P P E N D I X E.
IMPORTANT WORKS ADDED TO THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT DUR-I
N G THE YEAR.
W. Blake, Works. 3 vols.
D. K. Clark, The steam engine. 4 vols.
T. Cole, Old Italian masters.
Fortnightly Review. 56 vols.
P. G. Hamerton, Man in art.
H. Harisse, Discovery of North America.
N. Hawthorne, Works. 15 vols.
T. W. Herringshaw, Poets of America.
O. W. Holmes, Works. 13 vols.
H. M. Howe, Metallurgy of steel.
Japanese stencil-cutter. Illustrated.
H. W. Longfellow, Works. 14 vols.
F. S. Meyer, Handbuch der Ornamentik.
J. R. Lowell, Works. 11 vols.
R. A. Proctor, Old and new astronomy.
Salon of 1892.
C. S. Sargent, Silva of North America. Vol. 5.
W.Sterling-Maxwell, Annals of the artists of Spain. 4 vols.
S. VanRensselaer, English cathedrals.
J. G. Whittier, Works. 7 vols.
29 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X F.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS ON F I L E I N THE READING ROOM.
ABBREVIATIONS—m monthly, d daily, d and s daily and Sunday,
w weekly, sw semi-weekfy, sm semi-monthly, q quarterly, bm bi-monthly.
Those marked * are to be found at the Main library and at the
West Side Branch. Those marked f are to be found at the West
Side Branch only. All others are to be found at the Main libra^.
Academy (London) w
American Academy, Annals of, bm
American Architect __w
American Catholic Historical
Researches q
American Catholic Quarterly q
American Economic Assoc. bm
American Historical Assoc. q
* American History, Magazine of,m
American Journal of Science
and Arts m
* American Machinist w
Architectural Record q
* Arena m
Army and Navy Journal w
*Art Amateur m
<jArt Interchange _m
Ashland (O.) Times w
Athenaeum (London) w
* Atlantic Monthly m
Auglaze County (O.) Democrat-_w
Bellefontaine (0.) Republican.__w
Blackwood's Magazine m
Bookchat m
*Boston Herald d and s
Bryan (O.) Press w
Buffalo Express d and s
Carroll (0.) Free Press w
Catholic Universe w
Catholic World m
*Century m
Chamber's Journal m
Charities Review m
Charlottetown (P. E. I.) Herald__w
*Chautau quau m
Chicago Herald d and s
-Chicago Tribune d and s
Cincinnati Commercial Ga-zette
d and s
Civil Service Record m
Cleveland Anzeiger d and s
Cleveland Citizen w
Cleveland East End Signal w
Cleveland Gazette w
":;:"Cleveland Leader ___d and s
Cleveland Marine iRv^ecv-ovriud. VVw
Cleveland Medical Gazette m
^Cleveland Plain Dealer __d and s
Cleveland Press d
Cleveland Sun and Voice w
Cleveland Trident w
Cleveland Volksfreund w
"'Cleveland Wachter-am-Erie_
d and s
^[Cleveland World _d and s
Congressional Record p
Conneaut (0.) Reporter w
^"Contemporary Review m
Cook's Excursionist 111
^"Cosmopolitan m
*Critic. w
^Current History m
^Current Literature m
Cuyahogan, Brooklyn, O w
Dayton (O.) Daily Journal d
^Decorator and Furnisher m
Delaware, (O.) Herald w
*Demorest's Monthly Magazine _m
Denver Sun d and s
^Detroit Free Press dand s
Deutsche Rundschau m
Domestic Monthly in
Dublin Review q
East Palestine (O.) Valley Echo_w
Eclectic Magazine m
Edinburgh Review q
^Education m
^Educational Monthly m
"^'Educational Review m
Electrical Engineer w
"^Electrical World w
Elyria (O.) Republican w
Engineer w
Engineering and M i n i ng
Journal w
Engineering Magazine m
'^Engineering News w
E\ angelical Messenger w
Far and Near m
Farm and Fireside sm
Findlay (O.) Jeffersonian d
*Fliegende Blaetter w
Forest and Stream w
Fort Collins (Col.) Express: w
Fortnightly Review m
'* Forum m
29 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX F—CONTINUED.
*Frank Leslie's Newspaper w
Fremont (O.) Democratic Mes-senger
w
*Gartenlaube w
Georgetown (O.) News-Deinocrat w
Godey's Magazine m
*Goldthwaite's Geographical
Magazine m
*Good Housekeeping m
Gospel in all Lands m
Green Bag m
Greenville (O.) Journal w
^Harper's Bazar w
*Harper's Monthly m
*Harper's Weekly w
*Harper's Young People w
Headlight (Cleveland) w
Herald, Lorain, O w
Himmel und Erde m
IfHomemaker m
Household m
Illustrated American w
Illustrated World's Fair m
*Illustrirte Zeitung w
'•Independent w
Irish World w
*Iron Age w
*Iron Trade Review w
Journal of Education w
Journal of Franklin Institute m
^[Judge w
Kindergarten Magazine m
Ladies' Home Companion sm
^Ladies' Home Journal m
Library Journal m
*Life w
:i:Lippincott's Magazine m
Literary Digest w
*Literary World sm
Littell's Living Age w
Longman's Magazine m
^London Illustrated News w
London Times d
Louisville Courier Journal, d and s
MacMillan's Magazine m
Magazine of Art tn
Manifesto, Shaker Village, N. H. _m
Mansfield (O.) Shield and Banner w
Marion (OJ Democratic Mirror_w
Marquette Mining Journal w
McClure's Magazine in
*Mechanical News sm
Memphis Avalanche d
Military Service Institution,
Journal of bin
Mining Industry and Trades-
Missionary Herald m
Missionary Review of the
World m
Mode de Paris tn
Mt. Vernon (O.) Banner w
Mt. Gilead (O.) Union Register, w
* Music m
Musical Courier w
Musical World m
*Nation w
National Magazine m
National Temperance Advocate, m
Nederlander, De w
New Church Messenger w
New England Historical and
Genealogical Register q
*New England Magazine m
New Lisbon (O.) Patriot w
*New Nation w
New Orleans Times-Democrat
d and s
New York Evening Post d
*New York Herald d
New York School Journal w
New York Tribune d and s
*Newr York World d and s
*New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
d and s
'^Nineteenth Century m
Nord und Sued m
*North American Re\iew m
Nouvelle Revue sm
Oberlin, [O.] News w
Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Of-fice.
111
Ohio Farmer w
Ohio Propaganda _ m
Ohio State Journal d and s
Old Homestead, Cleveland m
Orange Co. [Florida] Reporter. _w
J Our Sunday Afternoon w
| *Outing m
| *Outlook w
I Painesville [O.] Telegraph w
I Patent Office Record, Canada __m
! Path m
j Paulding County [O.J Republican,
| w
I Pernin's Stenographer in
| Philadelphia Press d and s
I Phonographic World m
| Photographic Times w
Pitman's Phonetic Journal w
Pittsburgh Dispatch d and s
Poet Lore m
Popular Educator m
| ^Popular Science Monthly m
LIBRA RIA N' RE FOR T. 31
APPENDIX F - C O N T I N U E D.
Post Graduate and Wooster
Quarterly q
Progressive Thinker w
Protestant Standard w
IjPuck w
^Public Opinion w
Publisher's Circular w
Publisher's Weekfy _ w
Quarterly Review q
Ravenna [O.J Republican w
^Review of Reviews m
St Clairsville [O.] Gazette __ w
*St. Louis Globe Democrat, d and s
-St. Nicholas m
-Scientific American and Sup-plement
w
-Scientific American, Builders'
Edition m
-Scribuer's Monthly m
Season _ m
Shelby [O.J-Times w
Sidney [O.J Journal w
Spirit of the Times w
Springfield (O.) Republic-Times_d
Stark County [0.] Democrat w
-Sundav School Times ___w
Techniker, Der m
Toronto Empire d
Toronto Globe d
-Town Topics, Cleveland w
Travelers' Record, Hartford m
-Ueber Land und Meer w
United Ireland w
Universalist w
U. S. Government Publications- _m
-Utility m
Van Wert (O.) Bulletin w
Washington (O.) Independent _ _w
Weather Review m
-Wellhagen u. K l a s s i n g 's
Monatshefte m
Western Reservej Chronicle w
Westerman's Monatshefte m
Westminister^Review m
-Wide Awake m
William and Mary College
Quarterly q
W. C. T. U. Times m
Woman's Tribune w
Wooster (0.) Republican w
World's Columbian Exposition _m
-Youth's Companion w
32 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X G.
LIST OF DOLORS TO THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
NAMES OF DONORS. BD. UNB. P.
Allen, H. F. i
Amherst [Mass.] College I
American Association for Advancement of
Science, Salem, Mass 4
Apprentices' Library Co., Philadelphia, Pa 2
Apprentices' Library, New York City 2
Apthorp, Henry, Columbus, Ohio 1
Arizona-
Department of Interior - 1
Arlington [Mass.] Public Library 1
Astor Library, New York City 2
Athol [Mass,] Public Library 1
Author of, "A Present to Youths and Young
Men," Birmingham, England 4
Avery, Elroy M 5
Balch, Edwin Swift, Philadelphia, Pa 1
Baldwin, Hon. C. C 2
Baltimore [Md.] Public Library 2
Baumgartel, Otto, Chicago, 111 1
Bolton, C. E 3
Bolton, Mrs. Sarah K 2
Boston, Mass.—
Commissioner Gas and Electric Light 1
Public Library 1
Brewer, 0. U., New York City 1
Bridgeport [Conn.] Public Library 1
Brockton [Mass.] Public Library 1
Brookline, [Mass.] Public Library 1
Brooklyn, ]N. Y.J Library 1
Brown "University, Providence, R. I 1
Bryn Mawr [Pa.J College.- 1
Buchtel College, Akron, O 1
Buffalo [N. Y.] Library ' 1
Burlington, Vt.—
Fletcher Free Library 1
Public Schools 1
Byrne, John J., Chicago, 111 1
California—
State Library 1 1
Cambridge [Mass.J Public Library 1
Canada—
Controller of Customs 1
Geological Survey 12
Patent Office 1
Postmaster-General 1 1 2
Carnegie Free Library, Allegheny, Pa 1
Case School of Applied Science 1
Chicago—
Board of Trade 1
Department of Public Works _ 1
Public Library 1
University of Chicago I
Cincinnati—
Chamber of Commerce 1
33 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G — CONTINUED.
NAMES OF DONORS. BD. UNB. P.
Cincinnati:—
Public Library i i
Cleveland Athletic Club i
Cleveland Board of Trade j. i
Cleveland Printing & Publishing Co i
College of New Jersey, Princeton, N. J i
Collins, H. O., Los Angeles, Cal i
Colorado University, Golden, Col 3 5
Columbus : —
Bureau of Building and Loan Associations 1
Bureau of Labor Statistics 5
Public School Library 2
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y 1
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H 1
Dayton (O.) Public Library 1
Denison University, Granville, 0 1
Denver [Col.J University 1
Des Moines [Iowa,] Public Library 1
Detroit [Mich.,] Public Library 1 2
Dover [N. H.] Public Library 1
Elizabeth [N. J.] Public Library 1
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md 1 2
FondDu Lac (Wis.) Public Library
Foran, Martin A,
Friends Free Library, Germantown, Pa
Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.
Gates, W . E 5
Gibbes, Emily 0., New York City
Gloversville [N. Y.] Free Library
Grand Rapids, (Mich.,) Public Library 1
Green, Hon. Samuel A., Boston, Mass 1
Greenough, M. S 2
Grover, Preston H 2
Hardy, Geo. E., New York City
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass 1
Hasselbach, Win., Sandusky, O 23 4
Hercules Powder Co
Hickox, J. H., Washington, D. C 1
Historical Society Library, Helena, Montana
Hoepli, Ulrico, Milan, Italy 1
Indiana Department of Statistics 1
Indianapolis (Ind.,) Public Schools
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md 1
Johnson, Hon. Tom L - 7
Kansas: —
State Agricultural College, Manhattan 1
State Historical Society
Kansas City (Mo.,) Public Library 1
Kingston, Jamaica:—
World's Fair Commissioner 1
Kuhn, Paul __ 8
L. S. & M. S. R. R. Co
Lawrence, (Mass.,) Public Library
Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pa. 1
Library Company, Philadelphia, Pa 1
34 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G—CONTINUED
NAMES OF DONORS.
Los Angeles (Cal.) Public Library
Lynn (Mass.,) Public Library
Madison, Wis.:—
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maimonides Library, New York City
Maine :—
State Board of Health
Manchester (Eng.,) Public Free Library
Marine Review
Marquette, Mich., Peter White Public Library
Medford (Mass.,) Public Library
Melrose, (Mass.) Public Library
Mercantile Library, Denver, Col
Mercantile Library, New York City
Mercantile Library, Philadelphia, Pa
Mercantile Library, St. Louis, Mo
Mercantile Library, San Francisco
Mexican Central Ry. Co., Ltd., Boston :
Miami University, Oxford, 0 __
Michigan : —
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Milwaukee, (Wis.,) Public Library
Minneapolis, (Minn.,) Public Libracy
New Bedford, Mass.: —
Board of Trade
Public Library ^
New Haven, (Conn.,) Public Library
New Jersey: —
State Library
New York City :—
University of New York
Newark, (N.J.,) Public Library
Newton, [Mass.,] Free Library
Oberlin (O.,) College
Ogle, C. J., St. Joseph, Mo
Ohio: —
Adjutant-General
Board of State Charities
Secretary of State
State Archaelological and Historical Society-
State Geologist
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio University, Athens, O.
Olivet (Mich.,) College
Omaha (Neb.,)Public Library
Parsons, Miss Harriet S
Paterson (N. J. ) Free Public Library
Pawtucket, R. I.:—
City Council
Free Public Library
Peabody Institute, Danvers, Mass.
Peabody Institute, Peabody, Mass
Peck, Geo. Gottsberger, New York City
Penny, Capt. Chas. G
34 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G—CONTINUED.
NAMES OF DONORS. B
Pennsylvania:—
Secretary of State
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, Phila
Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Phila
Peoria, (111.,) Public Library
Philadelphia, Pa. :—
City Institute
Physio-Medical College, Indianapolis, Ind
Poole, Dr. Wm. E., Chicago, 111
Pope, Albert A., Boston, Mass
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn N. Y
Providence, R. I.—
Board of Education
Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Public Library
Quincy (Mass.,) Thomas Crane Free Library
Reynold's Library, Rochester, N. Y r , _ _
Riverside (Cal.,) Public Library
Saint Ignatius College
Saint John, Dr. O. S., New York City
Saint Joseph (Mo.,) Public Library'.
Saint Louis (Mo.,) Public Library
Saint Paul, Minn:—
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Public Library.^
Salem, [Mass.,] Public Library
Sampson, Wm.
San PArancisco, (Cal.,) Free Public Library
Scran ton, (Pa.,) Public Library
Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury, Conn
Sioux City, (Io\va,) Public Library
Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, N. Y. City_
Southbridge Mass.:
Town Offices
Springfield, (Mass.,) City Library
Springfield, [Ohio,] Public Library
Sproull, W. O., Cincinnati, O
Sunset Club, Chicago, 111
Taunton, [Mass.,] Public Library
Taylor, Hon. V. A., Washington, D. C
Taylor-Austin Co., The
Terre Haute [Ind.,] Public Library
Theological Seminray, Andover, Mass
Thomann, Dr. G., New York City
Tomlinson, Miss Frances, council Bluffs, Iowa
Toronto, [Canada,] Public Library
Trenton, N J.: —
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States: —
Bureau of American Republics
Bureau of Education
Commissioner of Ci\il Service
Commissioner of Interstate Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
86 LtBR A klA Ns S REPORT.
APPENDIX G—CONTINUED.
NAMES OF DONORS. BD. UNB. P.
United S t a t e s -
Department of the Interior 2 5 13
Department of the Navy 1
Department of State 4 15 2
Department of the Treasury 4 1
Department of War 7 1
Smithsonian Institution 3 47
University of California, Berkeley, Cal 1 6
Uni\ersity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich 1
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 1
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y 1
Volta Bureau 113
Wade, Jos. M., Dorchester, Mass 1
Wagar, Miss A. M., Lakewood, 0 2
Waltham, [Mass.,] Public Library 1
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo 1
Way land [Mass.] Public Library 1
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. 1 1
Western Reserve University 1
White, John G 2
Whittaker, Thomas, New York City 1
Woburn, [Mass.,] Public Library 1
Wooldridge, Dr. U. C 3
Wooster (Ohio) University 3
Worcester, (Mass.,) Free Public Library.^ 2
Yale University, New Haven, Conn 2 2
Young Men's Christian Association 1
Young Men's Mercantile Library Association,
Cincinnati, O 1
LIST OF DONORS TO WEST SIDE BRANCH.
Booth, Mrs. E. S 1
Hasselbach, Wm 3
McNeil, Miss Mamie 14
Schroeder, Miss B. L 1
Utility Mission Co 1
A P P E N D I X H.
BOOK BINDER'S WORK.
Bound from Reference room $ 377 65
Bound from Circulating room 1,965 56
Bound from Reference room, West Side Branch 85 90
Bound from Circulating room, West Side Branch 154 52
Books repaired 16 83
Books embossed with shelf numbers 87 46
Maps mounted 21 81
Collating in bindery 8 77
Total $2,718 50
Errors charged back 5 22
$2,713 28
37 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X I.
CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT—BOOKS ISSUED.
Days open. Main Library. W. S. Branch. Total.
September 26 I7,9T3 4,65! 22,564
October 25 20,391 5,387 25,778
November 25 23,061 6,431 29,492
December 26 22,587 7,206 29,793
January ' 25 25,487 7,650 33^37
February 23 25,320 8,391 33.7"
March 27 27,746 9,313 37,059
April._ 25 23,658 8,190 3^848
May 26 21,490 7,386 28,876
June 26 18,095 6,405 24,500
July 25 18,021 6,419 24,440
August 27 21,076 6,916 27,992
Total, 306 264,845 84,345 349,190
MAIN LIBRARY.
Largest month, March 27,746
Smallest month, September I7,9I3
Largest day, February 4 2,337
Smallest day, July 20 229
WEST SIDE BRANCH.
Largest month, March 9,313
Smallest month, September 4,651
Largest day, March 4 777
Smallest day, July 13 30
PERCENTAGE OF CIRCULATION 1893.
Main W. S.
Library. Branch.
Fiction 44.20 37.37
Juvenile 17.66 27.11
History 3.65 3.77
Biography 2.33 1.50
Theology 1.42 .78
Poetry and drama 11.33 8.48
Travels 2.62 3.74
Science and Art 6.84 4.73
German 9.95 12.52
38 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
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weekdays.
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.
3,253 1.330 125 5i 496 295 124
76 3.749 1,625
3.025 1,834
121 974 594 i95 119 4,009 2,428
4.309 172 554 246
138 5,292 3,039
4,042 2,810
i55 108 1,0701 553 138 5,112 3.363
3.047 191 122 1,396 757 283 151 6,186 3,804
4.849 3,286 211 143 1,125
601
125 5.974 3.887
4.307 2.943
i59 107
589 i47 5.417 3.532
3.S87 1,990
i43 79 i n 4,632 2.545
3-959 2,627
150 101 484
121 4,705
2,542 1,383 98 53 219 n o 55 2,982 1,602
2,244 1.137 89
118
46 287 136 57 2,824 1,424
3'i93 1,693
286 151 71 3-799 1,979
44>110 26,565 10,571 54.68i 32,339
39 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X K.
3>253 3.025
4>309
4.042
4.79o
4.849
4.307
3.587
3-959
2.542
2,244
3'i93
Tvl xu 2 $
I.330
2,485
3.047
3,286
1.383
i,i37
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44,110 26,565
125
121
172
155
191
211
159
143
150
98
89
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51
73
99
108
122
143
79
101
53
46
62
295
594
983 554
1,070 553
1.396 757
1 , 1 10
1,045
746
440
580
606
10,571 5.774
589
555
219
287
286
195
267
283
281
277
209
186
no
136
151
a
a !
76
119
138
138
151
125
147
in
121
5575
71
W E S T SIDE BRANCH.
895
1.138,
I.538
1,806
1,888
1,760
2,035
i , 808
1,427
1,049
822
1,014
903
1,149
1,214
1,281
i,349
i,493
1.797
1,500
1,287
922
666
952
17,180 14.513!
248
436
559
565
649
746
609
478
253
165
235
267
5,210
155
222
392
528
556
306
489
326
191
94
126
I83
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62
87
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141
130
186
152
95
63
41
47
67
39
44
98
132
HI
86
122
81
48
23
25
46
22,390 18,081
Total books consulted.
Total visitors
-50,420
.77,071
40 LIBBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X L-STATEMENT
OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES BY LIBRARIAN.
Received. Expended. To Treas'r.
September _ _ _ $ 98 IO $ 60 42 $ 58 35
October _ _ - IOO 59 25 °7 37 68
November __ 113 99 I02 65 75 52
December 119 04 63 67 11 34
January _ 109 30 69 51 55 37
February 109 80 90 69 39 79
March - _ _ 138 87 68 69 19 11
April _ - - 145 58 106 89 70 18
May _ _ 147 47 , 56 51 38 69
June _ _ - -- 171 64 94 82 i n 50
Julv n o 90 39 61 56 28
August i n 02 96 97 71 29
Total $1,476 30 $875 50 $645 10
On hand September i, 1892.--
Receipts —
Expenditures
Paid to Treasurer
Balance on hand September 1,
$
1893-
875 50
645 10
64 05
108 35
1,476 30
Total
EXPENDITURES.
Advertising $ 2 10
Books 173 60
Car fare 48 10
Custom House fees___ 44 46
Deposits and fines
refunded 5 81
Expressage 43.02
Freight and cartage. _ 66 75
Furniture 22 79
Labor 21 00
Lease recording 100
Money orders 60
Periodicals ^ 44 69
Postage 78 09
Repairs 47 86
Supplies 275 63
To Treasurer 645 10
Total $1,520 60
$1,584 65 $1,584 65
RECEIPTS.
Books lost $71 76
Catalogues sold 10 25
Expressage refunded- 2 87
Fees 8 00
Fines 1,323 83
Old papers 40
Postal cards 42 69
Rebate on bill of books 16 50
Total $ 1,476 30
On hand September 1, 1892 $ 108 35
Total receipts 1,476 30
Total Expenditures 1,520 60
Balance on hand September 1, 1893 64 05
Total $ 1,584 65 $1,584 65