the cleveland public library forty-sixth annual …

THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY F O R T Y - S I X T H ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1914

Quincy Branch

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD

F O R T Y - S I X T H A N N U A L R E P O R T F O R T H E Y E A R 1 9 1 4

W I T H A C C O M P A N Y I N G D O C U M E N T S

THE LEZIUS PRINTING CO. CLEVELAND

Contents

Library Directory 5 Library Organization : 9 Report of President of Library Board to Board of Education.. 23 Librarian's Report to Library Board 33 Vice Librarian's Detailed Report of Books and Service 45

Order and Accession Department 49 Catalog Department 51 Inventory 52 Editorial Work 53 Main Library 55

General Reference Division 58 Periodical Division 59 Desk Division 60 Philosophy and Religion Division 61 Sociology Division 62 Popular Library 63 Science and Technology Division 64 Literature Division 64 History, Travel and Biography Division 65 Fine Arts Division 66 Foreign Division 68 Shelf Division 69 Inventory 70 Branch Loan Division 71 Division for the Blind 71 Newspaper Division 72 Municipal Reference Library 72

Children's Department 74 Grade School Libraries 79 Class Room Libraries 83 Story-telling 84 Home Libraries 85

Alta Branch 86 Broadway Branch 87 Carnegie West Branch 89 East Third Street Branch 90 Glenville Branch 92 Hough Branch 93 Lorain Branch 95 Miles Park Branch 97 Quincy Branch 99 St. Clair Branch 101

South Branch 104 Sterling Branch 106 Woodland Branch 108 Smaller Branches I l l High School Branches 121 Stations Department 128 Binding Department 130 Supply and Repair Division 131

Report of Sinking Fund Commission 137 Report of Auditor 141 Accountant's Report of Departmental Disbursements 145 Appendices 146

Illustrations Alta Branch

Children's Library facing p. 78 Circulating Room " p. 86

Library Stations Cleveland Fire Department

Engine House 15, Fire Boat "Clevelander".. " p. 33 Engine House 2 " p. 33

Cleveland Telephone Co., Main Office " p. 45 Joseph & Feiss Clothcraft Factory " p. 128 Sherwin & Williams Paint Factory " p. 128

Quincy Branch Exterior Frontispiece Children's Room facing p. 74 Circulating Room " p. 99

West Technical High School Library " p. 121

Library Directory Branches marked with star (*) were erected by Mr. Andrew Car-

negie; Alta Branch was erected by Mr. John D. Rockefeller

Main Library. .Kinney & Levan Bldg.. .1375 Euclid Ave.

Branches

Alta Branch Mayfield Road and East 125th Street *Broadway Branch Broadway and East 55th Street •Carnegie West Branch 1900 Fulton Road

East Third Street Branch 1443 East Third Street Glenville Branch 10523 St. Clair Avenue

*Hough Branch Crawford Road near Hough Avenue *Lorain Branch 8216 Lorain Avenue *Miles Park Branch Miles Park and, East 93rd Street •Quincy Branch Quincy Avenue and East 79th Street •St. Clair Branch St. Clair Avenue and East 55th Street •South Branch Scranton Road and Clark Avenue •Sterling Branch 2200 East 30th Street •Woodland Branch Woodland Avenue near East 55th Street

Smaller Branches

Alliance Branch 3754 Woodland Avenue Brooklyn Branch 3797 West 25th Street Clark Branch 5305 Clark Avenue Collinwood Branch 750 East 152nd Street East Branch Adelbert Hall Edgewater Branch 7434 Detroit Avenue Hiram House Branch 2723 Orange Avenue Perkins Branch 2818 St. Clair Avenue Pilgrim Branch Starkweather Avenue and West 14th Street South Brooklyn Branch Pearl Road and Devonshire Road Superior Branch 10521 Superior Avenue Temple Branch East 55th Street and Central Avenue

High School Branches

Central High School East 55th Street East High School East 82nd Street East Technical High School... Scovill Avenue and East 55th Street Lincoln High School Scranton Road South High School Broadway

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West High School Franklin Avenue West Technical High School.. Willard Avenue and West 93rd Street

High School Station

Glenville High School Parkwood Drive and Everton Avenue

Grade School Branches Eagle Branch Eagle near East 9th Street Fullerton Branch Fullerton Avenue Gilbert Branch West 58th Street Hodge-Sowinski Branch East 79th Street and Crumb Avenue Landon Branch West 96th Street Milford Branch Bush Avenue and West 46th Street Oakland Branch East 120th Street Tremont Branch Tremont Avenue Normal School Branch Stearns Road

Home Libraries For a directory of Home Libraries see Appendix H, Page 171.

Deposit Stations American Steel and Wire Co.

American Works Marquette Street Consolidated Works East 67th Street Cuyahoga Works Harvard Avenue H. and P. Nail Works 1192 East 40th Street

Babies' Dispensary 2500 East 35th Street Bailey Co Ontario Street and Prospect Avenue Cleveland Foundry Works Piatt and Woodland Avenues Cleveland Hardware Co.

Plant No. 1 1241 East 45th Street Plant No. 2 East 79th Street

Cleveland School of Art Juniper Road and Magnolia Drive Cleveland Telephone Co.

Broadway Office 6133 Broadway Eddy Office St. Clair Avenue and East 123rd Street Edgewater Office West 65th Street and Guthrie Avenue Garfield Office 2059 East 105th Street Harvard Office Walton Avenue and Scranton Avenue Main Office West 3rd Street and Champlain Avenue Prospect Office East 19th Street Rosedale Office 5200 Prospect Avenue West Office West 25th Street and Franklin Avenue

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Davis Laundry Co 1516 East 66th Street Dunham Avenue Christian Church

East 66th Street and Quinby Avenue Ferro Machine Co Hubbard Avenue and East 66th Street General Electric Co.

Ivanhoe Metal Works East 152nd Street Miniature Building of Lamp Equipment Division

1806 East 45th Street National Quality Lamp Division.. . . Nela Park, Noble Road, E. C.

Girls' Friendly Club 522 Central Avenue Halle Bros. Co Euclid Avenue and Huron Road Joseph and Feiss Co 2149 West 53rd Street K. and E. Blouse Co Aetna Road Mechanical Rubber Works Lisbon Road N. J. Rich Co Euclid Avenue and East 63rd Street Ohio State Telephone Co.

Central Exchange 804 Electric Building Princeton Exchange 1389 East 81st Street

Peerless Motor Car Co Quincy Avenue and East 93rd Street Printz-Biederman Co West 6th Street and Lakeside Avenue Sherwin Williams Co.

Factory Station 601 Canal Road Office Station 601 Canal Road

Stearn Co 1021 Euclid Avenue Warner and Swasey Co 5809 Carnegie Avenue William Taylor Son and Co 630 Euclid Avenue

Delivery Stations Altenheim Associated Charities:

Main Office Doan Office Harvard-Broadway Office Haymarket Office Lake Office Lakewood Office South Side Office West Side Office

Carnation Club Case School Cleveland Advertising Club Cleveland Farm for Girls Geveland Federation for Char-

ity and Philanthropy

26 Engine Houses 1 Patrol Barn Cleveland Kindergarten Train-

ing School Cleveland Museum of Art College for Women Cosmos Club Eliza Jennings Home Hatch Library Hathaway Brown School Laurel School Library School St. James Parish Hall Spencerian Commercial School University School

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Young Men's Christian Asso- Young Women's Christian As-ciation sociation

NOTE. The following distinctions are observed in classifying branches and stations:

BRANCHES. Equipped with circulating, reference, children's, club and study rooms; each has its own collection of books; most of them are open full library hours. Staff consists of branch librarian and assistants.

SMALLER BRANCHES. Smaller quarters, equipment, and staff; open about eight hours a day, mostly afternoon and evening.

GRADE SCHOOL BRANCHES. Room, heat, light, and janitor service furnished by the Board of Education; books and service furnished by the Public Library; open for school and neighborhood use from four to twelve hours a day, from one to six days a week.

NORMAL SCHOOL B R A N C H . Reference books, school duplicates furnished by the school; circulating books and service furnished by the Public Library; open during school hours for school use only.

H I G H SCHOOL LIBRARIES. Reference books, school duplicates and periodicals furnished by the school; circulating books and service furnished by the Public Library; open during all school hours for school use only.

DEPOSIT STATIONS, Deposit of books from the Public Library for circulation; open from two to nine hours a day, from two to six days a week.

DELIVERY STATIONS. N O deposits; books sent as asked for.

9 LIBRARY ORGANIZATION

Library Organization Board of Trustees

J . G . W H I T E , President F . F . PRENTISS, Vice President CARL LORENZ, Secretary

E M I L JOSEPH A . A . STEARNS

C . E . KENNEDY E . H . W H I T L O C K

Committee on Books

CARL LORENZ, Chairman A . A . STEARNS E . H . W H I T L O C K

Committee on Finance

F . F . PRENTISS, Chairman C . E . KENNEDY A . A . STEARNS

Committee on Employees

E M I L JOSEPH, Chairman CARL LORENZ F . F . PRENTISS

Committee on Buildings

E. H . W H I T L O C K , Chairman F . F . PRENTISS A . A . STEARNS

Committee on Rules

C. E . KENNEDY, Chairman CARL LORENZ A . A . STEARNS

Committee on Extension A . A . STEARNS, Chairman

E M I L JOSEPH CARL LORENZ

Librarian

W I L L I A M H . BRETT

Vice Librarian

LINDA A . E A S T M A N

General Office Helen M. Norton, Librarian's Secretary

S. Agnes Ryerson Jeannette Fuldauer Telephone operator Typewriter


Library Editor Mrs. Julia S. Harron

Accounts Division Harry J. Thompson, Accountant

Edward C. Kilfoyle, Bookkeeper Gertrude H. Hanna, Cashier Edna M. Stoll, Pay-roll clerk Mary E. Feran, Stenographer

Gertrude Springborn, Elliott-Fisher, operator

Supply and Repair Division Robert M. Jack, Supply Clerk

Cecelia M. Huston, Assistant T. Roswell Carmody Ruth A. Baral

*Page Two repair men Janitor Carpenter Three janitresses fTwo book dusters Four cleaners Night watchman

Four elevator operators

Shipping Room George T. Goodrich, Shipping Clerk

U. V. Osgood, Chauffeur fTwo pages

Order Department Anna G. Hubbard, Order Librarian

Louise Claflin, First Assistant Mrs. Minnie S. Monti Mrs. Hattie B. Williams Treva G. Fergusson E. F. Carmody

Two student pages

Catalog Department Sophie K. Hiss, Catalog Librarian Maude E. Durlin, First Assistant

Sadie Ames Phillis McF. Martin May Bunker Irene Porter Marcia B. Clay Ruth K. Savord Lillian A. Dell Gertrude H. Sipher

*Irene R. Grimm Harriet B. Smith Jessie L. Lindo Marjorie D. Sodon

*Mary K. Marshall Lola E. Sullivan Four apprentices One mender Four student pages Two multigraph operators

*One page *Part time fOne, part time


Supervisor of Inventory *Amy M. Benner

Main Library

Carl P. P. Vitz, Second Vice Librarian, in charge Louise Prouty, Assistant Librarian

Florence M. Gifford, General assistant

General Reference Division

Bessie H. Shepard, in charge Louise B. Myers Helen M. Watterson

*Wm. F. Smythe Apprentice

Periodical Division

Lillian M. Patterson, in charge Helen Prouty Student page

* Frank L. Barton

Philosophy and Religion Division Elima A. Foster, Head Mary L. Wilbur

Sociology Division

Staff of Philosophy and Religion Division Louise C. Sadlier

Technology Division Gilbert O. Ward, Head Claire M. Darby

Foreign Division Annie P. Dingman, Head Harriet Boewig

Literature Division Nellie M. Luehrs, in charge

History, Travel and Biography Division Dorothea P. Dale, in charge

Fine Arts Division Ruth Wilcox, in charge Apprentice

Popular Library Clara Louise Doeltz Lynne B. LaRue

•Part time


Branch Loan Division Hellene Manche, Head

Rose Vormelker Two student pages Desk Division

Nina A. Peck, in charge Mabel F. Locke Sadie Hollman Rachel E. Shutts Four student pages

Shelf Division *Amy M. Benner, Head

Clara M. Kluge A. Grace Bohmer * Albert Chaloupka 8 pages (6 part time) Newspaper Division and Library for the Blind

W. L. Lippert, Head *Frank L. Barton *Two pages

Municipal Reference Library Ada M. McCormick, Head *Page

Children's Department Caroline Burnite, Director of Children's Work

Annie S. Cutter, Supervisor of Grade School Libraries *Mrs. Ruth Field Ruggles, Supervisor of Home Libraries

*Mrs. Maria S. McMahon, Assistant *Nina C. Brotherton, Instructor in Story-Telling

Mrs. Louise M. Dunn, Supervisor of Reading Clubs Frances Deighton, in charge of records

Mildred S. Carnegie, Assistant *One apprentice Stenographer

(Children's librarians assigned to branches are named under the branches)

Parents' and Teachers' Room *Nina C. Brotherton, in charge

*Mary Everard, Assistant Grade School Libraries

Gladys S. Cole * Clara S chafer Ruth Hapgood Susan Tenney Mabel Rieley *Margaret Wright

Seven apprentices (One on leave of absence, three part time. Includes also some service in Normal School and Class Room Libraries).

One mender fThree student pages *Eleven pages (Includes some service in Normal School and

Class Room Libraries) fOne part time *Part time


Normal School Library Mary Hutchinson •Apprentice

Class Room Libraries

•Margaret Wright

Stations Department

Edythe A. Prouty, Supervisor Margaret Rusbatch, First assistant

Mildred S. Coleman Apprentice Page

Binding Department

Gertrude Stiles, Supervisor Mary E. Ensign, Assistant

Nineteen menders (Eight part time) •Page Janitress

Alta Branch

Augusta M. Wilcox, Branch Librarian Elizabeth D. Briggs, First Assistant and Children's Librarian

•Nora M. Clark Mary E. Rinta •Maud Fowler, Student Children's Librarian

•Joyce McMahon, Student Children's Librarian Student page •Two pages

Janitor

Broadway Branch

Mrs. Eleanor E. Ledbetter, Branch Librarian Emelia E. Wefel, First assistant

Anna M. Bechler Helen V. R. Johnstone Emma C. Gebauer Helen M. Konrad Jessie M. Hooker Irene F. Zack Bessie M. Janes Student page

Catherine R. Cummins, Children's Librarian Alice M. Smith, Student Children's Librarian •Clara Schafer, Student Children's Librarian

Three pages Janitor Mender fTwo janitresses

•Special officer •Part time fOne part time


Carnegie West Branch

Roena A. Ingham, Branch Librarian Florence L. Crosier, First assistant

Norma E. Herr *Helen, V. Lundy Anna M. Kramer Charlotte F. Salen Madge Withycombe Two student pages

Orpha Post, Children's Librarian Margaret Potter, Student Children's Librarian

Mender •Five pages Janitor fTwo janitresses

•Special officer

East Third Branch

Mrs. Minnie B. Paoli, Branch Librarian Mrs. May M. Sweet, First Assistant

•Page

Glenville Branch

Lura L. Haupt, Branch Librarian Stella C. Norton, First Assistant

Blanche C. Coveney Winifred Brooker Althea M. Hayman •Apprentice

Student page Anna A. Gibson, Children's Librarian

•Three pages •Janitor •Two Sunday assistants *Janitress

Hough Branch

Hermine A. Simon, Branch Librarian Emilie L. Haley, First Assistant

•Wynne Abell Helena A. Miller Josephine K. Bissman Apprentice Isabelle Clark Two student pages

Dorothy E. Smith, Children's Librarian Mender •Four pages Janitress Janitor

•Par t time fOne, part time


Lorain Branch

Mary I. Davis, Branch Librarian Alice J. Kozlik, First Assistant

Florence Cottrell Mabel Wood fTwo apprentices * Student page

Catherine Nichol, Children's Librarian *Josephine McConnell, Student Children's Librarian

*Five pages Janitor *Mender Janitress

Miles Park Branch

Mrs. Louise R. Craig, Branch Librarian Hattie E. Stokely, First Assistant

Edna M. Little Helen Backus Mildred P. Harrington, Children's Librarian

Two apprentices Four pages *Mender Janitor

Special assistant, N. O. S. H. Janitress

Quincy Branch

Hattie M. Callow, Branch Librarian §Bertha Hatch, First Assistant and Children's Librarian Leonore Lingan Laura A. Gilbert

Annabel Porter, Assistant Children's Librarian *Maude Fowler, Student Children's Librarian

Apprentice *Three pages *Two student pages *Mender Janitor *Janitress

St. Clair Branch

Eleanor Sunderland, Branch Librarian Edith M. Hill, First Assistant

May D. Enoch Jessie M. Lowry, Children's Librarian

Evelyn Somerville, Student Children's Librarian Two apprentices Student page

*Mender *Six pages Janitor Janitress

*Part time §On leave of absence


South Branch

Anna Gill, Branch Librarian Helen D. Marvin, First Assistant

Anne C. Granger, Branch Reference Librarian Julia Shmehl Apprentice

fThree student pages Abbie Ward, Children's Librarian

*Laura Stealey, Student Children's Librarian •Mender *Four pages Janitor Janitress

•Par t time

Sterling Branch

Rosina C. Gyrner, Branch Librarian Rosalie A. Brooker, First Assistant

Mildred Ingham Elsa V. Eschelbach •Apprentice Student page

Mary K. Pearson, Children's Librarian Margaret H. Lyman, Student Children's Librarian

•Apprentice •Three pages Mender Janitor •Janitress

Woodland Branch

Mrs. A. S. Hobart, Branch Librarian Nell M. Wetter, First Assistant

Victoria Bronson Beatrix F. Margolies Two student pages

Anna M. Klumb, Children's Librarian Helen Brown, Student Children's Librarian

•Five pages Mender Janitor Janitress

Smaller Branches

§Bessie Sargeant Smith, Supervisor of Smaller Branches and High School Branches

Harriet E. Leitch, Assistant Supervisor •Viola Dickey •Grace Switzer

•Part time fOne, part time §On leave of absence


Alliance Branch Sarah A. Thomas, Branch Librarian Rose L. Eichenbaum, First Assistant Mary E. Hoover, Children's Librarian

Helen Greenamyer, Student Children's Librarian Three apprentices •Two pages Three student pages *Mender

•Janitress

Brooklyn Branch Sarah E. Cotter, Branch Librarian

Jane H. Brown, First Assistant and Children's Librarian E. Maude Ferris Apprentice

•Three pages * Student page

Clark Branch Igerna A. Mears, Branch Librarian

Sylvia Fanta *Laura Stealey, Student Children's Librarian

•Page

Collinwood Branch Florence I. Slater, Branch Librarian

Anna Jane Sloan, First Assistant Adelaide Small

Lorna Slater, Children's Librarian *Two pages *Janitress

East Branch Nelle C. White, Branch Librarian

Edgewater Branch Jennie E. Isbister, Branch Librarian Mrs. E. E. Leonard, First Assistant

•Josephine McConnell, Student Children's Librarian •Page •Janitress

Hiram House Branch Helen Starr, Branch Librarian

Marguerite Simmerman •Apprentice Student page •Page

Perkins Branch Charlotte Fairchild, Branch Librarian

Veronica Hutchinson Erna Raid •Three pages •Janitress

•Part time


Pilgrim Branch

•Irene R. Grimm, Branch Librarian

South Brooklyn Branch

Mabel C. Smith, Branch Librarian Edith E. Hollman

•Page •Janitor

Superior Branch

Marie H. Milliken, Branch Librarian Marie B. Fogg, First Assistant

Ethel E. Emery Clara H. Findling Apprentice

Cornelia E. Stroh, Student Children's Librarian •Three pages •Janitress

Temple Branch

Elizabeth M. Sawyer, Branch Librarian Helen L. Plasman, First Assistant

Apprentice •Two pages

High School Branches

Constance S. Calkins, Central Marjorie Lamprecht, East

Edith L. Cook, East Technical •Ida Lucht, Assistant, East Technical

Katherine Sypher, Lincoln Jennie MacDougall, South

Leora M. Cross, West A. Elizabeth Smith, West Technical

•Five pages •Part time

Report of the President

Report of the President

To the Honorable, The Board of Education Gentlemen: On behalf of the Trustees of the Public

Library of the city school district of the City of Cleve-land, I present their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1914:

At the beginning of the year the books of the City Auditor showed a credit to the Library Board of $152,-158.68; the Library Board received during the year, the proceeds of a levy of .4451 of a mill, $351,736.05; for interest, $8,873.62; fines, $9,403.70; miscellaneous sources, $1,081.80; refunds, $2,231.88; a total of $373,-327.05.

The Library Board paid during the year for fixed charges $267,588.90; heat, light, supplies, repairs, etc., $75,058.51; books, periodicals and furniture, $64,488.73; buildings, $8,500.01; a total of $415,636.15.

The assets of the Board at the close of the year are as follows: Cash, $109,849.58; books, $557,420.80; cata-logues, $121,017.34; buildings, furniture and fixtures, $724,834.36; land, $122,370.76; a total of $1,635,492.84.

The only bonded indebtedness of the Library Board is still $250,000 for twenty-year five per cent bonds issued in 1898 to provide a building fund. The report of the Sinking Fund Commission on page 137 shows the con-dition of the fund which is being accumulated for the payment of this debt. The report of the City Auditor gives further details of the finances of the Board.

On July 11, 1914, the Library Board reorganized by electing the following officers:

President, John G. White; Vice-President, F. F. Prentiss; Secretary, Carl Lorenz.

In March, 1914, occurred the death of Dr. Charles Gentsch, and Mr. Elliott H. Whitlock was elected by your Honorable Body in his place. In Dr. Gentsch, this

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Board lost a member whose experience, impartiality, business knowledge and zeal had for a number of years been of the very greatest importance to this Board. All who were associated with him lament his loss deeply.

During the year the Quincy Branch building was completed, and was opened May 22, 1914. The use which has already been made of it by the people of the sur-rounding territory has fully demonstrated that it was greatly needed, and that its value is fully appreciated by the citizens. The building was very largely the gift of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, without whose aid it would have been impossible for the Board, with its depleted finances, to supply the want.

At the time of our last report, the Central Library had occupied its new quarters in the Kinney & Levan Build-ing but a few months. The hopes expressed in that report as to the beneficial results that would be obtained by the removal, have been fully borne out by the last year's experience. Before the removal many feared that the use of the library for consultation and reference pur-poses would be diminished. Events have proved that this was a mistake. There has been a great increase in the use of the library by readers and there has also been a considerable increase in the circulation. Again, I say that it has also brought an improvement in the health of the employees. The service of the library staff has been greatly facilitated and their ability to perform the duties assigned them, greatly increased. By the installa-tion of the library in a fireproof building, the Board has been relieved from an ever-haunting fear of the total destruction of the library, a thing which would not be compensated for by the money that would have been received for insurance. In the past year two public libraries have been substantially destroyed, thus repeat-ing the experience of the State Library at Albany and numerous other like events in the past.

A very pleasant event which occurred during the


year, was the celebration of the completion of the thir-tieth year of the connection of our Librarian with the Public Library of this city. I am but expressing the opinion of every member of the Board, of all connected with the Library, and all who have had occasion to use the Library, when I say that to his painstaking, skillful energetic and efficient management, is due the present standing of the Library high in the ranks of the libraries of the United States, as will be more clearly shown later in this report.

Progress has been made in the plans for the new library. Professor A. D. F. Hamlin of Columbia Uni-versity, has been selected as the technical adviser of the Board in relation to the construction of the proposed Main Library building, and much work has been done by him in conjunction with the Building Committee and indeed with the whole Board in formulating designs and making preparations for the actual work when the site is finally determined. The bonds which were authorized by public vote have not yet been issued. It has not seemed expedient to burden the people with the tax necessary to meet the interest on these bonds until such time as the principal shall be needed for the erection of the building.

In December, 1914, Mr. Andrew Carnegie, through the Carnegie Corporation, made an additional gift to the Board of $110,000 to be used in the erection of addi-tional library buildings in this city, making with his former gifts a total sum of $600,000 for this purpose. Without this generous assistance, it would have been entirely impossible for the library to have done more than a small portion of the work which it has actually accomplished. This additional sum will enable the library to change some of its smaller branches from inadequate and insufficiently lighted, rented buildings to fireproof structures adequate for their needs.

The first building to be erected by this gift will be


one to replace the Hodge-Sowinski School Branch. The Board has secured a site for a building large enough for the needs of the neighborhood for many years. It will be known as the East Seventy-ninth Branch, from the street on which it will stand.

Yet this latest gift, generous as it is, in the present financial state of the Board has introduced serious and difficult problems. So far as we use this money to replace rooms in store buildings, inadequate and not designed for library use, by more commodious quarters in buildings erected for that purpose, we increase the facilities for the work without a serious increase in operating expenses. There are, however, locations in the city which are not now supplied by any branch, where the needs are exceed-ingly imperative; yet, unless we can obtain more money it is impossible to see whence we can get the sites and whence we can get the money for their operation with-out crippling our existing work. This is a difficulty which confronts all branches of the city government and your Honorable Board as well, but we are in a peculiarly un-fortunate condition. W e are taking on no new fields of labor. We are merely extending the work which we are already doing, and which is especially by law, entrusted to us to do. We are merely endeavoring to adequately carry out the trust which the law and your Honorable Board have imposed upon us, of supplying the citizens of Cleveland with adequate library facilities. Experience has told us the impossibility of bringing the books of the library close to the readers whose needs we should supply. Time and even the small sum required for street railroad fare is of great importance to those whom it is most necessary to reach with the opportunities afforded by the library and we, unlike either the city at large, or your Honorable Board, must live within our income. We cannot borrow, we cannot in any way depend upon future income to meet present wants. On the contrary we must now either save money and accumulate each


year a surplus, or else when the Main Library building is completed, it will have to stand unused for want of money with which to equip and properly furnish it. That the people want this Main Library erected, has been proven by their voting to burden themselves with an additional debt of $2,000,000. Unless in some way we are enabled to meet present demands and accumulate the surplus referred to, this debt must to a considerable extent remain a useless burden.

Comparing the work of the Cleveland Library with that of some of the other large public libraries of the country we have the following result:

Volumes The New York,, Brooklyn and Queens Borough

Libraries (which are the public libraries in Greater New York) contain 3,315,600 The Boston Public Libraries 1,098,702 The Chicago Public Library 571,358 The Cleveland Public Library 519,519

The total circulation of all the New York Public Libraries, including New York, Brooklyn and Queens Borough is 15,856,205 Chicago Public Library 3,428,638 Cleveland Public Library 3,023,156 Boston Public Library 2,012,589

It will be observed that roughly speaking each book in the New York Public Library is issued three times in the year, each book in the Cleveland Public Library is issued six times in a year, that with twice as many volumes in the library, the Boston Public Library issues one million less books a year.

The comparison of the per capita circulation stands as follows:

Volumes Cleveland 4.721 New York 2.973 Boston 2.742 Chicago . . . . 1.432


The following is the population as estimated by the United States Census Bureau, July 1, 1914:

It will be observed that notwithstanding the dif-ference in the size of collections and the population on which to draw for readers, Cleveland stands third in the number of volumes issued, and stands first in the circu-lation per capita. This result, of course, cannot be ob-tained without a great wear upon the books. Yet not-withstanding all that can be done by means of mending, patching and rebinding to preserve the books for use, the Cleveland Library had to condemn this year approxi-mately 30,000 volumes; and, of course, these books which are thus used up are the ones which have shown them-selves to be most in demand. It follows that unless a large sum is spent each year to replace the books worn out, the Library cannot even stand still, and that to main-tain its position, to fullfil properly its duty in enabling people of this city to have a proper library, and neces-sary use of that library, a large sum must be spent each year. The necessity for this is increasing with the in-creasing population of the city, and the operation of the Library is rendered more expensive by the manner in which that population is spread out, a thing extremely desirable on every consideration of civic advantage. Were the city built up solidly and congested like European municipalities, the work of the Library could be con-ducted more cheaply, but at what a sacrifice of everything which conduces to good citizenship, and to the welfare of humanity.

We have practiced every possible economy, even cheeseparing economy, nevertheless our cash on hand diminished by approximately $122,000 during 1913, and by about $42,000 during the past year. The probability

New York Chicago .. Boston . . Cleveland

5,333,539 2,393,235

733,832 639,431


is that we would have had to face a deficit or else close some of our branches, had it not been for the surplus which had been accumulated in prior years for the purpose of furnishing our Main Library building. Unless we can have more money by the close of next year, the surplus will have vanished and the next Board will be compelled to make a serious cut in the expenses of the Library. We can at present see no way in which this can be done without closing branches and without stopping the pur-chase of books, thus allowing the Library to rapidly deteriorate.

In our last year's report we stated that there were two, if not four places where there was a crying need for the erection of branches. This necessity has increased. We have been unable to meet it except by the erection of the Ouincy Branch. This was not one of the places which was in our mind when the last report was presented, for it was already in process of erection. We are importuned at every meeting with requests to either supply new branches, or in some way to furnish new facilities. Though many of these are very meritorious, we can but close our ears; doing as little as we have done, we have run short. What will happen in the future?

All the branches of the municipal and educational government of the city derive their funds from taxation, and all are in like need of funds. Our need being so great and so peculiar, greater than can be fully supplied by taxation, it seems not inappropriate to say, as sug-gested by the Librarian, that we ought not to have to depend for aid exclusively upon the generosity of one who is not a citizen of Cleveland. In other municipalities the libraries have received generous assistance from wealthy citizens. It does seem that if in some way our extreme need of pecuniary help could be brought to the attention of our public-minded and affluent citi-zens, some help might be obtained. Even comparatively small sums would go a great way with the Library.


We wish again to express our thanks to your Board and to your staff for the assistance which they have given us in the administration of that part of our work which is directly connected with the public schools. By the cheerful and efficient cooperation of the two branches of the Educational Department, the Schools and the Library, much more has been done, much more can be done, than would be possible without this cooperation.

Respectfully submitted, John G. White, President.

Report of the Librarian

Library Station, Cleveland Fire Department Fire Boat "Clevelander"

Library Station, Cleveland Fire Department Engine House Number 2

Report of the Librarian

To the Honorable, the Public Library Board Gentlemen: I have the honor of presenting to you

the following report of the work of the library during the year 1914 and of its condition at the close of the year, being the forty-sixth annual report of the librarian.

The following figures extracted from the appended tables give a summary:

Per cent of Increase increase

Inventoried volumes 519,519 8,452 1.6 Number of distributing agen-

cies 560 15 2.7 Borrowers cards in force 163,418 10,656 6.9 Issue of books for home use. . 3,023,156 354,726 132 Visitors for reading and study 1,738,192 224,632 14.8

In analyzing this it will be observed that the first two give the equipment, the last three the use of the library. For purposes of comparison, I give also the percentage of annual increase for 1914 and for each of the five years previous:

Percentage of growth in Percentage of increase in use equipment and resources Borrowers Books Visi tors for

Books Agencies registered issued reading & s tudy 1914 1.6 2.7 6.9 13.2 14.8 1913 4.8 16.2 5.7 4.3 .3 1912 9.5 9.3 3.9 6.7 4.4 1911 6. 9.3 5.6 6.6 7.5 1910 8.4 9.6 6.4 1.7 1.2 1909 9.5 21. 6.2 7. 3.8

These figures show very little increase in the library equipment during the year, the number of agencies and the number of volumes remaining practically the same at the close of the year as at the beginning. The in-creased use in all ways very greatly exceeded that of any previous year. For several years past the library income has been practically stationary and the use has increased from year to year, the result being that during the past

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year it has been possible to do little more than to keep the buildings in repair, and the number of books pur-chased was little greater than those worn out in the service. The indications are, at the time of writing this, that the demands upon the library will be still greater during the year 1915 and that the annual income of the board will hardly be adequate to maintain the equipment at its present standard. Add to this the fact that the new Main Library building which the people of Cleveland have decided upon and have directed the library board to build with the funds they provide for that purpose, and which will be completed in a few years if the present plan is carried out, will, as soon as it is occupied, add many thousands of dollars to the annual expense of maintenance, and the outlook is a very serious one.

This comes at a time when the tax limiting laws which have kept the library income practically stationary during these years of rapid growth, have in the same way operated to restrict the income for all other educational and munici-pal activities. The public schools, the departments of pub-lic service and safety and the public works are, judging from their reports, all hampered for lack of adequate funds. Under such circumstances the library can not reasonably expect any sufficient increase of its annual income, even if the law permitted it, unless such increase were also given proportionally for other equally necessary public institutions and activities, and I realize that such in-creases if made would add largely to the already heavy bur-den of taxation. The situation is indeed a very serious one and in view of it, I am led to make an analysis of the work of the library in the hope that it may appeal to the same generous people who are giving year after year, money for the endowment of colleges, and professional and technical schools, since the library in much of its work parallels and carries still further the work of such schools and is equally deserving of support. Indeed, it makes a stronger appeal as its resources are available for all, and, for the many who


have not the privilege of attending these higher institutions of learning, it offers the only opportunity for an education. The following brief analysis gives the principal uses of the library.

First, Popular Library When the first free public library in America was

founded in Boston in 1850, Mr. George Ticknor stated his purpose in advocating it as follows: "I would establish a library . . . in which any popular books, tending to moral and intellectual improvement, shall be furnished in such numbers of copies that many persons can be reading the same book at the same time; in short, that not only the best books of all sorts, but the pleasant literature of the day, shall be made accessible to the whole people when they most care for it; that is, when it is fresh and new." This, for years the main purpose of the public library, still continues to be one of its most important functions, and an adequate supply of the best standard and current fiction and of good popular books in religion, science, the arts, literature, history, biography and travel in the library of any com-munity will not only furnish the best form of entertain-ment, but will give to its people wider information, more intelligent opinion and a higher individual and social life.

Second, Work for children In the early days the child was not considered. No

children's books were bought and children under fourteen years were not admitted. The last generation has, however, seen a great development of the work for children. This con-sists mainly in supplying well selected books and in training the children in their proper use and care. It includes story-telling and the formation of clubs of boys and of girls for the study of parliamentary law, for debating and for read-ing and study in various subjects. It is necessarily a local work, carried on mainly at the various branches. Much


interesting information may be found in the report, pages 74 to 86.

Third, Work for and with the schools This is a natural outgrowth of the work for children.

In cooperation with the school authorities, organized li-braries are placed in suitable library rooms in seven high schools and the normal school, and are operated under some-what less favorable conditions in connection with seven grade schools. Each of the foregoing has one or more members of the library staff as librarians. In the normal and high schools these librarians give lectures and instruc-tion to the various classes on the use of books and thus be-come a part of the teaching force of the school. Many smaller collections are placed in charge of teachers in rooms in grade schools which have no library.

Another important work is the supplying of profes-sional and illustrative reading to the teachers. This is done as fully as possible either through the school or directly from the libraries.

Fourth, Books for immigrants Observation shows unmistakably that the adult immi-

grant from other than English speaking countries, unless he has had the advantage of higher schooling, will seldom learn to read English with pleasure, and is thus debarred from much that would be interesting and profitable. The library endeavors to provide good books for these immi-grants, each in his native language. These include general reading, together with books on American history, bio-graphy and institutions, preparation for naturalization and citizenship, and the study of English. The collection now has books in twenty-two languages other than English, is very largely used and entirely inadequate for the growing demand.

Fifth, Sociology This includes the important subjects of politics, govern-


ment, law, economics, education, institutions and associa-tions and statistics. In short, all that men, acting together, do for themselves and society through the various functions of government or by voluntary organization. The librarian of the division of sociology in a great public library has a position and an opportunity for service fairly comparable with that of the head of the sociology department in a great university. He can reach and influence a much larger num-ber and can be of immediate service to every civic and social agency.

Sixth, Municipal Reference Library Closely allied to the Division of Sociology, and really

forming part of it although occupying a room in the city hall, is the Municipal Reference Library. The purpose of the ideal municipal library is to serve promptly and effi-ciently all the departments of the city government. To this end it collects ordinances and laws on municipal subjects and the most reliable and latest information and discussion in books, pamphlets and periodicals and the reports of other cities in all departments of service, safety, recreation and city planning. These are classified, closely indexed and made promptly available.

This department is less than three years old and as yet has but a meagre equipment, but it has, I believe, already demonstrated its value. It is planned to provide a con-venient room in the new City Hall, where it can, with ade-quate support, do a work of great use to the city.

Seventh, Science and Technology As a matter of convenience the resources of the library

in pure science and in applied science, that is, technical and useful arts, are placed in one division. This includes besides the books, a file of current periodicals, some of them in bound sets, also a moderate collection of the publications of technical and scientific associations. It is largely used by manufacturers and merchants and their employes, and many


inquiries ior specific information come in by telephone or mail.

Its usefulness could be increased many fold by a larger expenditure than is now possible. The problem is a diffi-cult one, as technical books are expensive and become ob-solete as new inventions and discoveries are made. While much valuable information is supplied in this division, there is much that we are unable to supply with our present re-sources. A fund which would provide for the purchase of technical books more freely, for a large increase in the file of periodicals and for large additions to the foreign patent office publications, would greatly increase the possibilities of service and would, I am sure, be returned to the city many times over in their profitable use.

It is a matter of common knowledge that the preemi-nent position in the manufacturing world, of a certain New England city, is due in some very considerable measure to an early established and well endowed technical library, largely used by both technical men and the mechanics of that city.

Eighth, Fine Arts Division

The Fine Arts Division is one of the most important. It includes architecture, sculpture, painting, photography, engraving, the reproductive graphic arts, design, decoration and music. This division of the library has a place in the life and work of the city which is not filled by the Art School nor the Museum, valuable as they are.

It supplies the wants of the many lovers and students of art who delight in its history, in the lives of the artists and the discussions of their work.

Further, it meets the needs of the very large number of artists, designers, illustrators and workmen in artistic handicrafts in our city. It is largely used by the younger architects and even those well established use it to supple-ment the resources of their own library shelves.

The tables in this division are frequented by designers and illustrators, noting and copying suggestions of their


work. The music alcove is largely used both by musicians and music lovers.

Ninth, Philosophy and Religion Philosophy and religion are grouped together in one

division as a matter of convenience. Philosophy includes the philosophical systems, both ancient and modern, meta-physics, psychology and ethics..

Under religion are all the great religions of the world, their theology and history, though this division is largely devoted to books on the Bible and on Christian theology, history and institutions. It is largely used by ministers, Sunday school teachers and other Bible students. During the recent general Sunday School Convention here, a collec-tion of books from the library formed an important adjunct to the work of the sessions.

Tenth, Literature This division is strongest in English and American lit-

erature but includes also something of all the more im-portant literatures of the world, the works of the great writers and literary history and criticism. It is of service to individual readers, colleges, schools and clubs.

Eleventh, Historical Division The Historical Division includes history with archae-

ology, biography with genealogy, heraldry and travels. This is a division of great importance and its books are of general interest.

Twelfth, Reference and Information Division In this are grouped those books which are of too gen-

eral a nature to classify in any of the foregoing divisions. The books which answer questions immediately, as encyclo-pedias, yearbooks, dictionaries and the various indexes.

Here also is the information desk where two or more


attendants are kept constantly busy answering questions, personally and by telephone.

When the plans decided on with your approval at the time of removal to the present quarters are fully carried out, it is hoped to have each of the foregoing divisions in charge of a librarian who will be exceptionally expert in that par-ticular field, familiar with the whole field of the literature of the subject as well as our own collection. This will, I believe give prompt, reliable and satisfactory service to readers.

In comparing the work of the divisions, the first four, the Popular Library, the work with children, with schools and with foreigners, may fairly be regarded as occupying the same field as the public schools. Their work together with that of the division of sociology, certainly helps greatly to give us a more intelligent and better citizenship and wiser and more efficient government.

The Technical and Art Divisions and those devoted to the humanities give opportunity for professional and liberal education, in some measure supplying the place of higher education in schools to those who have not had the oppor-tunity for it and afford to the college graduate, to the student, the investigator, the scholar, the opportunity for reading, studying and investigation in every important field of human knowledge.

In all of these divisions, the need of books is very great, and the supply is entirely unequal to the demand. The use-fulness of all of them would be largely increased by a more nearly adequate supply of books. The more important di-visions are occupied with the same subjects as are the col-leges, the professional and technical schools. The money expended for these yields, I am sure, fully as large returns as that expended for such schools. The library should make the same appeal for support by endowment on the ground of its service to higher education that the college does so suc-cessfully. I would be glad with your approval to pass along this appeal, hoping that it may reach some of those generous


men and women who are each year giving large sums for education.

A general endowment fund for the purchase of books, or endowments or gifts for any single division in the fore-going list, would be the most practical help the library could receive. (A suggested form of gift or bequest is appended to this report on page 167.)

The condition of the great public library of New York seems almost ideal as to its support. The city supplies the main building and its site and the sites of the branches. The branch buildings were the gift of Mr. Carnegie of New York. The city maintains the branches and the popular work only. The great reference collections which are housed in the magnificent new building are supplied and maintained by gifts and endowments of Astor, Lenox, Til-den, Kennedy and other citizens of New York. Every annual report records large and valuable additional gifts. To sum up, in New York, the elementary and popular work of the libraries, like that of the public schools, is maintained by the city. The advanced work is maintained just as are colleges and universities, largely by gifts and endowments.

Cleveland parallels New York only in part. The main library building and its site are being supplied at public expense. The sites of the branch libraries are supplied in the same way, the buildings themselves given by Mr. Car-negie, of New York. As in New York, the public funds carry on the elementary and popular work, but there the parallel stops, for lacking endowments the advanced work so far as it is done, is also at public expense. In this situa-tion, both the popular and the scholarly work suffer.

Chicago's two great libraries, the Newberry for liberal arts and the John Crerar for technology, and science, are the gifts of two of its citizens. The libraries of Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Haven, St. Paul and other cities have had large gifts from their citizens.

The Qeveland library has never received any endow-ments or gifts of money for books and with the exception


of the large and valuable collection of Folk-lore and Orientalia given by Mr. John G. White, no important collection of books. I do not believe that this is due to indifference to the library, but rather to the fact that its needs have not been known, therefore, I feel justified in making this plain statement of its conditions and its needs.

In the foregoing I have outlined briefly each division of the library. A more extended account of the scope and work of each may be found in this report, pages 55 to 73.

Another question which deserves serious consideration is the unequal distribution of library facilities throughout the city. The first branch, established in 1892, was that on the West Side, followed by the Miles Park Branch in New burg, these neighborhoods being more remote and having less convenient access to the Main Library than other dis-tricts which were considered. In deciding upon each suc-cessive branch, the need of the neighborhood has always been the prevailing consideration, and thus gradually li-braries have been brought within reach of a large part of the people of Cleveland. There still remain, however, sev-eral important districts without libraries, as, for instance, the vicinity of Buckeye Road and E. 93rd Street, Notting-ham, and the southwestern part of the City. There are others in which the equipment is entirely insufficient, as, for instance, the University Heights district where, in a little portable building in Tremont School yard, without any of the ordinary library conveniences, nearly 75,000 volumes were issued in 1914; the little branch on E. 79th Street, in a room 18 by 40 feet for all purposes, issued over 65,000 volumes, and the Clark Avenue Branch, in a still smaller room, about 50,000 volumes. These are all in neighbor-hoods of foreign-speaking people who are, especially the younger people and the children, keenly alive to the advan-tages of education and eager for books. Each one of these, with larger rooms and more books, would double its serv-ice to its neighborhood.

It is exceedingly desirable to supply these, and several


other smaller branches which are occupying inadequate rented quarters, with small modern library buildings, and also to build such buildings in the districts before mentioned and others which are still without them. The branch library is of great importance to the child. It is possible for older people to go farther for books; but unless the library is within walking distance of their houses, as the school is, most children cannot use it. Possibly a mile is the maxi-mum walking distance for a child, and unfortunately there are still several populous neighborhoods which are much more than a mile from the nearest library.

It has been possible thus far to secure funds for erect-ing and furnishing the buildings. The needs for further ex-tension are building sites, additional books and funds to meet the increased annual cost of maintenance.

During the year, two new buildings were opened, the Alta Branch on Mayfield Road, the land and building being the gift of Mr. John D. Rockefeller; this provides a beau-tiful and convenient home for a branch which had been car-ried on for several years in the Alta House, with overflow work at Murray Hill School and in rented rooms in the vicinity. A description of the new building, with an account of the work for the year, is given in the report of the Branch Librarian, on page 86.

The Quincy Branch, largely built from the Carnegie fund, was opened on May 22nd. This is at East 79th and Quincy, in the center of a residential district, remote from other branches and near important schools. A description of the building and a statement of the work may be found in the report of the branch librarian, page 99.

I am not discussing in this report the larger business af-fairs of the library including the steps toward the erection of a main building, anticipating that these will be given in the report of your president.

The report of the Library Sinking Fund Commission accompanies this, also that of the auditor, giving receipts,


disbursements, assets and liabilities, and the accountant gives a statement of disbursements by departments.

The detailed report of the Vice Librarian, which ac-companies this, gives an account of the activities of the library during the year, with extracts from the reports of heads of departments and branch librarians. Statistics are given in the appendices at the close of the report.

In conclusion, may I express my appreciation of the wise direction and the strong support, which as your execu-tive officer, I receive at your hands.

Respectfully submitted,

W. H. Brett, Librarian

Library Station, Cleveland Telephone Company, Main Office

Vice-Librarian s Detailed Report of Books and Service

To the Librarian: The close of the first full year of the1 Main Library in

its last temporary home finds the working conditions by far the most satisfactory in its history, with those improved conditions reacting and making better service possible throughout the system.

Agencies. Books were distributed for home use through 560 agencies in addition to the Main Library, an increase of 15. These were 13 large branches; 13 smaller branches, one normal school, 8 high schools, and 9 grade school branches; the Municipal Reference Library; the Library for the Blind; 39 deposit and 56 delivery stations; 381 class-room libraries in public, parochial and other schools, orphan asylums and institutions; and 38 home libraries.

Home use of books. The total circulation was 3,023,156 volumes, an increase of 354,726, or 13.2 per cent. The increase reported the year previous was only 4.3 per cent. Of the total issue, 56.2 per cent was books for adult readers, and 43.8 per cent books for children; 39.1 per cent was adult fiction, 14.9 per cent juvenile fiction, 10.5 per cent little children's books, and 8.1 per cent books in foreign languages. There was a noticeable gain in Philology, Phil-osophy, Useful Arts and Fine Arts; the increased use of the last two classes was specially noteworthy at the Main Library, where these books are much more easily accessible than in the old building. See Appendix B, page 150, for fuller details.

Registration. The numbers of readers' cards in force at the end of the year was 163,418, an increase of 10,656, or 6.9 per cent. This does not include registration from high school branches, stations, or class-room libraries,

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which use simpler records not combined in the union regis-ter. Appendix D, page 159, gives report in detail.

Visitors for reading and reference. The number of visitors recorded as using books or periodicals in the libraries was 1,738,192, an increase of 224,632 or 14.8 per cent. This includes the Main Library record for the last half of the year only, but as this is compared with a record covering over seven months of the preceding year, it is more than a fair comparison. The very conservative esti-mate of two books or periodicals used by each visitor brings the library use to three and a half millions; adding those issued for home use, the total use of books for the year is over six and one-half millions. The tabulated count of visitors is given in Appendix C, page 157.

Books. The inventory record shows 519,519 vol-umes on hand, regularly accessioned, shelf-listed and cata-logued. There are in addition over 32,000 volumes in the White collection and the public documents which have not been inventoried, and 4,296 volumes transferred to surplus stock. There are also over 28,000 volumes belonging to the high schools, The Temple, Pilgrim Church, the Dental So-ciety and the Walton collection, of which the library is cus-todian, making the total number of volumes for which the Library is caring about 584,000; if account be also taken of pamphlets and ephemera, it would run well above 600,-000. The statistics of inventory are given in Appendix A, page 148, and the report of the Supervisor of Inventory on page 52.

The net increase of books was but 8,452 volumes, or 1.6 per cent. This brings us to the most serious item in this report, the inadequacy of the book supply. In the juvenile collection, where the wear and tear is hardest and most continuous, the net increase was but 1,840 volumes, and eleven collections reported fewer books on hand at the close than at the beginning of the year. In beginning a third consecutive year with a curtailed book fund, which each year buys fewer volumes because of advancing book prices,

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while the use of the books is rapidly increasing (17.5 per cent in the last two years), the Library is facing a problem which is grave in the extreme. Several of the collections have already reached a state in which the book shortage is hampering efficient work very greatly, and the condition will be much worse within a few months unless more new books are forthcoming. This is the problem pressing most insistently for prompt solution.

Over 5,000 volumes withdrawn from the branch collec-tions were dead wood transferred to surplus stock at the Main Library, which now has room for the first time to care for this material, which properly belongs in central storage.

The most interesting result of an analysis of the book purchases is the unprecedented amount of dramatic litera-ture added; the Open Shelf lists 121 new titles of drama and books on the drama. This, when compared with only 231 new titles of fiction listed, is certainly an indication of a rapidly spreading interest, which is corroborated by the cir-culation reports.

Books in foreign languages. Books from the for-eign language collection formed 8.1 per cent of the total circulation, as compared with 6.9 per cent the year before. The foreign accessions, on the other hand, were 2.5 per cent less than in 1913; this was due to war conditions in holding up foreign shipments, some of which are still de-layed indefinitely. As very few foreign books can be bought in this country at satisfactory terms, work with our foreign population is bound to suffer an increasingly seri-ous handicap while the war continues.

Small beginnings were made in two new collections, Dutch and Modern Greek, making 21 languages represented in the foreign collections. Attempts were made to place a Syrian order, but not successfully; demands are coming somewhat insistently from one school branch for books in Ruthenian.

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Exhibits. Material in the shape of statistics, pos-ters, photographs, circulars and other illustrative matter was prepared for the exhibit of the American Library Asso-ciation at the Leipzig Exhibition, for its exhibition at the Panama Exposition, for partial exhibits at the A. L. A. Conference at Washington, and for the National Educa-tional Association exhibit prepared by the U. S. Commis-sioner of Education. Local exhibits are reported on page 56.

Staff. The loss by death of Mr. Robert Owen Beswick and Miss Margaret P. Truby was felt deeply by many per-sonal friends on the staff. Four branch librarians and a number of the assistants resigned to be married, others asked leave of absence to attend college or library school, several left to take positions elsewhere; the last and greatest loss was Mr. Hirshberg, who went to the librarianship of the Toledo Public Library, carrying with him the good wishes of all of his library associates. Staff efficiency was such as to make possible the filling of most of the important vacan-cies by promotion; Miss Annie P. Dingman, from the Yale University Library, joined the staff to become head of the Foreign Division at the Main Library, and Miss Ada M. McCormick, formerly librarian of the Business and Munici-pal Department of the Fort Wayne Public Library, became librarian of the Municipal Reference Library.

The Apprentice classes continued under the supervision of Mr. Vitz; 12 members completed the course in the spring, 13 others taking the Book Course only. The regular class opened in the fall with 30, and 36 in the Book Course. The latter, being planned as a short cultural course, is open to promising student pages, while only those who have quali-fied as apprentices are eligible to the technical parts of the Apprentice training; Mrs. Harron has made the Book Course so interesting and helpful that the class has requested a supplementary series of talks after completing the required course next spring. The unusual size of the present class has resulted largely from recent restrictions on part-time stu-dents at Western Reserve Library School; the school has

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also ceased to furnish the technical instruction for the Apprentice Class, which is now given entirely by the Library staff. The Training Class for Children's Librarians is re-ported by Miss Burnite on page 77.

The number of lectures and papers on topics related to the work of the Library, book-talks, etc., prepared and given by members of the staff to the training classes, Library School, clubs and other local organizations, the annual meetings of the national and state library associations, etc., would total well up in the hundreds, had a complete record of the year been kept. These are among the many extra demands on the staff which, while adding an appreciable strain, are accepted not as a burden, but as an opportunity to further the interests and influence of the Library, and are of a kind and quality which merit recognition on a professional basis.

The opportunity to experiment with the seven-and-a-half hour day granted in the fall is showing even better results than were anticipated; it has made possible a r e -arrangement of schedules which is carrying the work in in-creasing quantity not only without additional help, but with greater ease and efficiency on the part of the staff. It has been so greatly appreciated that expression should here be given to the unanimous feeling of gratitude for the change and of hope that it will be made permanent.

The spirit of helpfulness and cooperation which per-vades the system grows finer each year, and it is a thing too rare and too inspiring in its results to escape mention in the annual report.

Reports from departments, Main Library and branches. It is unavoidable, though to be regretted, that much which would have been of interest in individual re-ports has had to be omitted from the following:

Order and Accession Department. Purchases. The total money spent for books was less than in any year for five years. The great cry from the circulating departments is for more books. The advanced prices in books during this particular year has made a

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perceptible difference in the total purchases with our money. Our average cost per volume was 90.83 cents, a lamentable increase of 5.6 cents over 1913. The total accessions were 51,580 volumes, of which 43,721 were purchases, 2,081 transfers, 2,121 bound periodicals, 3,590 gifts, and 112 miscellaneous accessions.

The all-absorbing problem has been how to buy the most for our money. Dealers and publishers are recognizing more and more, the importance of large libraries and are more ready to deal with them as wholesale buyers.

Our book orders in the foreign language^ were placed early in the year, and were largely received before the war was upon us. A Bohemian shipment started from Prague July 24th has not as yet reached us, although in October word was received that it was in Hamburg awaiting further shipping instructions which were promptly sent.

Gifts. Additions by gift were 5,215 bound books, 2,184 unbound books, 6,519 pamphlets, 776 annual subscriptions, and other publica-tions to the total of 17,569 pieces. Of these, 2,764 are additions to the John G. White Collection of Folklore and Oriental literature. Nineteen dollars and twenty-five cents/ was given in money for the purchase of books for the blind.

Periodicals. It was decided in the fall to try placing the periodi-cal orders directly with the publishers rather than through an agent. As the orders so placed were for the coming year, it is too early to give results, but the outlook for better service seems most promising. For some years the periodicals have been addressed to the branches or the departments using them. They reported any discrepancies to the Order Department, which in turn reported to the publisher. All periodicals are now mailed to this department which does the business, checking and assigning as in the case of books, every effort being made to distribute the periodicals promptly. They are cut and prepared for use at the places receiving them; imperfect numbers are reported and indexes asked for through this depart-ment.

Expenses of department. The strain of work caused by cramped and unhealthful quarters in the old building has been entirely over-come in the new building. Notwithstanding a reasonable amount of increase in salaries, with the constantly more efficient work de-manded and additional work taken over, the salary expense of the department has been a little less than in 1913.

Surplus stock. The Surplus Stock Room has partially relieved the congested condition of the branches. While the books are in process of transferring, they are culled by the branches and Main

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Library, and the remainder finally assigned to surplus stock. From the latter we have so far found few volumes to fill orders. The total number on hand is 4,296 volumes.

Exchange stock. The surplus stock is divided into "surplus" and "exchange" stock. Because of the great need for books for the Children's Department, the book buying was greatly congested during the winter months; thus a slack month followed in the summer which made possible the preparation of exchange lists which we offered to the larger libraries that had kindly supplied us with books on exchange basis. An additional list of gifts and transfers, of material such as a large library would not need, was made and offered to the libraries in the flood district of Ohio. Much of the material proved useful to them. This total gift and exchange of that one month was about 1,700 pieces of books, pamphlets, and magazines, besides many boxes of unbound magazines given to the Dayton Public Library, but not counted as to number of pieces.

Distributions. The total distributions of material not purchased with book funds were 49,833 pieces, and included the exchange gifts mentioned above, the Open Shelf which is now a monthly bulletin, the Annual Report and the list, Seventy-five Books of Adventure (of which 2,718 copies were sold) ; the remainder was material re-reived from various sources, mostly local, to be bulletined in the branches.

A. G. HUBBARD, Order Librarian.

Catalog Department. No important development has taken place in the work of the Catalog Department. In addition to the cataloging of current additions, emphasis has been placed chiefly on making the much needed duplicate catalogs for the sections of the Main Library. The work on the Literature Section is very nearly complete; that on the History and the Fine Art sections is well begun. The recataloging of the history and art collections has necessitated some revision of the classification and considerable revision of the previous cataloging. Where this involves, as in many cases, the cataloging in the branches, the rate of progress is dependent on the prompt cooperation of the branches in sending in books and cards.

High school and smaller branch catalogs. The cataloging of the collections transferred in 1913 to the high school libraries has been completed (3082 titles). The catalogs of the smaller branches in which deficiences were reported during the summer have also been brought up to date, (about 80 titles).

Foreign language collections. The inability to secure the usual

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number of new books in foreign languages has given more time for the classifying and cataloging of the old unclassified titles in Bohemian, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Slovenian. In the Ger-man collection as many old titles were recataloged as there were new ones added.

Juvenile catalogs. The juvenile catalog in each branch was compared with the shelflist and a report was made to the Catalog Department of titles for which catalog cards were lacking. These deficiencies are being supplied. At the same time over 36,000 cards were withdrawn for discarded titles.

Multigraph work. The multigraphing of lists, blanks, forms, etc., has increased to such an extent that the work should be han-dled with up-to-date apparatus instead of with the old machines now in use. These machines were sufficient for the card work, but cannot handle the other forms to the best advantage; and the card work was only 22 per cent of the 302,798 pieces run.

SOPHIE K . H I S S , Catalog Librarian.

Inventory. There were few changes in the method of taking the inventory. An experiment was tried with the fiction at Glenville, as follows: all book cards were filed in shelf list order, making, with the books on the shelves, a practically complete file at hand for all fiction belonging to the branch. Several assistants were assigned to the inventory for a particular day, the whole collection inventoried in that one day, and the cards refiled in their respective files. This method proved satisfactory in this particular case, but when tried by a larger place (Hough) was entirely unsatisfactory. The difficulty in taking the inventory of fiction according to the present method arises from the fact that the book cards are filed in accession order for all desk charges which makes tracing burden-some, even in the smallest places and almost impossible at the Main Library.

In the last report it was recommended that all shelf list entries be verified wherever it seemed necessary, instead of verifying only the entries for missing books. This work has been done quarterly during 1914 with very practical results; in addition to the primary object of accuracy of records it has brought to light certain irregu-larities and inconsistencies in the method of filing and treatment of the various shelf lists. Uniformity of records is important in a system where assistants are frequently called from one place to another to fill assignments.

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system were numbered in accordance with the present method of keeping records. These books were numbered in 1914, all records carefully verified and a new count recorded. The inventory at Quincy Branch was taken in May, before the library was opened for circulation, and a verified count taken in December for the inven-tory report. A new count was also taken at Sterling Branch.

Previous to 1914 all reference books in the system had been counted regardless of class and entered on all reports as reference. During the past year these were counted by class, deducted by transfer from reference and added to the respective classes, thus making all books count by class. There is still much to be done on the Main reference shelf list before we can hope for an accurate count. A shelf list for government documents is now being pre-pared which will strengthen one of the weak places.

Most of the organization of the work in connection with the inventory was effected by the former Supervisor—in fact it seemed almost a complete work which was turned over last March. But as the work of the system grows, new problems are constantly added to the old ones. The cooperation and kindly spirit shown by all has been greatly appreciated.

A M Y M . BENNER, Supervisor of Inventory.

Editorial work. Open Shelf. In addition to the regular routine of editorial work, the most important accomplishments were in con-nection with the publication of Open Shelf, the annotated library bulletin. The first number for 1914 was the usual quarterly, but be-ginning with the April number the bulletin was published monthly until November. At the end of the year an annual cumulation was is-sued, compiled from current numbers of Open Shelf and including the books added during November and December, in lieu of the pub-lication of separate numbers for those months. In this cumulation, as in the monthly Open Shelf, only a selection of the more popular books added to the Library were included, but many new annota-tions were added and the titles were re-grouped, either under more specific heads and sub-heads in the regular classification or under headings selected to show the year's additions to the library on subjects of popular interest. Some headings under which were listed books of timely interest were, public utilities, immigration, insur-ance and the cost of living, under sociology; journalism, the technique of short story and photo-play writing, drama, and es-pecially books on the drama and theatre, under literature; California and the Pacific Coast, Mexico, and South and Central America,

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under travel; and books of interest in connection with the Balkan and European Wars, under history.

As the cumulation was intended chiefly for use in compiling subject lists and looking up books on specific topics, its contents were made available from the subject side by a table of contents, arranged according to the scheme of classification. Another year this will be supplemented by an author and title index. The annual number was furnished free to all libraries exchanging publications with the Cleveland Public Library, but a slip was enclosed with each number mailed, stating that thereafter the subscription charge for libraries not on the exchange list and for non-resident individ-uals would be fifty cents for the monthly Open Shelf and the annual cumulation.

On account of the expense incident to the move into new tem-porary quarters, the Library has carried on a campaign of retrench-ment in certain lines. The outlay for library printing naturally was one of the first expense items to be cut under the economy regime. In consequence, although even more forms and blanks, circulars and book lists, lecture announcements and concert programmes were prepared for the use of the different library agen-cies, than in previous years, nearly all were multigraphed in the library and, largely through the painstaking skill of Miss S. J. Ames of the cataloging staff, who had the mechanical end of this work in charge, the publicity matter turned out has presented a very credit-able appearance, in spite of inadequate machines and equipment. A second revised edition of the Seventy-Five Books of Adventure, compiled by the Children's Department was published in March 1914 and a list of Fairy Stories to Tell, compiled by the Library Instructor in Story-telling was printed by the H. W. Wilson Com-pany of White Plains, a given number of copies being supplied to the library for free distribution.

Publicity. A good deal has been done in the way of book advertis-ing. Through the courtesy of the Literary Editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, that paper published in its Saturday Book Page each week from February to November, a column article reviewing a few recent additions to the Library on some subject of timely interest, or recalling the merits and delights of older books. Also a number of articles and annotated lists were contributed to other local dailies and to the Bulletin of the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy.

The local newspapers as well as the library journals have been furnished from time to time with such accounts of the activities of the various library agencies, the opening of new centers, etc., as seemed to be of local or professional interest.

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The Library Editor also conducted the Book Evaluation course at the Western Reserve Library School during October, gave two courses of ten lectures to successive apprentice classes on the principles of book selection, one course in the spring and the second during October, November and December, and a course in Annota-tion to the Training Class for Children's Librarians in May and June.

JU LIA SCOFIELD HARRON, Library Editor.

Main Library Following a year of unsettled conditions, of moving

and readjustment, the year 1914 was characterized by an increasing amount of work, and also, we believe, an increasing effectiveness. In the very first months, the reference and reading room use in the present quarters exceeded that in the old building; in the last months, the circulation of books for home use was also in excess of 1912 figures. The reference use of the library in a nar-row sense has possibly not increased in large measure, but the use of books by the special students in the fields of soci-ology, religion, technology, and art has decidedly increased; more clergymen, for instance, prepare their sermons, wholly or in part, at the library. It is particularly gratifying that the increased facilities of the Main Library have stimulated the use of the more serious books. While the circulation of fiction is the smallest in years, the other classes of books have made a more than compensat-ing gain. Expressed in figures, the per cent, of fiction issued in 1912 was 53.3 per cent., in 1913, 47.5 per cent., and in 1914, 42.1 per cent.

The necessities of the first year's work have required several changes, which have at the same time increased the attractiveness of the library. The floor space devoted to the general reference work was doubled by cutting in two the space devoted to the receiving desk, relocating the public catalogs and removing the check room. An incidental advantage attending the removal of obstructing cases has been that the general view has been opened up and the books brought to view. A large frieze consisting of Braun prints of Michelangelo's prophets and sybils from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, makes a useful screen for the balcony of the upper fiction stack, as well as a decoration of unusual beauty and dignity; the frieze faces the visitor at the. entrance to the library.

A system of house telephones connecting the widely separated divisions has done much to facilitate work and to keep them in touch with each other. These, in connection with the division cata-

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logs which are well begun and the overhead book carrier, now almost completed, will make for still prompter service.

Little change has been made in organization. The Branch Loan Division was added, which makes it possible to serve the branches more effectively with books from the Main Library collection than was possible when the work was shared by two separate depart-ments and by the various divisions of the Main Library. Mr. Lip-pert has taken over the Library for the Blind in addition to the Newspaper Room; and since the departure on the first of Decem-ber, of Mr. Hirshberg, Reference Librarian and First Assistant, the General Reference, Periodical and Newspaper divisions have been made responsible directly to the librarian of the Main Library.

Over forty brief multigraphed lists on a variety of subjects and in several foreign languages have been used to advertise the library's resources. Bulletin boards have been used extensively in the library, in the entrance corridor and in the elevators of the building. Well printed, neatly framed posters were placed in all the important down-town hotels but one, and in other prominent places. The library had considerable exhibits of books and periodi-cals at the Electrical Exposition in the Wigmore Coliseum. On the occasion of the annual meeting of the American Home Econ-omic Association, at the College for Women, a large selection of books on domestic science was shown. Several very effective exhibits were arranged, the first in connection with the Kinney & Levan Ideal Garden Exhibit held during two summer months; a second for the Child Welfare Exhibit held in the fall and a third for the Blind Workers' Village which followed the Welfare Ex-hibit. At the Garden and Child Welfare exhibits books were loaned and new borrowers registered, thus taking direct advantage of the publicity gained. On several occasions the library has had the use of show windows on the west side of the Kinney & Levan building for window displays. Exact figures as to results are not available; we believe, however, that the time and labor involved were fully justified.

There have been few exhibits within the library. A private collection of rare and interesting cook books, loaned by Miss Clara L. Doeltz of the Main Library staff, attracted much attention. Mr. W. C. Talmage loaned an unusual collection, which he had gathered himself, showing the work and habits of beavers; the chips, limbs stripped of bark, and sections of big tree trunks cut down by the beavers, were supplemented by a number of very interesting photo-graphs.

A prominent feature of our work is the use of book racks, a number of which we utilize for display. We find no more effective

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way of unobtrusively attracting attention to books worth while. Actual tests show that a large proportion of books thus more promi-nently set forth are taken by borrowers. As no book is reported 'out' without first consulting the record of books in display racks, the chief objection to their use is obviated.

The club rooms at the Main Library have had much use, serving for fully 500 meetings of literary, civic and educational clubs, societies, classes, and other groups. In addition the rooms were used for committee and conference purposes and as special study rooms for debaters and others.

Scores and librettos of operas and reading versions of plays appearing in the local theatres have been reserved in the General Reference Division. This has made it possible for many to increase their enjoyment by acquainting themselves with words and music in advance. In addition many books have been reserved temporarily for classes in the high and normal schools, the Art School, College for Women, Adelbert College, the Library School and for other groups of people.

The John G. White collection is still without an adequate head. It was, however, made more usable by throwing the large unclassi-fied part of the collection into an alphabetic author arrangement and arranging by call number books that had been classified. Certain special collections, e. g., songs and ballads, proverbs, and the various Oriental literatures, were kept intact. As a result of this arrangement books have been easier to find and the collection has met with a somewhat increased use.

A thorough revision of the shelves was made and for the first time in years a thorough-going and satisfactory inventory of refer-ence books was taken. The new location of books, rearranged after the move, are now all noted on the shelf-lists. The use of the collections was facilitated by the transfer of little-used material to the stacks.

The issue of books for home use was 275,154, a gain of 11.755. Loans to branches consisted of 55,743 books, an increase of 12,397. At the end of the year there were 37,172 borrowers' cards in force, a net gain of 809. The new registration, 5,768, was very heavy and more than offset the losses inevitable because of change of location.

During the year the reference and circulating collections were combined. The Main Library adult collection now numbers 183,587 inventoried volumes. This is supplemented by a large number of unbound periodicals and serials; pamphlets cataloged, classified and arranged in vertical file-boxes, but not accessioned or shelf-listed ; bibliographies cared for in a similar manner; a map col-lection ; an extensive clipping file; a picture collection which

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includes a postcard collection of some 8000 cards, and a collection of some 2000 lantern slides. To this should be added about 30,000 volumes in the John G. White collection and some thousands of unaccessioned public documents.

Attention is called to the 1913 report for a full account of the arrangement and organization of the Main Library. The detailed reports for the year's work in the various divisions follow.

General Reference Division. Work has continued on the lines laid down in the reorganization of last year. A great increase in the amount of work done is evident from the fact that the seating capacity, doubled during the year is still taxed, from the increased number of telephone calls and from the immediate use made of the services of the assistant and the evening attendant added during the closing months. It is noticeable that readers have acquired greater facility in the use of the library.

New lists are constantly being compiled, on request, and added to the file of bibliographies. Among the new lists are: Export trade with South America; Universal disarmament; Japanese in the United States; Boston subways; Increase of the U. S. army and navy; Shipping subsidies and the merchant marine; Industrial arbitration; Ohio canals; A course in reading as a substitute for a college education.

To the general and special encyclopedias, year books, atlases, etc., which formed the nucleus of the General Reference Collection, the reference set of Baedekers from the History and Travel Division has been added, also the trade and business directories, telegraph code books, city and telephone directories, and other business books, formerly shelved in the Municipal Reference Library at the City Hall. This change has justified itself in a greater use of these books.

A "map corner" has been formed by bringing together the geological folios and topographical sheets published by the govern-ment, the atlas case, and miscellaneous maps. The topographical sheets for each state have been laced together with the state index map and bound with card board binders. This preserves their alphabetical arrangement, difficult to maintain under the old plan of filing them in large envelopes. The large maps are made accessible by suspending them on spring rollers from the new marquise adjusted to the adjacent upper stack.

Several changes have been made to improve the reference service in the divisions. The "Congressional set" is being broken up wherever possible, the separate volumes being shelved with the reference collections in the divisions with which they classify. This has been of particular advantage to the sections devoted to

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technology and sociology. The classified pamphlet collection, filed in one-drawer vertical files, was apportioned among the various divisions, accentuating further the organization of the library into divisions along subject lines. Vertical filing cases are ready for the pictures as soon as it shall be possible to attempt their rearrange-ment, Photographs and copies of works of art will be filed in the Fine Arts Division. The other pictures, geographical, portrait, etc., will remain in the Reference Division. The present arrangement in envelopes filed alphabetically by artist, country or subject seems satisfactory. Pictures will be mounted as needed. Their use has so far been chiefly with clubs, art classes and newspapers. One large field for their use is as yet practically untouched, namely the supplementing of the work of grade and high school classes.

A systematic review of the reference shelves in the various divisions has been begun. This has a three-fold purpose, to reas-sign books which after a year's experience seem to be of greater use elsewhere, to discuss with the division assistants the reference books in their collections and to keep the special and the general reference work more closely in touch.

Work with women's clubs and with debating teams has been carried on as usual. A greater number of program committees from clubs have met here to make out their courses of study and more members have used the library in the preparation of their papers. Several of the clubs conducted their regular meetings in the library club rooms.

Periodical Division. The number of periodicals subscribed for at the beginning of 1914 was 748 for reference use and 111 for circulation. An additional 213 were received as gifts, making a total of 1072. Later, about 60 new periodicals were added by purchase or by gift. Probably the most notable gift was that of subscriptions for the three-year period to twelve different dental magazines, added to the Dental Collection through the efforts of Dr. George H. Wilson.

At the first of the year the checking and preparation for use and binding of the circulating magazines was added to the work of the division. In the Spring we received the new periodical racks, five in number, which hold as many of the magazines as we care to display. The periodicals stand upright behind glass dividers, their covers exposed to view showing in an attractive way what the library has.

The transfer of fine arts magazines to a rack in the Fine Arts Division resulted in their greater use by readers interested in art.

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The shelving of the technical periodicals in the Technology and Science Division had a like result.

The serials kept in this division are publications of the federal, state and city governments, societies, institutions, etc. Formerly these were kept in pamphlet boxes with a note on each box as to its contents; a serial check-list to replace the record on the box has been prepared, and is now in usable shape.

In looking over the daily mail, articles of special interest to the public and of help to the assistants are noted. A list of these articles is posted in the division for the benefit of readers and the assistants are notified of articles pertaining to their special work. A card record of serial stories running in the magazines is kept and is found useful by the Branch Loan Division. Book re-views in the Survey, New York Times and New Republic are indexed on cards which are filed into the review-card file. Thus, with little effort, much valuable material is made available.

Desk Division. The volume of work in this division in-creased greatly. More books were issued and more new borrowers registered. The receipts for fines were nearly $3000. The increase of registration in the Library system as a whole was paralleled by the increase in work necessary on the union register of borrowers. A decided reduction in the size of the desk and several slight changes designed to economize time, have made it possible to carry the greater volume of work with a slightly smaller desk force. A new cabinet of 420 drawers for filing the union register of borrow-ers afforded welcome relief. The registration of 5768 new bor-rowers was most gratifying, this being an increase of 1441 over 1913. The new application blank which substitutes a reference for the guarantor formerly required has made it easier for strangers and foreigners to take out a card, and friction has been reduced. The business address now required from the applicant is a great help in tracing borrowers, especially with the class of readers for whom the requirement of a guarantor had proved an obstacle. Thus far we can see no resulting increase in book losses. More attention is given at the registration desk to acquainting new borrowers with the library. On busy afternoons one assistant devotes her time to making the first visit of strangers an easy one.

The fact that more and more universal cards are taken out, points to the need for some simple charging system, which will make it easy to grant to all the privilege now possible only through the use of the cumbersome universal card. The inclusion of books in the parcel post service has brought about a noticeable increase in the use of the mails for the drawing and return of books.

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Philosophy and Religion. Miss E. A. Foster, head of this division, reports: The increase of activity has been marked. The circulation figures show an increase of 17 per cent, in philosophy and 7 per cent, in religion, and the reference work has increased at least one half. To deal quickly and effectively with this growing work has been our first aim.

The hope of a catalog for the division having been deferred, effort has been concentrated upon the copying of the shelf list, a necessary step in the preparation of the bibliography of works on philosophy and religion which is already begun. This piece of work is now accomplished, and the cards, some seven thousand in num-ber, are temporarily filed as an author list, and, in the absence of a division catalog, are of the greatest service. When the catalog arrives these cards, re-filed by subject, will play their part in the bibliography as originally planned.

A record has been made of all the books at the Temple Branch which are not in the Main Library collection. These books, part of the original Temple collection and deposited with the library, are chiefly on Jewish questions, and are now available for use through-out the system. A list of all periodicals in the library relating to philosophy and religion is also among our "helps." Each card gives information as to frequency of publication, whether or not the periodical is bound, and the location of bound volumes.

Among the subjects which have been much in demand are new thought, spiritualism, palmistry, and phrenology. The last named is now studied in one of the business colleges, and has become so popular that we cannot hope to supply the demand. Psychology appeals to an increasing number, and at a reader's request brief reading courses on psychology, logic, and ethics have been com-piled. A bibliography of available books and articles on the feeble-minded has also been made in response to the keen interest in this subject. The call for "success" books continues unabated, and the same is true of books on the will. The war brought a demand for Nietzche's writings, but the book of the year has been Dr. Cabot's What men live by, which by its happy union of merit and popular appeal has caused librarians to loosen their purse-strings and buy joyfully and liberally.

In making up our book-orders in religion, special attention has been given to recent works relating to the Bible. The volumes of Dr. Hasting's set of Great texts of the Bible, now nearing completion, are given a warm welcome as they appear on our shelves, and the lacking volumes of the Expositor's Bible, a series which proves acceptable to general readers, are being gradually supplied. The set of Peloubet's Notes on the international Sunday

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School lessons has been analyzed, so that the material contained may be available for teachers not following that special scheme. The number of Sunday Schools using graded lessons is increasing here, as elsewhere, and this fact necessitates our having a fair supply of the newer books on all subjects covered by the curriculum. Our service to the increasing number of clergymen who prepare their sermons here has been facilitated by the compilation of a list of references to individual sermons, arranged under such headings as faith, joy, temperance, special days, etc.

Our list of Sunday School books was revised and enlarged in March, in readiness for a Sunday School Institute, through which the resources of the library became better known.

Our collection of books on St. Paul has been looked, over, and certain titles recommended for branch duplication. For general distribution, a list of books of interest to clergymen and a list of recent religious books have been compiled. A bibliography of Jewish history from the restoration to the Christian era has been made, and several special lists for individuals.

Several branch librarians, in making up book orders, have come to the division for the information on the comparative merits of books, which can be furnished through access to a larger collection. In two branches, the religious collection has been examined at the request of the branch librarian; outgrown titles have been indicated for transfer or cancellation, and a tentative list of titles recom-mended for purchase as funds allow.

The problem of making reference to related material in other divisions has not yet found a solution. However, a small beginning has been made with a list of all volumes of biography whose sub-jects were noted for their religious activity, clergymen, missionaries, etc. The next step must be the making of references to descrip-tions of mission work found in books of travel. As with other problems, this one will probably be worked out practically, little by little, as needs arise.

As 1914 was the year in which; the chief gaps in the collection along the lines of Bible study and Sunday School work were filled, the task for 1915 is to supply the best modern books on mission work in all countries and to expand our collection of "helps" by the constant addition of references to those subjects for which there proves to be a recurrent demand.

Sociology Division. This division has been carried by the staff for Philosophy and Religion. The work has grown with great rapidity owing, in part, to the increased facilities in the present building, for study and selection of books, but especially to the deepening interest in social problems. There were 13,511 books

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issued, an increase of 38 per cent. Our table space has been taxed beyond capacity, making it necessary to order additional tables and chairs. Law students make much use of our books and for several weeks in the spring and fall the civil service examinations stimulate a demand for books. Art School students find our costume books of great value in the study of the different periods, while the high schools use them in their history work. Economics and real estate are topics of live interest. The Single Tax Sunday School which has met in the library club room on Sunday afternoons has increased the interest in books on taxation. The call for our especially good collection of books on the subject of immigration has been very heavy on account of the three-fold demand from club workers, mis-sionary societies, and high school debaters.

Because of heavy demands and lack of assistants very little constructive work has been done. A careful index, by title, of the kindergarten song books has, however, been made, and this has proved helpful. There is need that this same work be extended to the other kindergarten books so that the many things asked for can be found more readily.

Early in the fall a reading list was furnished us by Dr. Gehlke of the College for Women faculty, of books to be used during the first semester by a special class in applied sociology. These books have been looked up, and, where there was no reference copy, a circulating copy has been temporarily reserved and placed on tables for the use of the class. This has worked out satisfactorily both for the students and the library. Our immediate problem is to extend effectively this arrangement for class work not only to the college but to the kindergarten and high schools. It has in the past proved difficult to prevent students, who were first to reach the library, from drawing all available material. If we can affiliate with the teachers so that they will furnish us schedules of their work, this difficulty can be in large measure remedied.

Popular Library. There have been no changes of importance. The circulating magazines have been more conveniently placed and the space devoted to books on domestic science increased.

Several hundred books on domestic science were loaned to the College for Women in connection with the National Home Economics Association meeting in June. At the same time about sixty old cookery books (the earliest dating from 1664), belonging to a member of the staff, were loaned to the Main Library for exhibition purposes and created considerable interest. Reference work along this line is increasing. We are called upon for menus in French and German, suggestions for a French dinner, Chinese

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luncheon, etc., with recipes for national dishes served; and recipes are occasionally called for over the telephone. Our largest circu-lation of cook-books was in October, when 128 were issued, ex-clusive of loans to branches. Some attempt has been made to supplement the collections of the smaller or newer branches with loans of our less used fiction.

Science and Technology Division. Mr. G. O. Ward, Techni-cal Librarian, reports: The most obvious feature of our service to the public has been the increased number of readers. Exact figures are not available for comparison; but on the basis of a rough count the apparent increase is about 45 per cent. This is the more gratifying because of the evidently earnest character of the readers and the absence of professional idlers.

Readers have made noticeable use of books on business and accounting. Short multigraphed lists on various subjects have been compiled and displayed. These lists are appreciated and carefully used. In compiling them, care has been taken to include only the best and most useful books and to omit books which are known to be out of date or otherwise unsatisfactory. The lists were: Sales-manship, Accountancy, Cost accounting, Advertising, Business methods, Poultry, Efficiency and scientific management, Beginning electricity, Electrical work, Electrical engineering, nos. 1 and 2, Electro-chemistry and Electro-metallurgy. Brief bibliographies were compiled for the regular meetings of the Cleveland Engineering Society, which were printed by them and mailed with the an-nouncements of the meeting and its program. An alphabetical file of typewritten lists and bibliographies is maintained, and a card index to references on topics which have involved considerable re-search. In the latter also are indexed promising articles in a num-ber of technical periodicals not covered by printed indexes.

The plan of having circulating and reference collections adja-cent to each other has proven entirely practicable and useful.

Literature Division. The general trend of demand in the Literature Division has followed that of last year, but in increased volume. Every month has shown an increased circulation, reaching a maximum in December and making a total of 22,498, against a total in 1913 of 17,980 and in 1912 of 17,837.

The( interest in drama is unabated, but for several reasons has been increasingly easier to handle. Our supply of plays is larger, and fewer of those in demand have been "not yet published" or out of print. Last winter the courses conducted by Miss Clara Myers caused an overwhelming demand for certain plays, but so far this winter the only public course has been a short series of lectures by

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Professor Clark of Chicago. The problem of critical material on the drama was most difficult at the beginning of 1914, but already so many new books and magazine articles have appeared that the references for club subjects are much more numerous and satis-factory.

In the replacement orders especial attention was given to dupli-cating standard authors, so that it might never be necessary to refuse anyone who wished to renew his acquaintance with Long-fellow and Tennyson, or Emerson's essays. In the great amount of duplication necessary for separate volumes of Shakespeare's plays, it has seemed desirable to have as many copies as funds will allow, but to limit the number of editions. There is still work to be done m settling the vexed problem of the classics, especially the translations of Greek and Latin authors which are studied in high school and college.

Last winter we were greatly handicapped by the lack of a catalog, so the completion of the division catalog of circulating books has been greatly appreciated. While the necessary cataloging was in process, the opportunity was taken to revise the shelves, many books having been sent to be rebound and others transferred to the stack; the result is a great improvement in the appearance of the shelves. The shelf list has been revised; many titles were cancelled, others replaced, and some which were out of print or desirable only because still alive elsewhere in the system, were transferred from branches.

History, Travel and Biography Division. These three sub-jects have offered an unusual study in the fluctuations of demand. During the first part of the year, history and travel showed a good increase in use, but biography lagged behind. The reason seemed to be wholly one of location. The shelves for the first two subjects were easily accessible, but biography, instead of occupying a con-spicuous position as in the old building, was tucked away out of sight in the stack. To overcome the difficulty and once more per-mit the casual reader to be attracted by a new title or a fresh binding, the display rack was made more conspicuous, and a number of books were placed invitingly on the low bookcases along the main aisle. Two racks in the Popular Library, one of "handy vol-umes" and the other "popular biographies", have helped to advertise, and the result in October, November and December, has been an increase over the circulation for the same months in the past two years. This has furnished a good instance of a demand stimulated by easy access to the books. A sudden change in normal demand came with the declaration of war in August. Earlier in the year there had been the usual call for books of European travel, and an

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access of interest in Mexico and Central America. Since the first of August the interest in European travel has dropped entirely out of sight and the only call is for books or pictures of the places affected by the fighting; during the first weeks the demand came from the newspapers as well as the reading public, and the general interest in past as well as present European history has continued

Club interest has centered in South America, and the comma-

Exposition has stimulated reading about California and the Far West. Fortunately the interest in both sections has been so general that the output of new books has very nearly kept pace with the demand.

Several changes have been made to improve the appearance and utility of the book collection. All pamphlets have been put in binders or collected in pamphlet boxes and a number of books transferred from the reference to the circulating collection. The file of references for portraits and biographical material has been enlarged and the Ohio Magazine has been indexed. The Catalog Department has begun the division catalog for history and biography, and the completion of this work for all three subjects is looked forward to- most eagerly by all who work in the division.

Fine Arts Division. The Fine Arts Division has grown steadily toward independence. The greater familiarity of both readers and assistants with the scheme of classification and the limits of the collection has resulted in much less wandering to and f ro between divisions and has made prompter service possible. Moreover, the resources of the division have been greatly increased. The division catalog has been started, and the systematic revision of classification is bringing much-needed material to Fine Arts from other divisions. The lives of actors and actresses have been trans-ferred from the Biography Division, and the lives of artists and musicians are soon to be placed with their subjects. It is thought that this will not only be a great gain to the division, but that it will also place the material where it is most frequently sought by readers.

The current magazines on art and music are now kept in a special rack in the Fine Arts Division. This insures their use by those who are really interested in them from the subject side. To the assistant in the division it is a help in following the reviews of new books.

A source from which the division draws constantly is the picture collection. This is still housed in the General Reference Division, but all the pictures which properly classify with the fine arts are to be placed with their subject and kept in vertical filing cases.

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The circulation figures are encouraging, showing a total of 15,101 volumes and a gain of more than 2,600. As the two collec-tions, reference and circulating, are no longer separate units, it is possible to be more liberal in issuing the less valuable reference books, and in the process of re-cataloging, these will be made circu-lating.

Students and professional artists make the chief use of the great wealth of illustrative material which is found in the reference books. Most of the collection is shelved in locked cases but is readily accessible to those who wish to use it. The assistants must, of course, be constantly on guard, if they would prevent valuable works from being used as inconsequential picture-books or mutilated. With a few exceptions, however, we believe that the readers treat these books with respect and appreciation. A recent collation of the folios has tended to confirm this belief.

The books in greatest demand have been those with a practical appeal, especially those which help one to meet the every-day home problems. This fact has been borne in mind in the prepara-tion of a number of lists for distribution. House plans, home furnishings, crocheting, parlor games and private theatricals are of perennial interest. The spirit of the times is seen in the inces-sant call for light opera scores, folk dances, and books on "how to write a moving-picture play". The most systematic demand for circulating books on art comes from schools and clubs. Very often the request is for a description of a single painting and sometimes a long search is necessary before sufficient light can be brought to bear upon the subject

A special index to the volumes of foreign art magazines has been begun. The works of little-known artists are thus brought to light, and an added resource is secured for meeting unusual and uncomfortably specific requests. The books of short plays for amateurs have been indexed under title, and under subject, where that is of importance. A note is made on each card of the number of characters in the play, usually the first consideration with the borrower. An index to the song-books would save much fruitless searching, but there has been no time as yet for this task.

In the collection of lantern slides, some of the hitherto unidenti-fied material has been properly classified and labeled, and every slide has been given an individual number. As the slides are circulated constantly, it has often been difficult to give borrowers an adequate idea of what the collection includes. To remedy this, a shelf-list has been made, giving the number and subject of each slide.

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There are great possibilities of growth in the music collection. The checking up of some bibliographies has made the gaps evident and has given suggestions for future book-orders. So far the library has collected scores for piano only, but we hope soon to add music for other instruments, and to start a collection of full orchestra scores. The symphony concerts, the municipal orchestra concerts, and some short seasons of opera in Cleveland have helped to arouse an interest in the music collection and to make further extension well worth while.

To be of growing service to the institutions of the city which it is peculiarly fitted to serve, is a primary aim of this division. Teachers in the Art School and in the high schools are served regularly through the library deliveries; but in order that they may have the use of our best material which it is impossible to circulate, they have been asked to bring classes to the library. This proposal has met with hearty interest, and with some slight response, which will probably be greater as time goes on. The new Art Museum has been added to the list of library stations, and we have been able to send out many books for the use of its officials. With the completion of the Museum and the expected growth of the Art School, we shall hope for greater cooperation, and for a share in bringing forth a better day for the art interests of Cleveland.

Foreign Division. Miss Annie P. Dingman, head of this division, reports: Books are now issued in 21 languages, 2 more than in 1913. Of these language collections, 11 are centered in the Main Library, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Roumanian, Dutch and Modern Greek, though five branches have German collections of their own. The Foreign Division has the administration of these groups and its policy is to serve in every way the patrons of the Cleveland Public Library, not merely those of the Main Library alone.

In September the first instalment of Dutch books, about forty titles, was received, but it does not begin to satisfy the demand; it is hoped that additional volumes will soon be available. In the summer an order for Modern Greek books was placed abroad, but unfortunately the books have not yet been received. There continues to be a demand for Spanish; even with the recently added Spanish grammars and correspondence books, it is seldom possible to find one of these books standing on the shelf.

In addition to the collections centered in the Main Library, the Foreign Division has also small deposits of books in Croatian, Slovak, Hungarian, Bohemian, Polish, Italian, Russian and Yiddish,

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all loaned by the branches serving as headquarters for the respec-tive languages. The circulation of these books shows an increase in Croatian, Yiddish, Russian and Slovak, but a decline in the others. While there has been a decrease in the number of books loaned to Main Library readers from the language collections cen-tered in the Main Library, there has been an increase of circulation in the entire system in all languages but Finnish. However, an active interest in this language by some Finnish societies led to a decided increase in the number of readers in November and De-cember, which, it is hoped, will continue.

Multigraphed lists of Danish, Norwegian and Dutch books have been issued and are of great value to the branches, which often have no other means of letting their readers know what books are available. It is planned to prepare lists, more or less complete, of books in each language represented in the Main Library. The Foreign Division prepares the notes for the foreign books in the Open Shelf and the lists of German books published each week in the Waechter und Anzeiger. It also indexes by subject the leading articles in Velhagen und Klasing, Westermann and Kunst-wart.

The Foreign Division has taken charge of the books of English for foreigners, an arrangement that is proving most satisfactory. The books, placed in a display rack in the foreign alcove, include text books, readers, books in civics, and a collection of interesting books, not too difficult, for reading and study. The collection is of use to both the foreign student and his teacher. Constant in-quiry in this division lor grammars and sometimes for texts in Arabic, Hindustani, Urdu, Sanskrit and other out-of-the-way lan-guages, raises the question as to whether the philology of foreign languages, at least living ones; might not reasonably be placed in the Foreign Division.

Shelf Division. Miss Amy E. Benner reports: The work of the Shelf Division has grown to include the supervision of the shelves and page service, the annual inventory of all books in the Main Library, the Municipal Reference Library and the Division for the Blind, and ali records for the Main Library and its divisions.

Much shifting and rearranging of the books has been necessary to arrive at a shelving scheme that will best meet the needs of the different divisions. Books are constantly being put into the stacks to make room for the new volumes as they come in, or to put out of sight but not out of use those shabby books for which the demand is not sufficient to warrant rebinding. The effort has

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been to bring the appearance as well as the usefulness of the collection to the highest possible point. The shelves in the Litera-ture Division were gone over especially with this in view, in con-nection with the preparation of the division catalog. The Cleveland newspapers have been moved to the stacks in General Reference where they are more accessible from the Information Desk. Per-haps the most important rearrangement was that of the John G. White collection. There is still a considerable amount of "stack-ing", changing of location of books, rearranging of shelving, etc., necessary, which will require more time than results may show. During 1914, 2,100 books were canceled and proper records made; 5,022 books were prepared for the bindery.

Some important work has been done in revising our circulating shelf lists and catalog. During 1913 all shelf list cards on which there were no "live" copies had been removed to a separate file and note made of copies, if any, elsewhere in the system. This file was examined and a decision made in each case as to whether the title should be allowed to lapse, be replaced by purchase or be transferred from any branch having it in its collection. All public card and shelf list records for the lapsed titles were withdrawn by the Catalog Department and the catalog and collection are now in actual agreement. The shelf list cards stamped "not to be re-placed" form the basis for our file of titles not in the library. To supplement this important work of making up arrears, a decision is now reached immediately as to replacement, or withdrawal of title from all public records for every book of which the last Main Library copy is canceled.

Inventory. The inventory was parcelled out to various members of the staff, each being responsible to the Supervisor of Inventory for the accurate accomplishment of a definite portion of the work. The most important work was done in marking loca-tions of the books in the reference collection. All former work of this character was made useless by the move and resultant changes in locations and by the rearrangement of the reference books in the new organization. The reference shelf list now shows the location of every book listed, if that location is out of the regular order and, to insure the books being returned to their proper places after being used, stars have been put on the backs of all stack books, "R's" on General Reference, "TC" and "TI" on books in special cases in the Technology Division.

Records. There has been no change in the method of keeping our records. One new record has been added—that of money act-ually spent for books added to each class. These figures are taken

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from the books as they are received and charged to the respective classes.

Branch Loan Division. Miss Hellene Manche reports: The borrowers at the branch libraries are increasingly made to feel that the resources of the entire library system are at their disposal. Orders were received for 54,584 books, an increase of 8,486. In filling these orders more than fifty per cent were looked up in our catalog for author, title or call number. The 4,852 subject orders required the greatest amount of care and attention, but some of the former difficulties have been obviated by the new form of sub-ject order card requiring a statement as to the kind of reader, the material he has had and the purpose for which wanted.

Requests for additional issues are now cared for by this division. The installation of the house telephone has made this work quicker and more accurate.

Division for the Blind. Mr. W. L. Lippert, Librarian for the blind, reports: The work of this division is growing. During the year there were 52 new registrations against 28 in 1913; 163 borrowers' cards were in force at the close of the year; 1952 books were issued, an increase of 531.

In the summer the State Commissioner for the Blind made arrangements to have this library serve more fully the greater part of the state. With that in view the Commission deposited 53 books in the Moon print to be issued from this library but kept as a separate collection and also sent in a list of names of people living in various sections of the state, but chiefly in Dayton, Springfield and Toledo. Some of these have asked for service, but most of them have not yet been heard from. We are getting in touch with the state teachers, and hope to enlarge the usefulness of this library, although, owing to the fact that the registration far out-strips the accession of new books, the difficulty of supplying books is increased.

Books added either by purchase or gift numbered 78, including 75 adult and 3 juvenile; 37 are in the Moon type, 46 in New York Point and 9 in American Braille.

Fifty-one books in American Braille were received from the Board of Education, through Mr. R. B. Irwin, Supervisor of Classes for the Blind, to be issued to readers but kept as a separate collection. These have stimulated the circulation among those read-ing this type. Mr. Irwin has also been instrumental in launching a new juvenile magazine in American Braille, published by the Howe Publishing Company; the first two numbers have been issued, though the infant is yet unnamed.

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The English Braille magazine, Progress, has been omitted from our list for 1915 for want of readers. Three copies of the Moon Magazine are being supplied by the State Commission. In other respects our magazine list has not changed.

The number of books issued from this division gives but a meager idea of the work done. As most of the books are mailed, the time spent in unwrapping, selecting, charging, addressing, wrap-ping and mailing, is out of ail proportion to that required to issue the same number of books in seeing print. In addition to this there is much correspondence which grows more voluminous as the work extends to other cities.

Newspaper Division. Mr. Lippert reports: Visitors num-bering 69,313 were recorded, an increase of 4,964. There has been no change of importance either in the number of papers taken or their character, nor in the binding list. Owing, however, to the European war, it! has been thought best to preserve the files of the Frankfurter Zeitung, the New Yorker Staats Zeitung, and the Courier des Etats Unis. Though the last two are published in this country, they give more or less the outlook on various events from a foreign point of view. These papers are wrapped and carefully labelled, and will be available for future research work.

There had been considerable mutilation of papers. Some steps to diminish it were necessary; small cards were placed on the files of the papers found mutilated, reading "Gentlemen will do a favor by reporting any person seen mutilating these papers". The effect has been very marked, the vandalism stopping almost entirely. Large placards have been placed at various points in the room ask-ing readers to observe a time limit of thirty minutes on all out-of-town papers, and one of fifteen minutes on the Cleveland dailies. This has been adhered to very generally without friction.

Municipal Reference Library. Miss Ada M. McCormick, librarian, reports: During the year the Municipal Reference Li-brary cooperated closely with the Bureau of Information and Publicity of the City of Cleveland. This bureau was established under the new charter which became effective January 1, and under the terms of the charter, its duties covered many of the functions usually performed by a municipal reference library. On account of the crowded condition of the City Hall the Director of the Bureau of Information and Publicity moved his desk into the Municipal Reference Library quarters early in the year, an advantageous arrangement as it made possible a close cooperation. The Bureau provided the point of contact with city officials. The library collected material, made it available for use, and took care of references submitted to it directly or through the Bureau.

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The work was seriously crippled by frequent changes of as-sistants. Miss Eva M. Morris, who was in charge during the early part of the year, resigned to take up other work. Temporary assistants were then in charge until a municipal reference librarian could be secured. Miss Ada M. McCormick, Librarian of the Business and Municipal Department of the Public Library at Fort Wayne, Indiana, was appointed as librarian and assumed her duties on November 16th. Mr. Hirshberg, under whose direction the Municipal Reference Library was established and operated, left the Library on December first.

Some important reference work has been done. The use of the library has not been as great as desired, but the meagerness of the collection and the frequent changes in the staff made consistent aggressive work impossible. The increased use of the library dur-ing the closing months of the year clearly indicates that the realiza-tion of the value and possible service of such a library is beginning to be felt. Aside from numerous general and technical questions submitted, several of the city officials have used the library in planning their work for the new year. The library has supplied a great deal of material to city officials and others preparing for civil service examinations.

As the Bureau of Information and Publicity, with which the Library has worked very closely, will be abolished at the end of the year, the work which it has done will be carried on by the Library so far as possible. It is desired to continue, during the coming year, the efforts which have been made to secure records of the experience of other cities with their civic and commercial bodies, and to catalog them and make them available for use in connection with Cleveland's present and future problems. Further, every effort should be made to let the members of the City govern-ment and the people generally know that such material is available.

I must not omit mention of the enthusiastic support of the staff of the Main Library and their eager mutual cooperation. It is a pleasure and a privilege to have charge of the Main Library under such conditions.

I wish also to express a sense of personal loss in the departure of Mr. H. S. Hirshberg. Reference Librarian for six years, and also first assistant during the year and a half in this building. His high ideals of service to the public are in great part responsible for the excellent reference work the library is at present doing. He is missed by staff and readers alike.

CARL P . P . VITZ, Second Vice Librarian, In Charge of Main Library.

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Children's Department Agencies for distribution of children's books. Children's rooms 20 Small libraries 4 School libraries 10 Class room libraries 381 Home libraries 38

453 Total juvenile circulation 1,323,391 Increase 171,922 Increase in the number of children registered in

branches 4,217

The estimated number of children in Cleveland who are over 4 and under 15 years is 123,000. The estimated number of children who come under the influence of the library through the use of the reading rooms and by home reading of books borrowed from branches, class rooms or home libraries is 73,929. The children in one large area, that at the extreme east of the city and directly north of the Newburgh district, are wholly dependent for getting books, upon teachers and volunteer visitors who conduct class room and home libraries.

That children go greater distances to reach the library centers than do adults, is suggested by the statistics of the new Quincy Branch, where 35 per cent, of all the children who have registered were transferred from other libraries, in comparison with 23 per cent, transferred of all adults registered.

Book supply. Total number of books 125,593 Net additions 28,581 Net deductions 26,741 Net gain 1,840

While the greatest shortage in book supply is at this present time, during the last three years the net book addition has not been proportionate to the increased number of new centers and consequent increase in circulation. Eight of the older children's rooms average a decrease in book supply in the last three years of 472 volumes. These same rooms averaged an increase in circu-lation of 700 volumes in November 1914, over November 1911. This year the children's rooms, with the exception of the three rooms last opened, gained only a negligible number of books. In several the additions did not equal the deductions by several hun-

Quincy Branch, Children's Room Boys and girls like the slant top reading tables and maintain a better position than when sitting at the other

tables or on the benches. For a clearer view of the tables, see Alta Branch, Room for Older Children, illustration facing p. 78.

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dred. With fewer books the strain upon those in use is greater, and the discards will be heavier in consequence. By reason of this pressure for books, a list of titles not needed in any one col-lection has been kept in the office and many of these books have been shifted to other places as the need for them was indicated. There are now about 2000 books, however, for which, by reason of changes in the grade school curriculum, there is no present use.

An inexpensive scrap book made by the Binding Department, costing 25 and 18 cents according to size, has been used for mount-ing material from worn picture books; 750 of these have been made easily and quickly, by trimming edges and pasting.

Children's reading. Twenty-four per cent of all the home reading was by the little children; 76 per cent, was by the older children from 9 to 15. This older class reads 45 per cent, fiction, 23 per cent mythology and folklore, 8 per cent history. The aim has been to prompt the staff to a more practical understanding and recognition of the books which lead, on the whole, to the reading of the best books. This has been brought out repeatedly both in conference and in incidental conversation. Many of the annual reports on children's reading discussed this subject at some length.

A larger proportion than heretofore of the new titles added were those already in the adult collection, and much time has been given to reading and examination of adult books for the purpose of making this selection.

Children's catalogs. Considerable time has been spent in cutting out dead wood from the catalog and compiling a report of un-cataloged books in each collection. This work is finished. It is the policy of the Catalog and the Children's Departments to place in the catalog the various lists which we compile from time to time, and to work out various other schemes which will make for the full-est use of the juvenile collections, which viewed as a whole, neces-sarily contain a comparatively small number of books to meet such varied demands. Following up this plan, analytics have been made of subjects contained in the little children's books in demand by the lower grades. This was done by a children's librarian and is now being put on cards by the Catalog Department.

Lists. A list of Fairy Stories to Tell and Suggestions for the Story-teller was compiled by the Instructor in Story-telling and is on the press of the H. W. Wilson Company, White Plains, New York. Arrangement has been made with them by which we may distribute these lists for use in Cleveland, free of charge. The Wilson Company will sell the list at 10 cents per single copy.

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Lists on several subjects have been compiled and multigraphed. Work on a special list, Valor and Romance, has been completed. The list is not yet published.

Children delinquent in returning books. An investigation of unpaid fines for the period of registration (3 years) was made in the spring. The proportion of children with unpaid fines to the total number of children registered, varied from 43 per cent, to 6 per cent. On the whole, it was highest in those branches where a maximum amount of work is accomplished under hampering physi-cal conditions. This is illustrated in a comparison of the percentage of fines in the four branches in Jewish districts. In the branch which is adequate for its work, the percentage of unpaid fines is decidedly lower than that at the others which are not adequate. In two foreign branches, one serving Jewish people and the other Polish, it was possible to ascertain the actual number of children who borrowed books in the first three months of 1914, and of these the number of children who had unpaid fines charged against them was 22 per cent, and 24 per cent., respectively. This is merely telling in figures a known fact, that under the fine system many children are permanently deprived of the home reading of books.

Some impression of one aspect of the situation can be gained from a study of the percentage of children who had paid part of their fines but had not yet canceled the entire debt. In comparison with the entire number of children with unpaid fines, the percent-age of those who had paid part, was on the whole, considerably higher than might be expected by those who regard the problem of unpaid fines as chiefly due to carelessness, unwillingness on the part of the children to use their pennies for their debts rather than for candy, etc. In one branch it averaged 40 per cent, of the total number; an evidence of the eagerness of the children in that neighborhood for books.

Before this intensive study was made, a suspension plan was tried out in three branches. Since the study was made the sus-pension plans have been put into operation in four other branches where some solution of the problem was most pressing. In all these branches fines are charged for damaged and lost books only, for overdue books the child borrower is denied the privilege of borrow-ing books for a short period: three days for books returned one day overdue, four days for books two days overdue, etc. Under this plan, children are not permitted to pay a fine as an alternative. A rough card record of children who are suspended is kept, and repeated offenders are given a longer sentence. This seems to be a more practical plan than does the fine system for use in a great

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industrial city with a high percentage of families without fixed incomes. For the children, it has the advantage of being a punitive measure with which it is entirely within their power to comply.

The staff. There were sixteen appointments to the staff; eleven student children's librarians; one school librarian; two children's librarians; two (half-time each) to the work of the home libraries. Two of this number were graduates of the Pittsburgh Training School; one was formerly a member of the staff, but for the last two years had been in the children's department of the New York Public Library. The qualifications of the student children's libra-rarians is given on page 78.

Training Class for Library Work tuith Children. The number of lectures given the class of 1914, was 141; they were given by 25 librarians, social workers and educators; 19 of the lecturers were members of the Library staff. Mrs. Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen gave eight lectures in story-telling in connection with those given by the Instructor in Story-telling. Dr. Weber of the Normal School gave eight lectures on Educational Psychology. Courses given by mem-bers of the Library staff were as follows : Mrs. Harron, Annota-tion ; Miss Burnite, Literature and Organization; Miss Miller, History, Travel, Biography and Poetry; Miss Brotherton, Folklore, Mythology, Story-telling; Miss Cutter, Miss Wilcox and Mrs. Dunn on their respective subjects.

The class finished the year with ten members, one student, Miss Mary Randall, having dropped out February 1, to take a position in the Fort Wayne, (Ind.) Library. The entire class were asked to stay on as assistants in the Cleveland Public Library; seven accepted and were given positions as follows: branch librarians, Charlotte Fairchild, Helen Starr; children's librarians, Mary Hoover, Anna Klumb, Annabel Porter; school librarians, Gladys Cole; first assistant and children's librarian, Jane Brown. Posi-tions accepted in other libraries were as follows: Nora Beust, assistant, La Crosse Normal School Library; Sarah Caldwell, chil-dren's librarian, New York Public Library; Adeline Cartwright, children's librarian, Toronto Public Library.

The class of 1914-15 opened Sept. 15 with thirteen students from nine states. Eight of this number are library school gradu-ates ; the remaining five have each had several years' experience in library work. Five of the students have college degrees, and two have had one year of college work. Five colleges are repre-sented and four library schools, Pratt, Simmons, Drexel and Western Reserve; the thirty-two years of library experience totaled by the class of thirteen was gained in seven different libraries,

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Buffalo, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Gary (Ind.) and Cleveland Public Libraries, Bryn Athyn (Pa.) Academy Library and the Mercantile Library of Cincinnati.

The students' names and credentials are as follows: Brown, Helen Clare, Covington, Ky., Sacred Heart Convent,

1902; Mercantile Library, Cincinnati, 1910-13. Fowler, Maude Woodward, Franklin, N. H., Pratt, 1914. Gibson, Anna Ashton, Gary, Ind., Gary Public Library, 1910-13;

Cleveland Public Library, 1913-14. Greenamyer, Helen Loretta, Cleveland, O., College for Women,

Western Reserve University, 1910-11; Library School, Western Reserve University, 1911-12; Cleveland Public Library, 1912-14.

Lyman, Margaret Helen, Cleveland, O., College for Women, Western Reserve University, B. A., 1912; Cleveland Public Li-brary, part time assistant, 1910-12; full time assistant, 1912-14.

McConnell, Josephine, Lakewood, O., College for Women, Western Reserve University, 1912-13; Library School, Western Reserve University, 1913-14.

MacMahan, Joyce, Indianapolis, Ind., St. Mary's of the Woods, B. A., 1904; Winona Technical Library School, 1907-08; Indian-apolis Public Library. 1908-14.

Potter, Margaret A., Sharon, Mass., Simmons College, B. S. 1914.

Schafer, Clara Louise, Cleveland, O., Library School, Western Reserve University, 1914; Cleveland Public Library, 1910-13.

Smith, Alice Mildred, Stillwater, N. Y., Cleveland Normal School, 1905-06: Library School, Western Reserve University, 1914; Buffalo Public Library. 1907-09; Cleveland Public Library, 6 months, 1913.

Somerville, Evelyn, Aliceville, Ala., University of Alabama, M. S. 1909; Drexel, 1914.

Stealey, Laura, St. Louis, Mo., Marietta College, B. A. 1911; Simmons College, B. S. 1913 ; St. Louis Public Library, 1912-14.

Stroh, Cornelia Elizabeth, Bryn Athyn, Pa., Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athvn, 1907; Academy Library, 1907-14.

New children's rooms. The Quincy and Alta rooms opened, with an adequate equipment as regards furnishings; inadequate as regards books. The illustration opposite shows reading tables, with slant top which are so placed that the light falls upon the page at the right angle. At these tables children naturally assume a correct position.

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Grade school libraries. The Supervisor of School Libraries, Miss Annie S. Cutter, reports: Number of grade school libraries in operation at Increase

close of year 7 Normal School Library 1 Adult and juvenile book circulation 285,833 55,116 Juvenile circulation 216,888 39,586 Adult and juvenile cards in force 11,131 1,434 Juvenile cards in force 9,132 784

No extension work has been possible this year. Repeated re-quests have come for libraries at Miles Avenue and Rice Schools. Both are good fields for library work and it is hoped that provision may be made for them.

With the opening of Quincy Branch in May, the Giddings School Library was discontinued.

In October the overcrowded condition of the Landon School building necessitated using the library for school room purposes, The proximity of Edgewater and Lorain Branches made the closing of Landon Library a hardship to comparatively few people.

The transferring of the adult books from the Stations Depart-ment has now been entirely completed. These with the books pur-chased for the schools form the grade school collection (Y) numbering 4,464.

Following are extracts from the reports of the school branch librarians:

NORMAL SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Increase Total circulation 24,137 11,089 Juvenile circulation 9,644 4,520 Reference 19,424 2,410 The Board of Education has been generous of late in supplying

books. Besides a large number of duplicate copies of books for the students' use, and a number of new reference books, they have granted a request for 300 selected children's books which we intend using as the nucleus of a reference collection of children's books arranged by school grades. These, the students will use in their course in children's literature.

By an arrangement between the Library and Board of Educa-tion, the librarian here has been appointed as a one-third-time assist-ant in the English Department. The course in the use of the library and books of reference which was given last year to the juniors, has been changed and enlarged, and is now given to them during the fall term, and counts as a one-third credit in the junior work in

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English for that term. Instead of six talks in children's literature which were given last year, a course in this subject is to be given once a week, to the juniors during the winter and spring terms.

EAGLE SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Increase Total circulation 25,547 22,122 Juvenile circulation 21,988 18,592 The district reached by Eagle School Branch consists mainly of

the newest immigrants to this country, Southern Europeans and Slavs, and about fifty per cent, of Italians. They represent the tenement population and earn their meager living by working on the tracks, peddling, or tending a stand in the market or on the street. Eagle School Library also reaches Brownell School where the chil-dren are of the same type as the Eagle children.

Our greatest needs at present are books in Syrian and Modern Greek. The demands we have had point to good results in working with the Greeks and Syrians.

FULLERTON SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Decrease. Total circulation -... 15,060 196 Juvenile circulation 12,457 291 Almost all the children who come to the library attend Fullerton

School, with the exception of a few children from the neighboring parochial schools, St. Stanislaus, St. Mary's and St. John's.

GILBERT SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Increase Total circulation 18,985 2,150 Juvenile circulation 15,718 1,985

Very few adults are reached and those only through the chil-dren. Practically no other school is reached by the library. There is very little occasion for home visiting as the children are excep-tionally prompt in returning their books. Fines incurred are as a rule paid promptly. There are an unusually large number of re-newals which tends to indicate that the children read their books through. The teachers borrow school-room collections sometimes simply to stimulate interest in the library and sometimes for supple-mentary reading on a given topic in geography or history. The demand has been considerably increased by these loans.

In December the library was moved from the main hall to a small room between the first and second floors. The working con-ditions are more comfortable and pleasanter than they have ever

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been before and there will be even greater improvement when a second small room is vacated and given to the library.

MILFORD SCHOOL B R A N C H . Increase

Total circulation 37,595 286 Juvenile circulation 10,053 1,882 Of the 1331 children attending Milford School, 1128 have library

cards at the present time. From the parochial schools, 112 boys and girls are registered. A special cause for gratification exists in the removal of the library from a lower hall, where it was last winter, to its former lighter and more attractive quarters in an upper corri-dor. The wooden partitions at either end have greatly improved the room. Four short talks on books and the use of the library were given last spring to each class in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades.

O A K L A N D SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Decrease Total circulation 13,817 2,571 Juvenile circulation 10,053 1,882 The neighborhood, and consequently the work, is changing

steadily in character. The American element still predominates, of course, but we note a constantly increasing number of Italians, who have a decided effect upon the character of reading done. This is shown in the larger percentage of fairy tales and little children's books drawn. There has also been an increase in the demand for books on the Glenville High School reading list. The reference work from East High School of Commerce is increasing. Occasion-ally a student from the College for Women will come to us for a book which she has repeatedly found "out" elsewhere. The course in library instruction and reference work was given last spring to the pupils of the High School of Commerce.

S O W I N S K I SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Increase Total circulation 65,370 22,577 Juvenile circulation 46,597 14,620 November 15, 1909, the Library was opened at Sowinski School,

in a room so small that the receiving and charging desks had to be kept in the hall. December 13, 1911, the library moved to Hodge School and had the use of a good sized school room. On January 29, 1914, the library left Hodge, going into a store room on East 79th St. and Crumb Ave. As soon as possible, the library was opened evenings. The result has been a very marked decrease of the after-

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school rush of children and a large increase in the number of adults using the library; 448, or 34 per cent., of the total additions in registration having been adult. A number of these are the school children who were obliged to discontinue their use of the library because they were working and confined during the day. The Polish adults are making good use of the library, owing partly, per-haps, to the loan of about a hundred Polish books belonging to the Polish National Alliance. Some of the other nationalities repre-sented by our new borrowers are Swedish, Lithuanian, Russian and Jewish. We have issued books in these languages before, but usually through children. Among the things greatly needed at Sowinski are more adult books. Of course, fiction is in greatest demand. It is not unusual to have borrowers leave without books because they have read everything on the shelves. It is not that we have much call for the latest fiction; anything not previously read is satisfac-tory. Besides fiction, the fancy work and cook books are most in use; in fact there is a waiting list, none being on the shelves as a rule. The few mechanical books we have are used constantly, while often the borrower is obliged to wait for his particular subject to be sent from Main. We are also much in need of reference ma-terial.

T R E M O N T SCHOOL B R A N C H .

Nineteen hundred and fourteen has been a year of development along old lines rather than of taking up new activities. To care for an increase in circulation of 16,173, or 27.8 per cent., in a building whose physical facilities seemed taxed to the utmost in 1913, has taken the time, energy and initiative of the entire staff. This increase was entirely unsolicited. We have never advertised the library among the adults of the community and the little adver-tising we have done heretofore among the children of Tremont School was dropped because of the rush of work. Our juvenile registration shows this, the increase being entirely adult. So large an increase in circulation shows how rapidly this section of the city is growing, and how good an advertising agent, is a satisfied borrower. The adult circulation increased 33.7 per cent, and now stands 20.5 per cent, of the total. That we are beginning to reach the adult foreigners is indicated by the following comparisons:

Total circulation . . Juvenile circulation

Increase 74,721 16,173 59,400 12,326

Adult English fiction Foreign languages .

1913 1914 44.7% 36.4% 27.3% 35.3%

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The adult English books were issued largely to intermediates and this condition will continue for several years as the adults will prefer their native language. It is a pleasure to record that Reed, Barclay, Porter and McCutcheon are seldom asked for. The total foreign circulation was 7003, an increase of 64.4% in which each of the eight languages, except German, shared. The Polish circula-tion nearly doubled, which was half as large as Broadway's Polish circulation in 1913. We have never had more than 350 Polish books on hand and that number must be increased the coming year if we are to build up the work. We have had a great many requests for books in Slovak and Ruthenian, or "Little-Russian". Within a few years two Ruthenian parishes have been established in this section. The Great-Russian books are used mainly by Rus-sian Poles who read both Polish and Russian.

Changes have occurred in both the summer and the evening work; during July and August the circulation increased 50 per cent, while during the later months of the year the evening circulation and attendance doubled also, showing that this is now a community library as well as a school library. Since the juvenile circulation increased 26.2 per cent, while the registration remained the same as last year, it is evident that we have more regular and fewer desultory readers than in the past. This is true especially of the parochial children who find it more convenient to come to the library now that it is open evenings.

It would seem that a community so ready to take advantage of the facilities offered should not plead in vain for the proper housing of its library, so we are hoping for better things the coming year.

The Supervisor and her assistants made 868 calls upon teachers in 49 public schools, 11 parochial schools, and other special schools and institutions.

From September 1913 to July 1914, 355 collections were sent to the following schools and institutions: 59 public schools (296 sets, the number of sets sent to each school varying from one to fifteen) ; 16 parochial schools (24 sets) ; 4 Sunday schools; 11 vacation Bible schools (17 sets); 1 settlement; 2 day nurseries; 1 Fresh-Air Camp; 1 Camp Fire group; 3 detention homes; 6 institutions for children.

The Stations Department has discontinued sending books to the sodalities and that work has been taken over by the Class Room

Class room libraries.

Total circulation .. Increase

123,237 12,613 121,682 12,267

381 21 Juvenile circulation Total collections sent

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Library Section. To do the work at all adequately, we should have a much larger collection of adult books.

Story-telling. The Instructor in Story-telling, Miss Nina C. Brotherton, reports:

Attendance Number of groups held in libraries regularly 43 77,806 Number of special groups in churches, settle-

ments, etc 27 2,166 Number of groups in playgrounds and vaca-

tion schools 106 6,303 Children to whom stories were told in the

schoolrooms 16,466

Total Attendance 102,741

Though the number of groups has not been increased, the needs of the library children have been more adequately met by conduct-ing more story-hours for the older children than heretofore. The attendance has been largely unsolicited, and the children who come are regular in attendance. This is especially noticeable in the case of the older children's story-hours.

For the story-hours for little children, some search for new material has been made. To secure greater variety in the story hour programs story-tellers are asked to make out their lists of stories and submit them for suggestion. To this end, also, a list of fairy stories was compiled in which attention was called to stories which are suitable for telling and which parallel in theme and event those stories which are old favorites with the children. (See Lists, p. 75).

A short cycle from Beowulf and Havelock the Dane was arranged for the older children in the spring, and was so warmly welcomed that the same cycle is being used in several branches. Two cycles, one of Persian stories, the other of Irish tales, are being told with success. Other stories told to the children this year are: Arthurian legends; Robin Hood and the ballad stories; stories from Shakes-peare ; Greek myths and stories from the Odyssey; Norse myths and the Stories of Sigurd and Frithjof. In one of the branches, adventure and animal stories are being used successfully with a group of older boys.

Boys' and girls' clubs. Total number 72 Membership 875 Attendance 7,912

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The Supervisor of Clubs, Mrs. Louise M. Dunn, reports: "With new clubs at the newly-opened branches, Alta, Quincy, and Sterling as well as with new clubs in the older branches, the field has grown. The greater number of our last year's groups are continu-ing; where there have been changes, many of the children are formed into other new groups.

In general, the interests of groups remain as last year: elec-tricity, stamps, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, debating, art and music study, drama, current events, travel and nature study. We have as far as possible changed the work for beginners in electricity to the study of general electricity (magnet, door-bell, telephone, etc.) rather than wireless, which is too specialized for younger boys. Debating is of the greatest general interest, especially among the Jewish children, who attack questions of state and national policy with great interest. Music and art study clubs are few but have their places in the year's work. Next to debating in popular interest comes the reading of plays, which range from those which are slight in value, to dramas of importance.

The year ends with but five clubs without regular leaders, with the work quite generally distributed throughout the Library system, and with all the clubs at Woodland, Perkins, Miles Park, Sterling and Clark which can be accommodated. In general, the plan is to add no new clubs after February 1st, unless for special reasons, and to spend the latter half of the year in carrying out the programs undertaken. Of especial interest is the history of their club sub-mitted by the Stunners, covering the activities of their seven years of existence.

Home libraries. The Supervisor of Home Libraries, Mrs. E. A. Ruggles reports: The total membership of the 38 clubs was 1465, circulation 22,119. The clubs have been located in approximately the same districts as last year (see appendix H, p. 170) and while there have been fewer clubs they were larger, as is shown by the fact that the membership was but 60 less than that of the 57 clubs last year.

The group meeting at the East End Neighborhood House on Saturday afternoons is scarcely a home library, but is taken care of by this division for the present. There are about 200 children registered and it is necessary to conduct the library somewhat more formally as to charging methods, records, etc., than the usual home library. Both the Supervisor and her assistant as well as a worker from the settlement are needed each week. This group takes the place of general groups which met in homes in the immediate neigh-borhood- during the first half of the year. There is a growing de-

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mand for adult books, coming from parents who do not, or can not go to the library for themselves, and from the older boys and girls who are working.

CAROLINE B U R N I T E , Director of Children's Work.

Alta Branch. Building. The necessity for larger quarters to meet the needs of the rapidly increasing work at Alta Sub-branch was met by Ine generosity of Mr. John D. Rockefeller. The spacious new building on East 125th street adjoining the Alta Settlement House was a gift from him and was completed and opened early in February as a branch. The building is of red brick with stone trimmings. It stands on the east side of the street near Mayfield Road. A broad flight of stone steps leads to an outer glass-inclosed vestibule from which an inner one gives access to the receiving desk. The arrangement of separate doors for entrance and exit at this point is a convenient feature of the plan.

From the desk room, the children's room opens on the south through a wide arch, and the adult room on the east by a single door. A glass partition gives full view of the adult room from the desk, and the main children's room is also plainly visible from that point. A cozy alcove for the little children and one for the story hour, open from the main children's room by wide arches. These alcoves may be converted into a part of the large room by throwing open folding doors that separate them.

Beautiful high arched windows admit ample light and air. The walls of all the rooms are tinted in soft tones of yellow and ivory which harmonize with the dark brown of the wood work and furni-ture. Pictures selected from reproductions of Italian masters add to the attractiveness of the interior and make a strong appeal to Italian readers. In the basement, well fitted staff quarters open from the right of the main hall, and from the left a club room and mending room. At the end wide doors admit to a large room, to be used later for whatever purpose the increasing needs of the neighborhood demand.

No formal opening of the new building was arranged, but the interest of the neighborhood was plainly indicated by the great crowds that came and went during the opening day, February 10, 1914. The facility with which the work could be handled under the new conditions, was at once evident to the staff who had formerly worked in cramped quarters.

Reference. The interest in the new library continued unabated all through the winter. Great numbers of men came day after day to the adult room, and the children thronged their part of the building, reading and looking at picture books, delighted with their

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beautiful new library. High school students also used the reference room and the same groups could be seen coming regularly to do their studying or to make use of the books needed in their work. The majority of these students were young men who attend East Technical or Commercial High Schools and the library supplied a pressing need for them not only by providing the books on the branch shelves, but also by filling orders from the Main Library.

Books. Statistics show that there was a much greater use of juvenile than adult books for 1914, but it is evident that if the work proceeds logically there will be in the future a greatly increas-ing adult demand from year to year. At present the adult demand is largely fiction, but as the number of young people seeking higher education increases, there must come a gradual demand for a dif-ferent class of reading which must needs be carefully studied and adequately met.

Children's work. There was complete re-registration of the children when the new building was opened, also the overdue sus-pension system was put into operation. It was found under this plan that about two-thirds of those suspended returned within two months, that there was about the same number of overdues in pro-portion to the circulation as under the former plan, and that it did not seem to decrease circulation. The question of fines is a problem that has not yet been solved. The older children use their room for study and every day after school the tables are surrounded by groups of children busily engaged in doing "home work".

Italian books. The increase in the Italian circulation as well as the demand from the branches for Italian books indicates that this collection has reached many readers. Children take the Italian books home to their parents, and the little immigrants not yet able to read English draw the Italian juveniles.

The work at Alta Branch drops rapidly with the coming of warm weather. The Italian people with their innate love of socia-bility and sunshine seek the out-door life, and from early spring until late September the work is so light that the number of the staff can be reduced, at least during the summer months.

The closing months of the year showed an increasing circula-tion which leads us to hope that it will continue to increase if we study our district and learn to meet intelligently its changing needs.

AUGUSTA M . WILCOX, Branch Librarian.

Broadway Branch. Broadway Branch summarizes its re-port in an adaptation of an old saying, "Happy is the branch that has no history." The work has progressed smoothly, in increasing volumes, and without striking incident.

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The smoothness of its execution has been due largely to the retention of the same competent staff, who, from familiarity with the work, know what conditions to expect and how to handle them. A second strong factor has been the presence of a competent special officer in the hall during the busiest hours. Relieved of the distrac-tions incident to noise and disorder there, the Branch Librarian and assistants have been able to handle more effectively the question of order in the reading-rooms, and to insist effectually that the library is a place for reading, not for loafing. As a result, the gangs who formerly made life a burden have gradually dropped out, while their individual members come in occasionally, really to read.

This improvement in atmosphere is noticeable in all the reading-rooms. In the children's room; it has resulted in a slight decrease in numbers but a great increase in quality. In the adult rooms, the quality of attention has improved, and the quantity greatly increased. The records show a total of 143,028 visitors, a gain of 21,000. Dur-ing December an accurate record was kept of all visitors from four o'clock to eight o'clock, P. M. The average number was 553. Dur-ing the five weeks before Christmas there were ten regular school days in which some school or schools were not in session, and their children were consequently at the library. It is always necessary in making out staff schedules to allow sufficient margin in numbers to handle such an emergency whenever it may arise.

Circulation. The circulation shows an increase of 24,327, mak-ing a total issue of 196,196 volumes. The gain was 5,456 English juvenile, 7,323 English adult, 5,373 Polish and 7,521 Bohemian. The increase in these two languages would have been considerably larger if the war had not interfered with the replenishment of our shelves. We are continuing to u?e many books whose physical condition is extremely bad and are losing for the time the steady readers who have "read everything".

The Bohemian circulation at Broadway Branch was 33,315; at other places 11,108; total 44,423, averaging 10 issues per year for every one of the 4,414 volumes in the collection. The Polish circulation at this branch was 19,507; for the city as a whole 33,210, an increase of 52 per cent. The places ranking next to Broadway Branch in circulation of Polish books are Tremont and Sowinski schools. The increase in the number of Polish readers here has been very noticeable and the Polish speaking members of our staff are in constant demand to assist their countrymen. Many of these new readers who are also recent immigrants are young men of an excellent type, who furnish the best possible argument for freedom of immigration. Many of these young men read Russian as well as Polish.

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.Among our readers almost everyone has a personal interest in the great war, either because of brothers, cousins or uncles en-gaged in the combat, or in the case of the Polish, because of the probable destruction of their home towns and uncertainty as to the fate of their relatives. In consequence our foreign magazines are eagerly watched for and constantly read.

Work with public and parochial schools, with evening schools and other organizations, has been carried on as seemed most expedient in each case, but the amount of outside visiting has been less than usual, both because it has seemed less necessary and be-cause there has been so little time for it. The increase in our work is largely due to the visiting of preceding years, the interest once around, continuing to cumulate. Our resources in every quarter are seemingly taxed to the limit, and yet the work continues to be carried on with increasing ease and facility. The largest day's cir-culation in the history of the branch was 1,457 on March 7.

From the standpoint of the interests of the staff, the great event was the equipment of our new staff room, for which we shall never cease to be grateful. Now we have room for the whole staff, and are sufficiently remote from the sphere of activity, so that we can prepare real meals instead of being limited to tea and boiled eggs. The gain in comfort and contentment is obvious.

ELEANOR EDWARDS LEDBETTER, Branch Librarian.

Carnegie West Branch. The result of the year's work, both in circulation and in the number of readers using the library, is the largest in its history. The increase has come in the use of foreign books, which is now 18.8 per cent, of the circulation, representing 17 different languages. The use of Hungarian books is by far the largest; of a total circulation of 34,595 Hungarian books, this branch issued 20,736. The purchase of a small collection of Dutch books shows us the possibility of an interesting work with that nationality, as there are three Dutch churches in this neighborhood; the demand for these books far exceeds the supply.

Keeping in close touch with the work of the night schools, furnishing a room for a naturalization class to meet once a week, and making! it possible for fifty men to continue their night school four nights a week for three months after the public night schools had closed, have been some of the means of reaching more of the foreigners of the community.

Use of club rooms. Frequent use of the club rooms is made by debaters and neighborhood committees. Regular meetings have been held at different times of the year by a club of Hungarian women, teachers' story hour club, an Esperanto club, and continua-

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tion classes from the High School of Commerce. The Free Dental Clinic continues to use one room, varying from one to three morn-ings a week.

Use of the auditorium. On page 168 will be found listed the lectures given under the auspices of the library; the attendance at these has averaged about 400. It has been found necessary to be very strict in enforcing the rule that children are not admitted. On one or two evenings, when this rule has not been enforced, the quiet attention desired has been lacking. This is doubtless due to the fact that children do not appreciate the difference between edu-cational travel talks and the ordinary picture shows. It will also be seen on page 168 that the auditorium has been used by a number of outside agencies.

Discipline. Efficiency in waiting on readers has greatly im-proved, because all responsibility for the discipline at the door and outside of the building has been taken by a guard whoi is on duty from 4:30 to 8:30 P. M. This gives opportunity for the room at-tendant to devote her whole time to the needs of the readers. The discipline inside the library is not difficult when the problems of the corridor, door, outside steps and even the park, are properly at-tended to.

ROENA A. I N G H A M , Branch Librarian.

East Third Street Branch. This branch is unique, in that here the experiment was tried of putting a small collection where the Main Library had been so recently. This was done to meet the insistent demand for a library in the heart of the city convenient to all car lines.

It was opened with the expectation of doing an interesting and fairly large work. Much to our regret and chagrin, the first few months did not justify our anticipation. While some of our old borrowers and a few new ones came, they did not come in large numbers. One reason for this was that we did not attempt to advertise as we had planned to do, not even to the extent of putting up signs, for no sooner were we comfortably settled than the city officials, under pressure from some of the departments for more room, began to cast envious glances on our attractive quarters. Soon we knew that it was a matter; of a short time only until we would have to discontinue the branch or carry on the work in a smaller and much less suitable room. We were thus early hampered by a state of uncertainty, which continued until August, when we were forced to move into the rooms which had formerly been used for the club meetings and children's work. As soon as this was accomplished, we lost no time in putting up signs, one in front of

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the building and another on a nearby street corner. Results soon followed and now the work is in a healthy and promising condition.

With the 2,741 books lent by the Main Library and the 1,705 owned by the branch, we have a working collection of 4,446 books. The work is principally with adults, men being largely in the ma-jority. Of the adult classed books the useful arts continue to be most used, with literature in second place, showing a decided in-crease. Over 110C postal orders were left for magazines for the coming year, which promises well for the future.

Foreign collection. The cosmopolitan character of our borrow-ers is shown by the fact that books were circulated in fourteen dif-ferent languages, with German, Italian and French in the lead.

Advertising. A poster announcing the establishment of the branch, membership applications, lists of books and a circular letter from Mr. Brett asking that these be brought to the attention of the employees were distributed to the business houses and factories adjacent to the library. Personal calls to the number of 184 were made and many letters mailed, making 309 places in all that were reached. The evening schools in the vicinity are business schools only; visits were made to them and applications and lists were left to be distributed to the students.

Work with the children. We opened with a children's room and a part-time children's librarian. We now have neither. The children's room has dwindled to a children's corner and although the number of little ones coming here is small (less than one-fourth of the circulation being juvenile) these few are very much in need of what the library has to offer.

Reference work. We are beginning to find that our reference collection is not sufficient to answer the reference calls that come to us, but considering the proximity of the Main Library it seems unwise to duplicate more largely.

Library history is repeating itself here for many of the con-ditions prevail that made the building no longer possible for the Main Library. By ten o'clock each day "standing room only" might be posted; all available seats and places not intended for seats are occupied, each window ledge and book case ledge has its quota of men, leaning against it for support and absorbed in their reading. The table with the sign "Reserved for ladies" is preempted, also the children's table, and it is pathetic to see full grown men occupying the small chairs intended for children; when the children come in after school, it is the pleasant duty of the librarian to request this body of men to give up their seats and make whatever shift they can, for at times there is hardly even standing room to

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offer them. Most of these men are evidently unemployed for they remain here from early morning until closing time. A men's read-ing room with a man attendant is a crying need in this part of the city. This is really as much a place for the men who monopolize the room as it for the men and women who are utterly crowded out; however, there are neither tables nor chairs for the business people who come during their lunch hour to read or do reference work, and this does not seem quite fair as the branch is intended primarily for busy people. A number of our earliest and most appreciative borrowers, particularly women, are gradually dropping off as there seems to be no place for them.

In spite of the undesirable conditions, present indications point to a future for the branch and it is urged that an effort be made to retain it in this locality until the new Main Library is completed.

M I N N I E B. PAOLI , Branch Librarian.

Glenville Branch. Statistics do not tell the whole truth, for while, for the first time in the history of the branch, there was a slight decrease in the number of books issued, there has been growth and strengthening along all lines of library activity.

Much personal attention was given to assisting borrowers in choosing their books. Open racks filled with our own best books and constantly supplemented with books borrowed from the Main shelves, supplied the wants of many readers. The class of reading showed improvement. There was much less demand for the Holmes, Southworth, Clay variety, and even less demand for books of the McGrath and McCutcheon type. Considerably less than half the books issued were fiction, with a noticeable tendency toward reading for profit rather than pleasure. Books on the fine arts, travel, sociology and the drama were in especial demand. The technical collection was a much over-worked section. A larger selection of technical books is a very urgent need, as a rapidly growing number of mechanics make use of the library for help in their work. Aside from German, but few books in foreign lan-guages were called for.

The reference work took the greater part of the time of one assistant. The well-rounded collection of 1,086 reference books and periodicals enabled us to meet the demands from women's clubs, elementary, high school, normal and college students. We are fortu-nate in having an attractive reference department with ample seating capacity and shelving, but as it comprises one half of the entire floor space of the building and is located on the second floor, it is difficult and expensive to administer.

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collections and was not due to inefficient service, but to a lack of books and to a change of children's librarian.

In the fall a debating club for boys from ten to twelve years old, was organized under the leadership of a college student, a member of the staff. They met every week, were very earnest in their work, and already have held two debates for the benefit of admiring mothers. A girls' club has just been organized with the purpose of reading the best modern dramas. The club room was used by the Camp-fire Guardians of the East End who met once a month to lay plans and talk over problems.

An increasing use of the library on Sundays and holidays was noted, not only for reading but for reference and study as well.

Following the precedent of the past two years, the high school library, a few blocks away, was administered by a member of the branch staff, who up to September devoted half her time to that work, and, since the opening of the school year, three-fourths time. To spare an assistant capable of this work for this amount of time, has been most difficult and was not satisfactory for the school, which needs full time and interest of a librarian to develop the library to its possibilities. Again I would urge that this high school library, like all the others of the city be placed under the super-vision of the Department of High School Branches with an assist-ant in charge for the entire school day.

Few changes were made in the building, as extensions and im-provements had already been carried as far as the present quarters allow. Glenville is the only one of the large branches not housed in a new and adequate building. The present quarters, while attrac-tive, are entirely inadequate and the building with its reference room on the second floor is expensive and difficult to administer. A new building or at least an ample addition, including reference and juvenile departments is a necessity for the further development of the branch.

LURA L. H A U P T , Branch Librarian.

Hough Branch. Two items indicate a falling off in the use of the branch, the circulation of books for home use, which shows a decrease of 3,689. and the number of visitors to the reading room, a decrease of 1,787. One of the causes of this loss is the transfer of borrowers to the newer branches and other distributing centers; with the opening of Quincy Branch, we experienced a substantial loss of card-holders, and the installation of class-room libraries in the new Addison school resulted in the de-fection of many of our young people. The chief cause for the decrease, however, is the reduction of our book fund, which has

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sadly crippled our supply of new books. This fact is evidenced by the circulation of fiction, which showed a decrease of 4,894. During the eight years of service to this community our standard works of fiction have become worn and of late we have had to use a large percentage of our book fund in replacing them, hence we have not been able to buy duplicates of the latest fiction. More than in any other neighborhood, perhaps, our patrons know what they want and will take nothing else, and as their wants can be supplied through outside channels, we lose them. However, it has been our pleasure to see the educational value of the library magnified through the increasing use of the more serious classes of literature, namely, philosophy, sociology, travel, useful arts, periodicals and general literature, in which we gained 1,200.

Reference work. The phase of our work that has been particu-larly emphasized is the individual personal service. Our reference work has been heavier than ever before. The faculty and students of the East End college and schools as well as members of thirty women's clubs are among our patrons. Statistics for the attendance in the reading room indicate a falling off, but statistics fail to record the efficient research work done. Here is exemplified the higher value of "the human touch" in library work, or of quality as com-pared with quantity or statistics. The periodicals on file in the reading room have been greatly appreciated. The life of these periodicals by no means ceases with their current reading room use, for many of them are afterwards turned into the circulating room and there begin a new life as circulating magazines for home use.

Book collection. We have 16,322 books on hand, a decrease of 346. Of the total. 4,493 are juvenile books and 11,829 are in the adult collection. The actual additions to the adult circulating col-lection were 617 volumes; 884 volumes were withdrawn for various causes or transferred to other branches, having outgrown their use here, leaving a circulating collection of 10,060 volumes, or 222 less than at the beginning of the year. During the summer a careful examination was made of the adult collection, and about 300 duplicate volumes were sent to other branches and stations for long loan; this has depleted our stock on hand but there is no "dead wood".

Work with children. In the circulation of children's books there was an increase of 900 volumes; it has been uphill work to attain even this slight increase. More than 150 children were transferred to Quincy Branch. All approved plans for bringing the library to the attention of the schools have been worked out and carried into effect; the story hours have been well attended; the number of

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groups was 57, and the total attendance 2,765. There is a constant demand for new books. Eight years close study of the neighbor-hood, confirms the fact that most of these children do not want the history stories and other classes of literature for which the chil-dren in foreign neighborhoods eagerly clamor. It is a difficult task to supplement the reading of the American child who has in his home the standard literature and the current periodicals of his elders, especially when the tide of new titles ebbs low.

Club rooms. The club rooms have been in much demand, having been used regularly by the Inquiry Club, a French history class, an English literature class and a Browning class. In all, 69 meetings have been held with a total attendance of 835.

H E R M J N E A . S I M O N , Branch Librarian.

Lorain Branch. The juvenile circulation shows a decrease of 401, but the adult circulation has more than offset the loss by an increase of 4080. The decrease in the number of visitors reported is 3,983, two-thirds of this being juvenile. It is altogether probable that this figure is considerably underestimated, as often in the even-ing the assistants are so busy attending to the wants of the people that the count receives but scant attention.

The number of borrowers' cards in force shows an increase of 655; 202 of this is juvenile.

Foreign collection. Books have been circulated in 11 foreign languages with a total increase of 295. Of the 3,939 books issued, 3,319 were German and 235 Hungarian; Norwegian, Swedish and Italian form small but slowly increasing classes.

Reference work. The decided increase in the reference work has been most encouraging. Debate calls are no longer infrequent but a matter of daily occurrence, and there have been constant re-quests since the opening of the school year, from both grammar and high school pupils, for material for oral themes. Magazines such as the World's Work. Outlook, Literary Digest, etc., are con-sulted for interesting bits of information and current topics. Many of the pupils are apparently becoming acquainted with these maga-zines for the first time., and it is hoped that a permanent reading interest may be established.

Evening schools. Visits were made to the various evening schools in the neighborhood. At West Technical High School brief talks on what the library had to offer were given in 22 rooms. Past history repeated itself, as few of the marked applications dis-tributed were returned to Lorain, but a renewal of interest on the part of several old borrowers altogether justified the effort.

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which occurred during the early months, was altogether in fairy-tales, little children's books and literature, showing that the falling off was largely with the younger children. All but one of the later months shows a good increase, which augurs well for the future.

The story hour attendance was 4,655, the total number of groups being 90.

The lawn, with its overabundance of weeds offered an ever present field during the summer for the working off of juvenile fines. Stamping the daily slips has served the same purpose during the winter. The discharging of fines, in this way, is encouraged, as the moral fibre of the child is undoubtedly strengthened by the cancelling of his debt through his own efforts.

Home visits. Of the 153 home visits reported, 100 were made by the children's librarian. Almost all of these were either for fines or for overdue books. During the summer a systematic at-tempt was made to clear up the outstanding fines. While this effort did not result in a material reduction of the number, it did give to the librarian and children's worker a better understanding of the neighborhood, and its conditions, which will be a valuable aid in future work.

Work with schools. Visits were made to 11 schools, and stories told by the children's librarian in 75 rooms. Twenty-two sets of books were loaned to the teachers for class room use.

Discipline. The guard, who was installed for hall duty during the busy months, proved to be of inestimable value, not only in reducing the confusion about the doorway but in relieving the strain of discipline generally. It is now possible to attend to the wants of borrowers without those innumerable journeyings to the door for the purpose of quelling the over-exuberance of youth, and the consequent improvement in the service we are able to render is a satisfaction both to readers and assistants.

Clubs and Club Day. The Lorain Library Woman's Club, the Willard School Mother's Club and five juvenile clubs have used the club room. The Juvenile Electricians succeeded in making a wire-less receiving apparatus which was proudly set up on the library building. Two girls' clubs have been formed and the Art Study Club, made up of boys who were discovered drawing pictures on every available scrap of paper, did good work for the short time that it existed.

June 5th was a gala day. Fourteen west side juvenile clubs met at Lorain Branch to show what had been accomplished during the year. Carnegie West, Clark, South and Lorain were represented. The exhibit of the stamp clubs was arranged in the show cases near the entrance and the work of the various art, embroidery, and sew-

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ing clubs was displayed in the club room. The electrical clubs with their wireless outfit and "shocking machine" were particularly inter-esting to men and boys. The program began with music furnished by the pupils of the Cleveland Music School Settlement. Then came the planting of a maple tree on the library lawn by the Camp Fire Girls of South Branch. The story of Lohengrin and the singing of the Bridal Chorus was given by the Lorain Library Girls' Club. A camp fire ceremonial followed and the exercises closed with music by the Music School orchestra. The library was filled to overflowing and altogether it was a most enjoyable affair.

Exhibits. The exhibit of post cards collected by Dr. and Mrs. Dial while in Greece was of special interest because of the Balkan situation. The miscellaneous curios loaned by Mr. G. A. Cook were particularly attractive to the children. An exhibit of canned fruit and vegetables, which had taken the first prize at the Garden Festi-val, was of much local interest because it was the work of Miss Rhea Lyon, a Lorain reader. It greatly stimulated the use of books on preserving and canning.

MARY I . DAVIS, Branch Librarian.

Miles Park Branch. The total circulation was 95,557, an increase of 11,840, of which 4,431 was adult and 7,409 was juvenile. The larger part of the adult gain belongs to the Cleveland State Hospital for the Insane. The number of inter-library loans from Main to the Hospital has decreased while those from Miles Park are about three times as many. This shows that our books are being used to a much greater extent. There were 22 more adult and 270 more juvenile new registrations. The book collection was reduced to 12,570 volumes.

Lectures and general use of auditorium. The auditorium and club room brought 4,497 people to the library for various purposes, not including those who attended the story hours and meetings of the juvenile clubs.

The lecture course during November and December consisted of two travel talks and three victrola recitals. All were enjoyed and were fairly satisfactory in point of attendance, particularly so, considering the fact that there was no expense for printing. Multi-graphed sheets were used and a bulletin for each lecture was posted on the library sign board. This is a permanent board, erected in a prominent spot at a busy street crossing; it is neatly lettered in gold and when no poster is displayed it calls attention to the library's address and hours of opening.

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conducted by Mr. Boddy, City Forester, and the Cleveland Improve-ment League presented an illustrated lecture. Miles Park School held two spelling matches in the auditorium, having an attendance of 550 people; on the last day of the term the same school presented a program of music, recitations and folk dancing.

An interest in nature has been fostered by the loan of a part of the Dr. Wm. H. Valway's fine collection of stuffed birds and animals, and by two 'lectures on birds; one for adults and young people by Rev. L. C. Hallock and one to boys and girls by Mrs. S. Louise Patteson. By changing the cases of birds from time to time the interest has been sustained all winter. An exhibit of birds' nests and bird houses loaned by the library Nature Club has at-tracted much attention.

Clubs. The Miles Park Home and School Association has con-fined itself to a more decided Mother's Club program and is doing less social center work. Its elocution class met during the spring but was abandoned in the fall. The Parliamentary Law Class has held its regular meetings.

A class in English for foreigners has met during the year con-ducted by the Foreign Department of the Broadway Young Men's Christian Association. Some of the men are registered and draw Croatian, Slovak, Polish and Italian books.

The junior clubs closed their season in May with a special pro-gram in the auditorium. They had as their guests for the after-noon the Allegra Club from the Broadway Library and a Camp Fire group from the Young Women's Christian Association.

We have been besieged with requests from the children for clubs. It was necessary to replace old leaders as well as procure new ones. The Club Supervisor successfully organized eight groups and two more are under way. Under her direction the Four O'clocks gave a charming little Christmas play in connection with the story hour. Our interesting Nature Club has a room in the basement in which to make bird houses and expects to do out-door work in the spring.

Cleveland State Hospital Station. In July this station met with a great loss in the death of Mr. C. J. Smith, its librarian and founder. His fine spirit of helpfulness, his wide popularity among the patients and attendants and the reliance placed in him by the administration has established the library on a firm and altruistic basis. The Superintendent of the Hospital recently remarked that he considered the library "one of the most important departments of the institution." In November several hundred discarded maga-zines were given to the patients who are confined in the wards.

The following is an extract from the report of the Librarian:

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"The Cleveland State Hospital Branch is a branch unlike any of the others of the Cleveland Library, inasmuch as its borrowers range from the persons who can just comprehend what they are reading to the most intelligent minds of the institution. Many would believe that only the lightest fiction would be read by the patients. On the contrary, the yearly record shows 407 books in literature, 518 on fine arts, 458 on sociology and so on down the entire list of classed books, making a grand total of 11,675. It can readily be seen what a comfort the books are to patients, who turn to them for help as they would to their best friends, forgetting for the time being, the worry and anxiety which oppresses them. The Medical Staff and the attendants have been very kind in helping to promote the welfare of this branch which we hope will continue to prosper."

Work with children. A tally of the nationalities of children who registered between October first and December thirty-first shows an almost equal number of Americans and foreigners. Irish, English, Scotch and Welsh were considered Americans. One-third of the representatives of ten foreign languages were Polish. This accounts for the variety of temperaments and reading tastes. Many of the children are old patrons and consider themselves personal friends of the library. In spite of the increased volume of work the discipline has improved.

Building improvements. The entire interior of the building has been re-decorated. The soft yellows and cream whites used are pleas-ing as well as practical in their lightening effect. Two new exits in the auditorium and a change in the former exits, have made it possible to empty the building in an extremely short time.

Little has been attempted during the closing months of the year beyond the continuation of the work which Miss Shepard had so efficiently developed. Several persons have remarked upon the number of new faces among the staff. The longest term of service of which we can boast for any staff member is one year and four months. However, since the assistants have evinced a spirit of cooperation and enthusiasm, and since the work shows recent heavy gains we look forward with courage toward winning the confidence of our readers and toward increasing the influence of the library in the community.

LOUISE R . CRAIG, Branch Librarian.

Quincy Branch. This branch is centrally located on the cor-ner of Quincy Ave. and E. 79th St., at the intersection of the Scovill Ave. and E. 79th St. car lines.

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trimmings. The walls, floors and stairways are of concrete, mak-ing the building as nearly fireproof as possible. The wide entrance in the center contains the desk departments, consisting of registra-tion, receiving and charging desks; by this arrangement people need not be annoyed by the confusion of desk work while selecting their books. To the right of the desk department is the adult cir-culating room, and on the opposite side, the children's room. These are very large, well lighted and ventilated rooms, running the full length of the building. The children's room is especially attractive, with its low windows, alcove and corner for little children, and that it is appreciated is shown by the great number of children who come in every day after school and all day Saturday. Back of the desk department, with entrances from the children's room, the desk department and the adult room, is the reference and reading room. It is removed from the noise of the streets and is well fitted for study and reading. The club-room, with a seating capacity of sixty, is in the basement. Here also is space for a large auditorium which will be when completed a very convenient and accessible place for neighborhood lectures and entertainments.

Opening. The informal opening took place May 22nd, 1914. The afternoon was devoted to the children who came in great numbers, some of the teachers bringing their entire classes to see the "new library." Altho the opening was not adver-tised, the rooms were very comfortably crowded throughout the evening. All seemed to appreciate the new building and oppor-tunities thus afforded for reading, and many expressed their appre-ciation of the spaciousness, lighting and general attractiveness.

Neighborhood. The section north of the library is a residential district, while that to the south is composed very largely of fac-tories. The borrowers from the northern section are Americans, while the southern division includes many foreigners; the latter are Germans, Bohemians and Hungarians, with a few Poles, Slavs, Italians, French, Croatians, Swedes and Spaniards; among them are many skilled mechanics, and. the reading done by these people, outside of fiction, is along practical lines, the demand being for books on shop-work, electricity, engineering, cooking and needle-work.

Books. At the time of the opening there were about 4,000 books in the branch collection. It was left with many gaps so that the different classes could be built up as the needs of the neighbor-hood demanded. Since then new books have been added, many foreign books borrowed and many English books loaned for a long period, so that at present there is a working collection of a little less than 9,000 books. The adult circulation has increased steadily

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from month to month and so much more rapidly than was antici-pated that the book supply, especially in fiction, has not been equal to the demand and again and again each day, borrowers have to be refused. The children have enjoyed their books thoroughly, but the small collection has had such constant use that some portion of it is always in the bindery, making the number for circulation alto-gether inadequate.

Reference work. The reference room was used very little for actual study during the first two or three months, but soon after school opened the work with the high school pupils started and now the tables are filled every afternoon and evening with these pupils, with club and church workers, and with those who come in merely to read.

Children's work. Most of the children in this neighborhood have not been accustomed to a library but nevertheless seem to take to reading quite naturally. So many have been coming in of their own accord that no school visiting has been done as yet. Instead, the time has been spent in training the children at hand in the use of the library and helping them select books. Only the story hour for the little children has been started as that does not seem to be beyond even the older children of this neigh-borhood. In fact many of the older boys and girls bring in their little brothers and sisters to hear the stories, as an excuse for coming themselves.

Use of the club room. The club spirit seems to be in the air here, and if the right leaders could be found, the club room would be in use most of the time. As it is, there is one very active club of boys, The Quincy Nature Club. A leader has also been found for a Boy Scout Troop, and for a literary club for girls. Three others, an electrical, a crocheting and a dramatic club are all formed and waiting for leaders. The club room is used once a week for the committee meetings of the Woodland District Committee of the Associated Charities (formerly the Harvard-Broadway District Committee). As a member of this committee, the branch librarian has added opportunities to study neighborhood conditions. The first year of the branch has been most interesting, the building was new, the neighborhood new and even the members of the staff were new to each other and their surroundings; it has consequently been largely a time of adjustment. Now that a firm foundation has been established, the second year promises to be one of extension of the work, through the neighborhood and schools.

HATTIE M . CALLOW, Branch Librarian. St. Clair Branch. The total circulation was 136,453, an in-

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Inter-library loans of foreign books. The number of Slovenian, Croatian and Slovak books loaned to other branches was 1,027, with a circulation of 3,788. The call for Slovak books comes from several sections of the city, Sterling, Hiram House, Carnegie West and Miles Park; 150 books do not go far and we were obliged to divide them up as best we could, to the extreme dissatisfaction of all these branches. On account of the war, however, it has been impossible to increase our supply of Slovak books.

Regarding the Slovenian order we were more fortunate. The Glas Naroda, a Slovenian paper published in New York, adver-tised a list of several hundred titles. These were not the best Slovenian literature, indeed many were of the "popular" type. However, we were able to select about 100 titles from this list. The largest circulation of Slovenian books outside this district, was at Collinwood, which issued 1,415. Broadway issued 786, American Steel and Wire Co. Station 230, and Perkins 189.

Foreign circulation. At this branch the total foreign circulation was 25,948, sixteen per cent, of the whole, an increase of 5,754; books were issued in eighteen different languages.

Night schools. Regularly every fall and usually once during the term, the branch librarian visits the night schools of this dis-trict, East Madison, Standard and Sowinski, application cards are left and lists of Aids to foreigners learning English. Besides these, we distribute printed lists of phrase books and dictionaries, in the Slovenian, Croatian and German languages. The teachers always cooperate very heartily, signing cards and encouraging their adult pupils to use the library. Several set aside a special night and brought their classes to the library.

Naturalization class. The naturalization class connected with the public night schools and under the direct supervision of the principal, Mr. Brooks, began its second year in October. The class averaged from fifty to sixty men and met each Friday evening. Most of these men were advanced pupils of the elementary evening schools. The teacher also held open meetings occasionally to which all members of the elementary evening schools of this district were invited. At these meetings he used the stereopticon and colored slides to illustrate his lectures which added much to their popu-larity.

Advertising the library, neighborhood work. Every two or three years since this branch has existed it has been the custom to canvass the foreign district. An older page, a young man attend-ing college, who speaks several of the Slavic languages, does the work. He knows many of the people through his relations with the church and different societies and is thus able to distribute

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widely application cards and circulars printed in Slovenian, Croa-tian and German, telling about the library and what it offers. The results are always obvious. This neighborhood changes so rapidly, the people shifting from one part of the city to another owing to the character of their work, that we have to be constantly on the alert to get the newcomers. Last year the page kept a record ac-cording to street, of the different nationalities on the streets he can-vassed. With this record as a basis, an assistant is making a map of this district showing the different nationalities in colors. This will be useful for future work of this kind.

At the beginning of 1914 the branch librarian wrote an article on the year's work with the Slovenian people, giving the circulation, size of the book collection, etc. and inviting all those Slovenians to visit the library who had not yet done so. The editor of the Amerika translated and printed the article. Through it the attention of many Slovenians was called to the library and many new borrowers were registered.

Work with children. Quoting from the report of the chil-dren's librarian, there has been a marked increase in circulation, at-tendance and registration, all this in spite of several changes of assistants, which of course, has a serious effect upon the work.

The club work at the beginning of the year started off with a large number of clubs, though several of these were afterwards dis-continued, some because school-work left the children no time for club work; a few because the leaders disappointed us. The Boy Scouts, the Nature Club, the St. Vitus girls, one technical club, the Oak Tree girls and the Grace Darling group were the old clubs that survived. There are now 13 clubs meeting regularly at the library.

The Wi'llson Club under the leadership of Miss Grace Drake gave an evening entertainment, April 16. They had been studying art history during the year and the members of the club posed to represent famous paintings. A large gilt frame was wired and lighted so as to throw the light back on the figure of the girl posing in the frame. The effect produced was of a really beautiful picture.

The clubs from three branches, Hough, Perkins and St. Clair combined to have a club-evening, May 22. Each club did some-thing to show the character of their work for the year, the enter-tainment including a play, a tableau, a debate, etc.

Story groups. Besides the regular Saturday morning story hour for little children and the Thursday group for older children conducted through the school year, the children's librarian says in her report: "During July and August, stories were told at two

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play grounds and at one vacation Bible school. The discipline dur-ing the story hour was a big problem but the work brought many visitors and registrations to the library."

Christmas stories were told in the auditorium before a fine Christmas tree, a few days before Christmas; about 500 children attended.

Suspension system for overdue books. Early in December we installed the suspension system for overdue books. It was required that each child sign a card saying he understood the rule of the library and would try to obey it. For a few weeks* the number of signatures was so great that some one had to be at the desk in the children's room all the time and reference work suffered greatly. The system is as yet too new to determine its full effect; we know it has greatly increased the work of the entire staff, but if it has satisfactory results as a substitute for fines we will feel repaid for the extra work.

ELEANOR SUNDERLAND, Branch Librarian.

South Branch. The total circulation was 115,174; a gain of 4,054 was noticeably in the fiction, useful arts, fine arts, magazines and juvenile books. There was also an increase in the number of new borrowers.

Reference. Reference work has been heavy as usual and is partly due to the cooperation of the grade and high school teachers. The pupils of Lincoln High School are naturally inclined to use the library in the school, rather than to take advantage of the greater resources of this branch; in order to arouse their interest and also to make them familiar with a branch library, the high school librarian, with the aid of some of the teachers, planned to assign to pupils certain topics to be looked up at South Branch. The plan has proved successful. Reference work is not confined to school pupils—business men, ministers and general public have realized the advantages offered by the library.

Intermediates. A very large proportion of the users of this branch are boys and girls in their teens. There are two classes of girls to the guidance of whose reading we have given consider-able time and attention. One class comprises girls who have read good bocks in the children's room, but not knowing what to select in the adult room quickly drift into the habit of reading only popular books of the day. In response to suggestions, Cranford, Journal of Countess Krasinska, Little Minister, and Jane Austen's novels, especially Pride and Prejudice, have been enjoyed by these girls and recommended by them to their friends.

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social and home background supplies no incentives toward good reading; their constant demand this winter has been for stories of moving picture plays of cheaper grade. We have had the serious problem of substituting a book with the same kind of appeal. It has not been so difficult to interest the boys.

Clubs and club room use. The South Side Woman's Club which has always held its meetings in this branch, in the spring formed a Junior Auxiliary which also meets in the library club room. The South Side District Committee of the Associated Charities meets here once a week; by attending these meetings, the librarian has come in close touch with the social workers of the community and their problems.

A group of older boys who spent their evenings on the street corners or in aimless reading in the library, was organized into a strong club by an energetic young man in the neighborhood, and meetings were held every week.

At the beginning of the year there were five successful chil-dren's clubs, a Boy Scout Patrol, two Camp Fire groups, Sons of Edison, an electrical club of three years' standing, and a Stamp Club. The Stamp Club was doing excellent work until the war broke out, when difference of opinion arose between the German, Bohemian, Polish and English members and it was decided to dis-band temporarily. Sons of Edison was reorganized in the fall; suitable leaders have not as yet been available for the other clubs.

Children's work. The children's librarian reports a change in the work since children of so many foreign nationalities have been registered. It is far more difficult to keep the room quiet; the standard of reading, however, is very good. Last spring the eighth grade of a nearby school, accompanied by their teacher, was invited to the library to hear a short talk on the use of the catalog. The experiment was successful and the teacher expressed a desire that a similar talk be given each year.

Foreign readers. An increase in the number of Italian borrow-ers was very noticeable during the last few months. It has been very difficult to supply them with books they wanted. They have shown deep interest in the pictures in the library and were especi-ally delighted with the two views of the Cathedral of Milan. The German circulation has been decreasing for two years. Possibly this is accounted for by the fact that the majority of our German readers are old people; the younger generation prefer English books. The Bohemian and Hungarian circulation has increased and a few Swedish, Russian, Norwegian and Slovenian books have been issued.

A N N A GILL, Branch Librarian.

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Sterling Branch. At the end of the first full year's work, progress along general lines may be reported as satisfactory. The clientele, which is decidedly cosmopolitan in make-up, has presented many problems, both in organization and government, as well as in encouraging and developing reading interests. About one-half of the borrowers are Jewish; there are also, in varying numbers, Italians, Poles, Slavs, Russians, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and Nor-wegians, with a sprinkling of French, Bohemians, Roumanians, Dutch and Spanish. About 25 per cent, of our readers are negroes. The circulation of foreign books was 3.6 per cent, of the whole, with German, Italian and Yiddish in the lead. There is a steadily growing feeling of confidence and dependence on the part of our neighbors, evidenced by the fact that race questions are being dis-cussed more freely, and in many instances have been brought to the library for settlement. The reading interest of the adults has changed materially. When the branch was first opened, it was impossible to supply the demand for dramatized novels. So in-sistent was this demand that it was found necessary to compile a list of such novels. It is a pleasure to be able to report that this list has been seldom referred to in the past few months. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the opportunity to select from a well-rounded collection of fiction is developing a wider reading interest. Books written in the first person, which at first were most unpopular, are being read considerably more; consequently there is more latitude allowed the assistants in selecting books for "my father", or "my mother", or "my big sister". While by far the larger part of the reading is recreational, there is a definite and in-creasing demand for classed books, especially those on technical subjects, Bible history, civil service, and new thought.

The reference work has increased in volume, and the reference room is in constant use, both by adults and high school boys and girls. The newspapers were popular from the beginning, and the magazines are being read more than formerly.

Work with intermediates. The collections of books shelved separately for the boys and girls have been carefully watched and tested as to their real use and value as introductions to adult litera-ture. New titles have been added, and others, that for various rea-sons did not serve the purpose, have been discarded. There is now a very good working collection for boys, numbering 150 books. A read-ing circle, meeting once each week, was established in November, the object of which is to arouse the boys' interest in these books. The collection set aside for girls, which numbers 100, is not as good nor so complete as that for boys, there being far less choice of good

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material. A reading circle for older girls will be started early in the year.

Work with children. The task of controlling and directing chil-dren with the diverse viewpoints and interests indicated above by the enumeration of the various races and nationalities, has been a difficult and trying one, requiring a great deal of study, patience, and understanding of ihe situation on the part of the assistants whose work this has been. Inborn antagonisms becoming apparent with the use of a common social centre, quarrels frequently arose over nothing at all. However, these disputes are becoming rare, because the children are learning that each side of the argu-ment will have a hearing and the blame will be placed where it rightfully belongs. The fact that the children have come to feel so early in the history of this branch that the library as an institution is fair and just in its decisions, is owing to the good work done by the assistants, and those who are responsible for it should feel well repaid for their hard work by this really fine result.

One story hour, that for little children, has been held through-out the winter, with an attendance of 3,138. Because there was not enough experienced help in the children's room a story hour for the older children was not organized. In lieu of this, a reading circle was started for boys in December, which meets one evening every week. This is proving popular, and one will be started for the girls the first of the year.

The question of overdue book fines in neighborhoods as poor and as composite as this, has long been a most vexing one. With the opening of this branch, the suspension system was put into operation; it has not been tried long enough as yet to show whether its use will lessen materially the book losses, but it is hoped that this will prove to be the case. If it should, two important things will have been accomplished: the child will have been protected from temptation, and the library the gainer from the purely monetary point of view, because fewer books will need to be replaced.

Book collection. Besides the getting together of the Intermedi-ate collection, much attention has been paid to the collection as a whole. The number of books added was 1,081, the sum spent being $543.00. Of this, 51 per cent, was used for fiction, and 49 per cent, for classed books; the six, seven, eight and nine hundred classes received the most additions, as they proved to be the classes most in demand.

Neighborhood conditions. A decided change has taken place in one year. Many of the Jewish families have moved farther east, and Italian families are moving into the vacated quarters. While

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this change is taking place, it means more problems arising from racial and religious differences for the community to solve.

Work has been started on the survey for this district. It will include information regarding nationality, density of population, housing conditions, amusement facilities, educational and religious institutions, such as schools and churches, and labor 'unions and fraternal organizations.

Extension work. The one night school in this district was visited and arrangements made with the teachers for the pupils to visit the library in a body. This resulted in 30 registrations, but owing to various reasons, removals from the neighborhood, diffi-culty in reading English, etc., these borrowers did not continue to' draw books after the school closed in the spring.

The 929 home visits that were made for overdue books, regis-trations, transfers, discipline, and contagious disease reports, re-sulted in three things: First, the library became advertised; second, friendly relations were quickly established between the homes and the library, and third, a fuller and deeper realization of the needs of the community was gained by this intimate, personal contact that could have come about in no other way.

The club rooms have had a good deal of use. Several commit-tees representing The Home for Aged Colored People, The Women's Auxiliary of the Juvenile Protective Association and The Society for the Advancement of the Colored People, have met regu-larly.

Building and grounds. A number of minor changes have been made in the building. The book-mending work has been taken to one of the rooms on the second floor, leaving the former mending room free for typewriting, preparing books for binding, etc. All the light fixtures on the main floor were lowered two and a half feet, thereby making it possible to use lower power lamps, and in consequence reducing the light bills.

The fence in front has helped to keep good order on the out-side, as it keeps the children from playing on the lawn. The bar-berry hedge which was planted inside the fence has made the front lawn much more attractive.

ROSIN A C . GYMER, Branch Librarian.

Woodland Branch. The note struck by this neighborhood is the note of change. Each month we are conscious of a tide of movement eastward. Many of those who, at the beginning of the year, spent hours at the library, and seemed as familiar to us as the members of our own staff, have moved out of our district and their places are filled by others, who will, no doubt, in their turn,

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"move on". This sweeping change shows itself definitely in the increased juvenile circulation and the distinctly falling adult circu-lation. Another indication of the change in our neighborhood is shown by the statistics of foreign circulation covering a period of five years. In 1910, 6,848 German books were issued. There has been a steady decrease during the intervening years until in 1914 only 4,222 books were issued. On the other hand, in 1910 there were no Hebrew or Yiddish books issued. In 1911 there were 5 and in 1914, 669. In 1910, 1,968 Hungarian books were issued. The circu-lation in this language has steadily increased, until in 1914, 6,624 were issued. In 1910 no Russian books were issued; in 1911, 397; in 1914, 1725. The first marked decrease in the circulation of adult English books showed itself in 1913, when the decrease from the adult circulation of the previous year was 6,591. Thq decrease in 1914 was 1,945, with an increase in the circulation of juvenile books for the same year of 9,304. We have lost 755 borrowers by trans-fer. Of these 470 were children. The method of counting visitors was changed during the year, so that no exact statistics can be obtained, but it is evident that many more people visited the library for reading and study in 1914 than in 1913. The only conclusion it seems possible to draw from these statements is that there are fewer members of the community who read English, and perhaps fewer also who have, in any sense, the reading habit. It is possible too, since the elements of the community are forever shifting, that we shall have to content ourselves with reaching as helpfully as possible those who come week by week to the library, without being able to watch, as the years go by, any cumulative results.

In the spring an investigation of 1,072 families in the district was made by members of the Library School class under the direc-tion of Miss Tyler and the branch librarian. The investigators were almost invariably received with friendliness. They carried application blanks and invited all those who were not already using the library, to do so. They found that there were books in few homes but that about one-fourth of the individuals noted were already using some branch of the Public Library. Reports on favor-ite recreations show that the moving picture show holds the first place, followed by walking, dancing and reading. On the whole, the standards of living of families in the community were good, occa-sionally poor, seldom very poor. Of the families visited, by far the greatest number were Jewish, then followed closely Germans and Hungarians. The other nationalities were Russian, Bohemian, Aus-trian, Polish, Italian, Roumanian, Danish, Swedish, French, English, Scotch and Irish. One hundred and seventy-five said they were American, but in many cases these families also were plainly of

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European origin. One old German woman, when asked how long she had been in this country, would only repeat again and again, "Long enough, long enough". The survey was helpful in making the library more fully known in the district and in giving the librarian information which has been definitely useful in planning the work of the branch.

Clubs. From year to year the clubs grow, not only in numbers, but in interest and value, From January 1st to June 1st, 1914, 22 clubs were meeting regularly every week. Of these, 9 were junior clubs and 13 senior clubs. Only one club chose to do handwork. The others were studying or debating. When the club season opened October 1st, 1914, 10 clubs held over from the previous club season; 14 new clubs were started, so that at the close of December, 24 clubs are meeting weekly, 13 of them senior, 11 junior clubs. The groups are evenly divided between clubs for girls and clubs for boys. These young people are never listless, never indifferent, but are always ready to study or express themselves in some fresh and vital way. A few of the girls show very marked literary ability, and the Club Supervisor has been most wise in giving club members an opportunity for self-expression. One group of little girls led by a girl of thirteen, have learned and have ready to present, two charm-ing plays. Another, to celebrate the holiday season, gave a program of original stories and poems. The boys find their chief interest in debating and quickly learn the "rules of the game". These clubs certainly cultivate self-control, a feeling for fair play and a sense of responsibility, and give an opportunity for wholesome, helpful recreation in comfortable and attractive surroundings.

Use of the auditorium. The auditorium has been used for two public debates, one rhetorical contest, one high school commence-ment, one lecture and six Victrola concerts. The concerts began on the 17th of November and were held each Tuesday evening for six weeks. They were conducted by the branch librarian who gave half an hour to telling about and playing selections from some opera. The concerts were never more than 55 minutes in length, and the last half of the program was made up of selections played by request. The operas chosen were Faust, Carmen, Cavaileria Rusticana, II Trovatore, and La Bo heme. The number in attend-ance varied from 75 to 250. There was every evidence that the music was keenly enjoyed and there were many requests for the playing of favorite selections. The concerts were valued not only for the pleasure they gave those who attended, but also for the insight into the interests of the young people and of the immediate neighborhood which they gave the librarian.

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the library is remarkably high. There are many, of course, who are chiefly interested in love and detective stories, but there are just as many, perhaps more, who read only the best of the Conti-nental writers. Dickens is a great favorite, not only because the young people hear about him at school, but because he seems to them easier to understand than either Scott or Thackeray. Sociology, socialism and the modern drama are favorite subjects. It is another indication of the change in the community that Mary E. Wilkins, who must at one time have been something of a favorite here, is seldom called for, and Dostoievski and Tolstoi every day. The reference work with high school and college students is always im-portant and interesting. Not less so is that with the boys who belong to our clubs and who work up their debates with all the fervor and seriousness of grown men.

It is the effort to keep the library what it has always been, an important center of community life, to adapt it to constantly chang-ing conditions and to render service closely related to the needs and interests of the neighborhood that makes the work both hopeful and absorbing.

( M R S . ) A M Y STURTEVANT HOBART, Branch Librarian.

Smaller Branches. Though the branches report changes owing to different neighborhood conditions, etc., the work of the department has proceeded along the same lines as in the past two previous years. The Supervisor has been on leave of absence since the first of October, but the work has been carried out in accordance with her plans. Several changes have occurred among the librarians, two have been transferred to other smaller branches and four have come new to the branches of which they are in charge. As the work of the Smaller Branch Department is so closely related to that of the individual branches, the Supervisor merely making sug-gestions and assisting the librarians in carrying out their original ideas, the only features which are mentioned in this report are those with which the Smaller Branch Office has had definite con-nection.

In June, the Prospect Branch was closed, as the Young Women's Christian Association found that they needed the large room as an extra parlor and the proximity of the Main Library had caused a very perceptible decrease in the circulation and in the registration of new borrowers. The bulk of the collection has been scattered among several branches as long loans and in some cases has filled decided needs.

During the summer months the Pilgrim Branch was open one day and one afternoon weekly, when the assistant was supplied from

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South Branch. After an experiment of two months in the fall when it was again open at the regular hours, it was found that the use did not warrant keeping a full time person there and it was decided that it should thereafter be open only three days a week.

As the demands on East Branch have been those of adult read-ers, during the early part of 1914 a large part of the juvenile collec-tion was transferred to Main for reassignment and in December the few children who remained as borrowers were transferred to neigh-boring branches and the rest of the juvenile books were also trans-ferred.

In many of the branches considerable work is done with the night school pupils. A report was made by the branch librarians on the worth and use of certain books for teaching English to foreigners and a list giving these annotations, was compiled for office use. This can be consulted for future book orders.

At the meeting of the American Library Association in Wash-ington, the Supervisor had charge of the Branch Section, the first time that the branches have been assigned a special section in which to discuss their problems.

Information concerning the work of the individual branches may be found in the following extracts from their reports.

HARRIET E . LEITCH, Assistant Supervisor.

Alliance Branch. Probably the most important thing has been the marked growth of the adult work; about seventy-five per cent of the increase in circulation was in adult books. There was an interesting gain in the use of foreign books, especially Russian, Hungarian and Italian. The latter are new people in the neighbor-hood and are coming in quite rapidly from about twelve blocks west of us. There has been excellent use of the adult room for high school reference; many of these calls come from young people who were formerly readers in the children's room. Several years ago the call for technical books was only occasional; now, we have frequent requests.

An interesting feature has been added to the social room, which adjoins our foreign room, but is conducted by the Alliance. In Russia and New York, the Jewish man is accustomed to cafe life. To make the social room more attractive, every evening, excepting Friday, tea is served in the Russian fashion; that is, in a glass, with lemon. This, with wafers, is sold for two cents. The goodly num-ber of customers testifies to the men's enjoyment of the innovation.

Outhwaite Night School was visited once, and Longwood a number of times. The librarian had the pleasure of participating in the Christmas entertainment of Longwood Night School, at

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which about eight hundred were present. Since the beginning of the fall term, we have had over one hundred registrations from the two schools. In the year to come, we hope to do more work with the night schools, and with the Italians and other new people who are coming into our neighborhood.

SARAH A . T H O M A S , Branch Librarian.

Brooklyn Branch. The past year has brought a decided change in the type of borrowers and the general character of the neighborhood. From being a German-American community, Brook-lyn is fast becoming more cosmopolitan. The Denison-Harvard bridge connecting Brooklyn with Newburg has increased our foreign clientele and served to make Denison Avenue and West 25th Street more of a business center. The district on either side of the bridge is filling with Bohemians, Poles, Finns and some Italians.

The new plant of the American Steel & Wire Company, the Otis Steel Company and the Cleveland Railway shops just across the bridge, when equipped and in running condition will eventually make this section more of a manufacturing and less of a residential district.

We have noticed an increasing demand for books along techni-cal lines such as Electricity and Engineering, and also that the window displays, especially those showing practical books for men, have been fruitful of good results. A list of books on timely sub-jects published in a local paper has introduced a number of new borrowers to the resources of the library.

SARAH E . COTTER, Branch Librarian.

Clark Branch. An increase in adult circulation has rewarded our efforts. This is a reticent neighborhood and many of the foreigners have learned this year for the first time, that the library has books in their own languages. The night school pupils have responded readily to our invitation to draw books, and the work with them is very satisfactory. The club work, a new feature this year, has developed rapidly and many new intermediate borrowers have been added. Since the library is a part of a civic centre, we have endeavored to cooperate with other social and educational in-fluences. Bulletins advertising new books have been placed in the municipal bath house nearby and our old magazines have been given to this institution for the use of its patrons. Because we have out-grown our quarters, the library is closed to the children every even-ing at six o'clock. This gives the adults and intermediates more opportunity to do reference work without being disturbed.

IGERNA A . MEARS, Branch Librarian,

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Collinwood Branch. The year has been one of steady and substantial growth. The territory which the library serves is very scattered. Building is being carried on extensively which will mean, in years to come, a steady increase for this branch.

Non-fiction has gained a larger number of readers, in proportion, than fiction.

The railroad shops were visited and the superintendent was quite willing to post the placards and technical lists. The increased demand for specific titles along technical lines is attributed to this visit.

In Memorial Night School there are two classes of men and one of women. Twenty-two new registrations have come in as a result of the visit to them.

The reference work for the Collinwood High School pupils is an interesting feature.

Of the twelve nationalities represented in the foreign circulation, the Slovenian, German, Hungarian and Polish collections show the largest use in the order named. The foreign circulation for the year was 3,399, forming 6 per cent, of the total circulation.

The window in the front of the library is our best means of advertisement. One poster "Let us help you with your work" which was used with technical and fine arts books attracted a great deal of attention. The Collinwood Citizen, a local newspaper, is also a useful advertising agency.

FLORENCE I. SLATER, Branch Librarian.

East Branch. About the middle of September, 1914, the books and loan desk of the East Branch which were in the large room on the left of the Library School office were moved into two smaller rooms on the right. This gives the alcove effect to the arrangement of the books and has proved to be both attractive and practical.

In general the work of the branch for 1914 has not differed materially from that of 1913. The use of the library by the students of Adelbert College, the College for Women and the Library School has become a more definite assistance in the preparation of their work, while the people of the neighborhood have enjoyed it as a source of recreational reading. Since October the students of the Library School have been scheduled at the loan desk for their free periods during the afternoons; this afforded the students an op-portunity to gain additional practical experience, while the librarian has appreciated the assistance. Collections of books for their re-serve shelves have been furnished to the College for Women and the English Department of Adelbert College, and the Classical De-

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partment was added to the list of borrowers. For the first time a block of borrowers' numbers was taken up. In December a de-cision was made to transfer all the juvenile cards and the small collection of juvenile books which had been retained; the cards were all transferred, but the work of withdrawing the books was left for the coming year. As the adult registration list is chiefly made up of students of the various departments of the University the total number remains practically static, as one group of students leaves the district, another group comes in to take its place. The circulation has more than doubled that of last year. Twenty-seven books were loaned for the summer to Superior Branch, ninety-six to the Grade School Division, and one hundred and twenty to Quincy Branch. Eight monthly magazines were subscribed for, circulated for a seven day issue, and borrowed to a gratifying extent. The association of the branch with the Library School has in many ways been taken more or less for granted by its patrons, hence in November it was decided to try the experiment of closing the library for the vacation periods of the School.

Some new neighborhood borrowers have come to use the library and have given voluntary expression to their pleasure in being able to obtain the books they desired. The borrowers from the Univer-sity Circle have many times exclaimed that "their lives have been saved" when the library could furnish them with particular books. With these friendly sentiments expressed by its two types of pa-trons, together with the fact that the circulation has been substan-tially increased, the East branch feels it has a sufficient cause for existing. NELLE C. W H I T E , Branch Librarian.

Edgewater Branch. The year's work has been one of slow but steady growth and we believe that the library has extended its influence in the neighborhood and is becoming a necessary part of the community.

The total circulation was 53,764; an increase of 4,206. The fiction per cent has fallen from 53.2 per cent to 48.8 per cent a decrease of 4.4 per cent. There was a corresponding gain in the other classes, especially travel, literature, and foreign books.

There has been a repeated call for Roumanian and Italian books, some demand for German, Dutch and Hungarian. These calls have been filled by the Main Library and branches. The neighborhood is rapidly becoming a foreign section and as time goes on will be almost entirely given up to foreigners.

The most important change has been the assignment of a chil-dren's librarian for afternoons. The result has been most satis-factory—not so much in an increased circulation, however, as in

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the closer contact that has been established with the schools and in systematizing under its proper head all the routine of the children's room. This will be felt still more when we can have a children's worker for full time. The juvenile circulation increased 3,880; there is still room for improvement as this is only 27.7 per cent of the total circulation. There has been quite a large juvenile registra-tion and we begin to notice many foreign children among the others. Many of them come in to look at the books, but do not take any-home. This brings with it the problem of discipline, as these foreign children are particularly excitable and demonstrative.

There have been a few more men using the reading room, but not as many as one might expect from the number out of work. The library needs a quiet reading room which would attract adult readers.

J E N N I E E. ISBISTER, Branch Librarian.

Hiram House Branch. One of the most interesting features has been the work with the foreigners, and especially with the night school students. The librarian visited the night school at Harmon once a week, participating in their weekly program and speaking at the same time about the library. One entire class visited the library in charge of their teacher, and Mr. Bellamy gave them a short talk on citizenship, telling them facts about American insti-tutions, schools, settlements, libraries, etc., which would help them in their adopted country. As a direct result of this, there were forty new registrations. Afterward many of these men brought their friends to the branch.

We have kept track of the nationality of the children taking out new cards, and asked them if their parents wished books in their own language. If the answer was in the affirmative an effort was made to secure them. The rule of giving personal cards to parents, when the children are known, has been of great aid in in-troducing books to these people.

The statistics show, as a result of these efforts, a very gratify-ing increase in the foreign circulation, notwithstanding the decrease in the circulation of Jewish books. The total foreign circulation for 1914 was 2,963 an increase of 970 over last year. The decrease in Jewish circulation was 426 while the Italian increased 894, show-ing to what an extent the Italians are displacing the Jews in the neighborhood.

The plans for a railroad to pass through the center of the neighborhood are now being put through. This will have, we fear, a rather serious effect on the library. In the last four months

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several blocks of houses have been torn down and a great many of our best borrowers have moved away.

A Junior Juvenile Court has been established in the Settlement, and through the hearty cooperation of the workers there, we have been able to refer some of the more difficult cases of discipline to the court, usually with the best results.

The library has reached many of the older boys and girls of the neighborhood through the lists of books published in the Hiram House Echo, a weekly paper.

H E L E N STARR, Branch Librarian. Perkins Branch. The neighborhood about Perkins has not

changed greatly this year; one new nationality has come in, bringing a demand for Servian books.

Books in fourteen languages were issued; German, Polish, Lithuanian, Croatian, Hungarian and Slovenian show the largest use.

To a casual observer it would seem that Perkins is still a "children's library". However, of the 2,224 increase in circulation, 2,129 was adult, which shows that the knowledge of the library and its collections is still spreading.

The advertising has been done in various ways; one reader has told another, children have taken cards to their parents and board-ers, visits have been made to all the clergymen in the district, some of whom have made pulpit announcements concerning the library. Bulletins have been placed in the Railroad Young Men's Chris-tian Association, foreign drug stores, the Lithuanian Building and Loan Association, and other places where they would attract atten-tion.

Visits to the two night schools have been made; these have proved, especially at St Clair School, a very effective means of bringing in the new foreigners of the community and of refreshing the memories of some of the old borrowers who have not been using their cards for a time.

After the foreign languages, fiction is, of course, most popular, though there is a fair amount of solid reading done and a surprising amount of reference work.

In December the system of suspending children instead of fining them for overdue books was installed, and all children, regardless of back fines, have had an opportunity to sign their names in the "new start book". The system works very well. We do not find that it makes them any the less careful; it seems rather, to be quite a catastrophe to some to have to leave their cards here and go without books for a time.

CHARLOTTE L. FAIRCHILD, Branch Librarian.

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Pilgrim Branch. The work of the library for the year has been, for the most part, with the people of the church institution. Direct contact with the members of the various clubs, societies etc. has been the chief effort. The results, however, have been some-what slow in making themselves felt.

The circulation shows some decrease. This may be accounted for in various ways. The most evident decrease occurred in the summer, when the library was open but few days during the month and when many of the borrowers were transferred to the neighbor-ing branches; for the last two months of the year the library has been open but three days a week and this has brought some decrease, although the work has covered nearly as much ground as in the previous year.

On the whole, though the library is used as a reading room for the people who come to the institution for church work, few of these people draw books since they live outside Pilgrim territory and are borrowers at the branches near their homes. The greatest draw-back felt here is the nearness to the large libraries in the vicinity, which necessarily brings with it some overlapping of territory.

I. R. G R I M M , Branch Librarian.

South Brooklyn Branch. The year has been one of sub-stantial progress. Not only has the circulation increased, but there has been demand for a wider range of subjects than ever before. The weekly list of new books published in the local paper has stimulated the interest of old readers and also brought new patrons. Many women were attracted by books on crocheting and fancy work.

The notice telling of expiration of borrowers' cards was sent out for the first time. The results prove that this is a worth-while reminder.

MABEL C . S M I T H , Branch Librarian.

Superior Branch. So steadily do the community's demands on this branch keep ahead of any increase in our resources possible under present conditions, that we find ourselves, at the end of another j^ear, no nearer, if as near, meeting the immediate needs of our district.

The increase in the amount of work done as shown in the sta-tistical report: 5,100 in the circulation of books, 2,900 in attendance and an average gain of 50 new borrowers a month, is satisfactory under the circumstances, but there is daily evidence that a much larger book collection and larger and more comfortable quarters are necessary to any considerable extension of our work.

Character of neighborhood. The most noteworthy development in the character of the neighborhood is the rapid increase in the num-

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ber of Jewish-Americans, chiefly it would seem, those of Russian-Jewish extraction. In the same connection may be noted the com-plete disappearance from the library of the small number of Polish borrowers, mostly children, who used the library so diligently.

A new element has been added to our district in the establish-ment of the Doan Branch of the Associated Charities in a neighbor-ing office building. The special interests of this group of social workers has made itself felt, as they not only patronize this library themselves, but send their volunteer workers here to "read up" on social work.

Character of reading. No phase of the work is pleasanter to dwell upon than the character of the reading done. There are of course, here, as everywhere, the admirers of the best-seller type of literature, but the general attitude toward reading shows a high standard of intelligence and a very wide range of interest. Add to this an unusual openness to suggestion, and the result is a very stimulating field of endeavor for a librarian.

An analysis of the circulation, shows a slight decrease in the use of fiction and a marked increase in the use of books in the classes of sociology and literature, the adult gain in the latter class being more than one-fifth of the total gain in the adult circulation. The demand for books in the class sociology, comes by no means entirely from high school or college students, but reflects a general interest in sociology and economic problems. Such books as Weyl's Xezv democracy, Ogg's Governments of Europe, George's Pro-gress and poverty, and Lee's Crowds are steadily in demand. Taken in connection with the recent establishment of a Cleveland Center of the Drama League of America, the high percentage of gain in the use of books in the class literature is interesting, as statistics of circulation show this increase to be largely in the read-ing of plays. The dramatists most in demand have been, with the notable exception of Ibsen, those now writing, Shaw, Galsworthy, Zangwill, Brieux, and Sheldon.

One of the results of the increase in the number of Jewish readers, is the demand for translations of French, German and Russian literature. There is a small, but insistent and growing demand for Balzac, de Maupassant, Dostoievski, Turgenieff and Tolstoi, which we are, at present, not well equipped to satisfy.

The problem of the right kind of reading for the boys and girls of the intermediate age has been more pressing than ever, as every month seems to add to the number of younger high school students who crowd into the library after school. Opportunity to give more personal attention to their reading is doubtless our great-est need, but some of our difficulties will be removed when we have

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a part of the library that they can feel is particularly theirs, and where books selected especially for them can be brought to their notice.

Children's work. There are no noteworthy changes to report in the children's work except the addition of a new school, Chester-field, on the edge of our district. Our relations with this school are of the most cordial nature. The principal has shown her desire to emphasize the interdependence of school and library by giving the branch librarian the opportunity of speaking to the teachers on "How the school may help the library", and by including the telling of stories by the children's librarian in the regular Christmas festival given at the school.

It has always been possible at this branch for the children's librarian to devote practically all of her time to helping the children with their books, since the question of discipline plays no part in the work. This is a most fortunate arrangement in a neighborhood where the children expect, and will take a great deal of direction. The plan of making short lists of books for Camp Fire Girls, the reading of which was reported to the children's librarian, worked out so well, that it was tried with other and younger children with very satisfactory results.

Advertising. With the exception of the regular school visiting, our show windows have been the only advertising medium used. As the resources of the library become better known, it is less and less necessary, or even possible, to advertise any special class of books, so our window displays are planned more and more just to catch the eye rather than to call attention to any special part of our collec-tion. The most successful window exhibits were a garden window, the attractive background for which was loaned to us by Burrows Brothers, an exhibit of books for the blind, which probably attracted more attention than any other, and a magazine window in early December, which doubtless helped to increase our reserve orders for magazines by fifty per cent.

No radical departure in the work or extension of it, can be contemplated in our present, probably very temporary quarters, but as there is no evidence that our present restricted field is "worked out", the outlook is interesting and stimulating.

M A R I E H A M M O N D M I L L I K E N , Branch Librarian.

Temple Branch. Special effort was made to interest the adults in the library; to that end particular attention was given to the rounding out of the fiction collection. We now feel that we are able to meet all ordinary demands and find the adult cir-culation increasing steadily.

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Two visits were made to the night school in our district and three classes visited.

Although few of the members of the Temple now live near enough to have cards in the library, they keep in close touch with it. This year owing to a great extent to the activities of the Temple Memorial Committee and the Temple Library Committee, five new Memorial collections have been added to the library. Part of one memorial fund was used to purchase a new case, and to cover the expense incurred in rearranging the cases. Now the entire south-east corner of the reading room is given up to the memorial col-lections. There is an ever increasing demand for the material in these books, particularly in the Debater's Handbook Series, the Cambridge Modern History and the Cambridge History of English Literature. As one result of a meeting of the Temple Library Committee with the librarian, we were given an opportunity to have published in the Jewish Reviezv and Observer, any notes which which we wished to send. The Jewish Independent later extended us the same courtesy. We feel that these notes, published weekly, are well worth while as a means of advertising the library among the Jewish people.

Although Temple Branch is within walking distance of three large branches, we feel that there is a field of real usefulness in our immediate neighborhood and hope in the coming year to carry the work still further.

ELIZABETH M . SAWYER, Branch Librarian.

High School Branches. The work of the high school branches has been characterized by a number of changes, small in themselves but adding to the usefulness of the libraries and to the convenience of their administration.

In the spring, East and West High Schools closed the registra-tion of neighborhood borrowers and took up the remaining cards. In all the schools the circulation of books is now confined to the students and faculty, with the exception of a few borrowers using universal cards at East.

The Glenville High School, whose librarian is supplied by the Glenville Branch, has added its statistics to those of the seven other schools and, with their increased work, the result has been a decided gain in the total circulation and reference attendance.

To make more books available and to fill the demand for new fiction which the Main Library is unable fully to supply, a book quota was granted for an office collection to be loaned to the high schools and smaller branches. During the summer a number of technical books were added, which have been in constant use.

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The questions on the dictionary and encyclopedia used in the library instruction classes were slightly revised and a quantity in-tended to last two years was multigraphed; already, however, on account of the large entering classes, the supply is almost exhausted. The circular Hints to Freshmen was revised and, under the title A timely suggestion from the Cleveland Public Library, was printed by the boys in the print shop at East Technical.

The assistant supervisor visited the principals of the evening high schools and, finding a spirit of cooperation, made arrange-ments with the librarian of the branch in each high school district to visit the classes and distribute any matter of interest, such as printed lists.

Cooperation with outside agencies took the following forms: A book of library forms and blanks used in the schools was pre-pared for the exhibit at the National Educational Association at Washington; pictures were taken of several of the branches for the library exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition; Miss Cook of East Technical read a paper at the Ohio Library Association on Elementary library instruction in the high schools; Miss Cross of West was appointed a member of the Committee on High School Libraries of the National Educational Association.

The following extracts from individual reports will show more in detail the work that has been accomplished.

HARRIET E . L E I T C H ,

Ass't. Supervisor of Smaller Branches and High School Branches.

Central High School Branch. Plans have been made to extend the library to the next building, thus giving us more shelf room and seating capacity for eighty instead of sixty.

Statistics show an increase of 2,140 in reference attendance. There has been a decided increase in juvenile reference work, due to the fact that the entering pupils are much younger. This is accounted for by the semi-annual promotion plan.

One of the duties of the librarian is to take charge of the Board of Education text books for indigent pupils. To date there are 308 pupils in Central High School who draw free text books. The total enrollment for the school is only 1,145.

CONSTANCE S . C A L K I N S , Branch Librarian.

East High School Branch. The year has shown a steady increase in the use of the library by the students. The increase in circulation was small, but the gain in the reference count was over thirty-five hundred. This is especially noteworthy, as study rooms were inaugurated in the school in September, and it was feared their use would decrease the library attendance. From the

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school enrollment of eleven hundred, over seven hundred have library cards.

The demand of the teachers for fiction, one of our most diffi-cult problems, has been met by borrowing a few books from the Main Library each week for one issue, as well as by the regular orders through the Branch Loan Division.

The transfer of books from Stations begun last year, has been completed, and the catalog is nearly completed. By transfer and purchase over six hundred volumes were added, besides a few which were bought by the school and supplied by the Board of Edu-cation.

The library has tried, to a certain extent, with success, to arouse an interest in vocational guidance. Many books and pamphlets on the subject have been bought and bibliographies have been compiled. It has been taken up by the English Department and a start has been made. It is one of the big opportunities for the work of the coming year.

MARJORIE LAMPRECHT, Branch Librarian.

East Technical High School Branch. Increased attendance and consequently more varied activities in the school routine has opened many opportunities for the library and promises much for the future.

In September the new course in agriculture was started, much to the gratification of pupils who had been long anticipating instruc-tion in that subject. The new instructor is making constant use of the library and has already placed there for the use of his pupils about 1,000 government bulletins of which he has a complete collec-tion.

The library instruction course is coming to be the largest single undertaking of the year, the total number of first year pupils who were given the short course in 1914 was 868; it is interesting to note that about three-fifths of this number were registered at other local branch libraries. In spite of increasingly large classes, at the request of the English teachers who assist in giving the course, the time allowed for library instruction is to be extended to a week.

Special effort has been made to accustom the pupils to supple-ment the high school collection by using their local branch libraries, especially for recreational and supplementary reading. Neverthe-less, there is no intention to discourage requests for specific books, as is shown by the fact that over 1,900 branch loans were sent to East Technical, a large percentage of which came at the written request of the borrower.

On account of congested conditions in the room the permit sys-

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tem has been adhered to even during the two hours at noon. Al-though this has apparently reduced the number of those using the library for reading and reference, the matter is gradually adjusting itself and by another year we expect a normal condition.

A complete revision of the registration file late in November showed a live borrowers' file of over 1,200 cards, and the number has been constantly increasing. In addition to this, the teachers' cards number about 75, a large proportion of which are in active use.

A well-organized vocational bureau in the school has paved the way for graphic exhibits in the library of the various trades and professions and plans are being formulated whereby pupils will be offered the opportunity of thoroughly informing themselves about vocations before leaving high school.

E D I T H L. COOK, Branch Librarian.

Lincoln High School Branch. Every year high school library work seems to vary and to open up new avenues for advancement. Lincoln, besides carrying on the regulation high school reference work, is decidedly a social center. The community-welfare atmos-phere is felt throughout all its activities, and one feels irresistibly drawn along in that undercurrent of thought which is expressed in social service. In every line of work, be it reference work, clubs, bazaars, plays, oratory, or what not, all turn naturally toward the library to supply each need.

The problem of registration had not been taken up at Lincoln High and the inconvenience of working with names instead of num-bers was so apparent, that at the beginning of the fall term, it was decided to inaugurate the number method as used throughout the other high schools. This, together with a decision to charge fines for overdue books, has greatly improved the charging system.

In one of the English classes the current event work was re-arranged, the librarian being appointed a committee of one to select interesting articles from the magazines, list them and turn them over to the teacher for assignment to the students. The number of magazines taken by the High School being comparatively small, the conveniently close proximity of one of our large branches was recognized, and their abundant supply of magazine material utilized to our mutual advantage.

Beginnings have been made in several different lines of work which will bring about a closer unity between the school and library in their future development, while an understanding of the aims and purposes of the library is growing daily.

K A T H E R I N E SYPHER, Branch Librarian.

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South High School Branch. The larger part of the student body is of foreign descent and with their foreign blood they appear to inherit talent in the arts; a large number of them show great ability in music and some who have continued their musical study have won high honors in their work. Some of the members of the Freshman and Sophomore classes of 1914 are members of the Fort-nightly and other musical clubs. The painting done by the art classes is considered excellent by the art instructors in the other high schools.

Attendance. That the relation between the library and the school has been even more close than in the past was shown by the fact that the number of calls for assistance was greater than in previous years. The attendance in the library was 20,783 visitors.

Circulation. The books in our library are mostly those used for school work, but a small collection was kept for recreational reading and books have also been ordered for members of the faculty and students who wished a variety of reading. The circula-tion was 7,716.

Collections of boohs. Small suggestive collections of books were made up, with titles of interest both to boys and girls, includ-ing books on vocations, about college, on how to make and do things, and books of distinctively personal appeal. These proved very interesting.

College suggestions. Several college bulletins were made and exhibited occasionally with the college catalogs. This aroused in-terest in college life.

Clubs. The girls' Philalethian Club studied Greek life, character, manners and customs, education etc. and also the Greek tragedians. The boys' Periclesian Club had their society and interscholastic de-bates. Both of these required much reference work. The club for the Sophomore girls that was organized by the librarian in 1913, was changed to 1914 into a sewing club that met every two weeks and was conducted by one of the teachers. The idea of providing club work for the Sophomore girls was still carried out but the librarian has been relieved of the supervision and work.

Library Instruction. The whole course in library instruction was given to 167 Freshmen. The principal was anxious to have these lessons begun for as he said, "Some of the Freshmen hardly know what a dictionary is and have not the slightest idea how to use it."

J E N N I E MACDOUGALL, Branch Librarian.

West High School Branch. Of the 560 pupils enrolled in school, 420 are registered in the school library. The transferring

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and rearrangement of the books have resulted in a more permanent shelving arrangement which makes all classes easily available. Ref-erence attendance has been more evenly distributed through every period of the school session. Since September the large number of pupils using the library before and after school is particularly noticeable, and reference books never before used are frequently found on the tables during these periods. This is due in part to the extended course in library instruction; students are learning to consult the card catalog, the bibliography file, and the Reader's Guide and are also learning the possibilities of the file of clippings, often consulting them of their own accord.

A large gain in the number of magazines circulated is due to more than one cause; the war has naturally stimulated magazine reading, and the assignment of oral themes on subjects taken from current magazines has notably increased their use. To further stimulate the demand, the librarian checks the new periodicals as they come in, sending lists of articles suitable for themes to the teachers interested.

Comparatively little fiction has been circulated; books on the tables show that aside from reference work, the library reading of the pupils is increasingly tending away from novels. Moreover the lighter magazines are being eliminated from the school files so that only worth while magazine reading can be done in the school library. Illustrated editions of the classics, interesting timely books on, cur-rent subjects, or books that relate school subjects to outside inter-ests, are appreciated. The educational movement to relate school subjects to the pupils' everyday life makes such books as Lynde's Physics of the household, or Elliott's Household hygiene, par-ticularly appreciated by the teachers.

Reference work in American history has increased, interest having been stimulated by the work of a club studying colonial his-tory. A Christmas program borrowed from the library's clipping file was so successful that this club carried out the same idea in an outside party. The list, Short stories to be read aloud, from the Main Library was rearranged under types of stories and has been used for the year's program of another club.

Topical reference lists for loan to teachers have proved useful. A Dickens list has been added and other lists, begun in answer to demand will be completed as soon as possible. A Stevenson list pre-pared for the classes studying Treasure Island resulted in the con-stant use of three copies of Balfour's Life of Stevenson where be-fore one copy had seldom been used.

Books on vocational guidance are frequently found on the

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tables. On the shelf with these books are kept envelopes and pamphlet boxes of vocational clippings and some pamphlets, includ-ing outlines of technical and professional courses of study.

Two events of the year, the Mexican crisis and the present war, have affected the library both as to the use of certain classes of books and in the required reference work which certain new courses have necessitated and which has postponed other necessary work. At the time of the Mexican crisis, all of the English classes were assigned oral themes on Mexico and it was necessary to supplement the few books available, with magazine and pamphlet material. Two copies of a reference list on the subject were often borrowed by two or three teachers in one morning, while in the library, pupils consulted them constantly. It has been a still more difficult problem to supply sufficient material on the present war, yet the pupils' re-quests must be met. For the present, a temporary reference record of war material is kept on cards, in which desirable articles and pictures are entered under their proper topics as each new magazine is collated.

Library instruction has been extended from four to ten lessons. A movable blackboard was used for brief notes on the reference books selected for the course. These notes were copied by the students into note-books which were handed in to the branch librarian for correction. With a little cooperation from the teachers, pupils should learn to use these notes on reference books through their high school course. Questions assigned for each lesson to be looked up outside of class were revised, the week's work on these question-papers counting as one-twelfth of the semester grades on the course. LEORA M. CROSS, Branch Librarian.

West Technical High School Branch. To a fair foundation of books and magazines for reference work, the Board of Edu-cation has added about one hundred books and the Library has purchased or transferred to us about twice that number for students' home use.

The library is distinctively for reference and the reading of students is as definitely directed and supervised as any other de-partment of school work.

Facility in the use of indexes is acquired early in the high school course and students are expected to compare authorities and supplement one with another.

First year students are instructed in the use of the dictionary, which they learn to supplement with shop cyclopedias, gazeteers, etc., for their regular study of technical spelling. English students of course, find much material of value. The use of periodicals is fully provided for. The Board of Education furnishes forty periodicals,

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mainly technical, which are given out to members of the faculty for review; two lists of important articles for the reading of stu-dents and teachers are posted. These lists are of assistance in providing suitable topics for the oral themes assigned about once a week.

In history and civics, students are not only expected to look up the references cited in the text books, but also to consult books of more recent publication.

Some teachers explain the use of the Readers' Guide through which the more advanced students make intelligent use of the maga-zine files.

Classes in agriculture and domestic science make constant use both of books and of the files of Farmers' Bulletins which we have fully indexed.

While the amount of reading done is limited both by the de-mands of the regular school work upon the students' time and inter-est and by the narrow range of choice afforded by our very small collection—one book to four students—the students gain a friendly familiarity with books, and the habit of looking to them for in-formation, for counsel, or for recreation becomes well established.

About as many students visit the library voluntarily, as those sent for research by the teachers. The girls' Corinthian Society and several outside organizations and groups come habitually to seek material.

By posting the weekly list of new books exhibited at the Main Library and distributing the Opert\ Shelf, teachers are put in touch with the resources of the Main Library.

The school collection had previously been classified, shelf listed, the author cards written, and the catalog tracings copied on the back of the shelf card; the cataloging is now completed and in part verified. The routine work is much heavier through the con-stant necessity for borrowing from other collections.

A . ELIZABETH S M I T H , Branch Librarian. Stations Department. Definite progress has been made

toward the ideal of the Stations Department and the result fol-lowing upon whatever personal and intensive work has been possible, seem to indicate that the start has been in the right direction.

We have tried to bring the books to the people who for lack of time or for some other reason do not go to any library; to culti-vate the reading habit among those whose lives would otherwise remain untouched by library influences; to stimulate an interest not only in recreational but in instructive and constructive reading. This is succeeding, as is shown by the testimony of the individual reports which we asked those in charge of the various stations to

Library Station, Joseph & Feiss "Clothcraft" Factory

Library Station, Sherwin-Williams Paint Factory

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send in. One station reported that "while the per cent, of fiction is large, we are not discouraged because story-book reading is not a bad recreation for girls who would otherwise be spending their evenings at the moving-picture show or on the streets." One girl reader is quoted as reporting on her use of the books at home. "We all get into a warm room and I read the books out loud, and Gee! they're swell!" As to non-fiction, another letter reports that "we have helped our people with their house-keeping and their clothes-making; in raising their chickens and dressing their babies."

A collection of books on health, hygiene and citizenship was loaned by the Schools Division to be used as supplementary reading in the night school for foreigners conducted at one factory. A department store reports "we feel very strongly that we are gaining in literary taste if not in number of books read. The very fact that we do read the choicest of literature which requires slow reading and careful thought, even study, explains why the number of books is not greater. You can read five so-called popular novels to one of Dickens or Scott and we are placing strong emphasis on the good old standard writers knowing that these young people in our charge have to a certain extent been cheated out of their chance to secure an education."

We realize that all this is but a start- and that the good which can be accomplished through this form of library extension work is limitless. Besides the actual library tools such as annotated lists, and special technical lists we try to give the person in charge of the station an idea of the great resources of the library which we are anxious to make available to all. To encourage the reading of non-fiction we have sent out a few popular classed books at a time with short descriptive annotations tipped in the book. These are drawn immediately and orders are sent in for more of the same type. This was especially true of Stoddard's Lectures, the librarian telling us that the reading of these books of travel had opened an entirely new field to the girls. A weekly story-hour has been con-ducted at a church station where fully half the work is with chil-dren. A story-hour for adults has been planned for several of our places which seems an effective way of opening up the book to a large group of untrained readers.

We cannot emphasize too strongly that the books in good editions find ready readers everywhere. Peter Pan illustrated by Rackham and Silas Marner illustrated by Hugh Thomson were issued at least twice each month for almost a year. The increase in circulation was 14,271 volumes.

Whatever success we have had, has been due in large measure to the hearty cooperation of all the industrial firms represented in

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our list of stations. One company having nine library stations allowed the time of the young women in charge of these stations to attend a staff meeting held in this department. The results of this were so far-reaching both to the department and the stations that the company has decided to allow a regular attendance at staff meetings during 1915.

Arrangements have been completed to open three new stations in plants of the American Steel & Wire Company in which we already have two very flourishing stations.

Deposit Stations. New stations opened are as follows: Cleve-land Telephone Co., Broadway Office; Davis Laundry Co.; N. J. Rich Co.; General Electric Co., Miniature Building of Lamp Equip-ment Division; General Electric Co., Ivanhoe Metal Works; Stearn Co. Because of lack of funds and the necessity of curtail-ing expenses at the hospital the Huron Road Hospital Station has been closed for the present.

Our stations now are, Factories 18; Telephone offices 11; De-partment stores 4; Miscellaneous 5; a total of 38.

Delivery Stations. Our list of delivery stations has grown also; the new ones are: Cleveland Advertising Club; Cleveland Museum of Ar t ; Cosmos Club; Young Women's Christian Association; Farm for Girls at Warrensville; 7 offices of the Associated Char-ities. Four sodalities were turned over to the Schools Division as this seemed the proper place for them. The work at the 26 engine houses is slowly gaining in importance; the men at many places specify the titles wanted and some come to the department to make their own selections. The books on fire prevention, civil service and automobiles are in constant use. The total number of Delivery Stations is 56.

Condemned books. The same use has been made of condemned books as in other years, and letters received from the various in-stitutions show great appreciation and testify to the fact that it is well worth the comparatively little time and expense involved in selecting and preparing the books to send out to the places.

EDYTHE A . PROUTY, Supervisor of Library Stations.

Binding Department. Work has increased over last year to the amount of 12,340 bound volumes. About 6,000 books were sent to outside binderies and our own binders exceeded by 7,575 volumes their work of 1913.

A cheaper binding costing 17 cents to 26 cents has been used on some very small juvenile and foreign books, thus saving many of the little children's books which formerly we considered unwise to bind. These bindings will last sufficiently well for the class of

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books on which they are used and for certain neighborhoods where the wear is particularly hard.

The Children's Department has had 600 picture books made at a cost of 20 cents and 25 cents each. These were made of extra strong paper and pictures from cancelled books were utilized; in this way also the binding of the larger and more expensive juvenile books was considerably reduced. Juvenile work is heavy, and of the total volumes bound, 12,247 were for the Children's Department. These two changes have brought down our average price per volume, and have also enabled us to do more, work.

A revised price schedule was agreed upon with the binders and put into effect the first of June. An increase on some classes of work was made, and a general readjustment of sizes and materials, making a better schedule for working purposes.

The mending staff remains the same as last year. GERTRUDE STILES, Supervisor of Binding.

Supply and Repair Division. In view of the growth and expansion of the library, it; seems fitting to state that the work of this department in connection with the library system comprises the following: Purchasing and distributing supplies to about 60 branches and departments; superintending repairs to buildings and equipment and purchasing materials for same; general supervision of janitors, cleaners and repair men, arranging their vacations and providing substitutes during absence; supervision of shipping room and de-livery service.

The Supply Division must necessarily practice economy in every detail of purchase and distribution; while the purchasing is im-portant, the distribution is even more important. Competitive bids are received on all supplies and printing and low prices have been maintained. All orders are approved by the Librarian before being placed. A careful record is kept showing the quantity purchased and distributed to branches and departments. The system installed more than a year ago of pricing articles requisitioned by branches enables us to keep an accurate account of the cost of supplies of each branch.

Branch or department requests for repairs which are too large for their janitor to handle are made out on a blank for that purpose and sent directly to the Librarian, who turns them over to this division. The repair men have been kept busy making changes and necessary repairs, and the carpenter repairing old and making new furniture, all of which is done at a low cost and generally more promptly than if done by outside labor. A record is kept of the cost of repairs to each library, giving the cost of labor and materials.

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The men were also called on for moving school libraries, taking down cases and fitting them in new locations, fitting up a library booth for expositions in the Wigmore Coliseum and also for the many small jobs necessary before the opening of the new branches.

Some of the large repairs by outside labor were; rebuilding parapet at St. Clair and Woodland branches; repairing roofs at St. Clair, Hough, Woodland, and Miles Park branches; painting Miles Park and Woodland; cutting extra windows at Broadway; installing additional radiation at St. Clair; changing lighting fix-tures at Superior.

There have been very few changes in the janitorial force. With one or two exceptions we have a capable force of janitors, the branch men being able to make most of the smaller repairs. At the Main Library the building is cleaned at night by four men under the direction of Mr. Brookes who helps with the cleaning and also makes many repairs.

The Shipping Room and inter-library delivery service under the direction of Mr. Goodrich has progressed very satisfactorily this year. This division receives and ships all packages, freight, express or local, keeps a record of same and also delivers the incoming packages to the proper department. The one auto-truck is able to reach all large branches and some of the smaller branches every day and most of the other smaller branches and school libraries every other day; it collects home library cases, and books from schools and moves furniture at various times. The cost of addi-tional expressing has been very small. The truck has been on the road every day with the exception of two weeks in summer when it was being overhauled. All other repairs on the car have been made by the driver.

ROBT. M. JACK, Head of Supply and Repair Division.

The outlook. The foregoing- is a record of quiet readjustment and expansion, following improved work-ing conditions, and never before has the Library faced a new year with such large opportunities for usefulness before it, nor with so good equipment for meeting them. Remembering the many discouraging conditions of past years, it is indeed a pleasure to be facing big responsi-bilities with a greater measure of preparedness.

Respectfully submitted, Linda A. Eastman, Vice-Librarian.

Report of Sinking Fund Commission

Sinking Fund Commission

F I N A N C I A L REPORT OF T H E T R U S T E E S OF T H E L I B R A R Y S I N K I N G F U N D OF T H E CITY OF C L E V E L A N D

Cleveland, Ohio, June 12, 1915. To the Public Library Board of the City of Cleveland.

Gentlemen: The following report shows the transactions, collections, disbursements and resources of the Trustees of the Library Sinking Fund of the City of Cleveland, from January 1st, 1914, to January 1st, 1915.

RECEIPTS 1. From taxes $24,042.57 2. " principal of investments 3,000.00 3. " interest on investments 7,220.18 4. " interest on deposits 686.75

$34,949.50 Cash on hand January 1st. 1914 25,738.63

$60,688.13 D I S B U R S E M E N T S 1. For purchase of bonds $30,000.00 2. " interest on Library bonds 12,500.00 3. " surety bonds 25.00 4. " commission 7.15 5. 44 rent safe deposit box 7.50 6. " miscellaneous 4.79 «

$42,544.44 Cash on hand January 1st, 1915 18,143.69

$60,688.13 Securities $169,601.80

Respectfully submitted, L. E. H O L M D E N ,

Member Board of Trustees of Library Sinking Fund.

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Report of the Auditor

Report of Auditor P U B L I C L I B R A R Y F U N D FOR 1914

RECEIPTS Cash on hand Tanuary 1, 1914 $152,158.68 General tax levy $351,736.05 Depository interest $ 8,873.62 Fines 9,283.70 Miscellaneous 3,381.48

Total earnings 21,538.80

Refunds 52.20

Total 373,327.05

Total to be accounted for 525,485.73 D I S B U R S E M E N T S

Interest, rent and taxes 28,564.47 Salaries 204,752.49 Insurance 7,754.49 Care of buildings, wagons, etc 26,519.49

Total fixed charges 267,590.94 Misc. supplies, printing, etc 9,472.98 Fuel, light and ice 15,409.46 Catalogs, supplies, printing, etc 3,032.45 Binding and mending books 21,766.00 Repairs 13,379.86 General expense 5,833.50 Freight and cartage 2.393.27 By transfer to Library Cashier for Petty

Cash Fund 3,000.00

Total supplies, etc 74,287.52 Furniture, decorations & equipment . . . 13,869.27 Books 39,712.10 Periodicals 5,511.79

Total 59,093.16 Lands, buildings, additions & extensions 12,678.07 Carnegie buildings 1,934.26

Total permanent improvements 14,612.33 Refunds and reimburstments 52.20

Total disbursements 415,636.15 Cash balance December 31, 1914 109,849.58

Total disbursements and balance 525,485.73 ASSETS

Cash 109,849.58 Books 557,420.80 Catalogs 121,017.34 Buildings, fixtures & furniture 724,834.36 Land 122,370.76

Total assets 1,635,492.84 L I A B I L I T I E S

Bonds outstanding *250,000.00

Excess of assets 1,385,492.84

*These bonds will mature in 1918. $187,745.49 now on hand. See Library Sinking _ Fund Commissioners' Report On another page.

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Report of the Accountant

Accountant's Statement of Departmental Disbursements Operation

Alliance Branch $ 5,892.48 Alta Branch 5,101.88 Binding Dept 19,768.79 Broadway Branch 11,982.46 Brooklyn Branch 4,215.06 Carnegie West Branch 11,265.84 Clark Branch 2,454.35 Collinwood Branch 3,328.74 East Third Branch 3,699.20 Edgewater Branch 3,025.09 Glenville Branch 6,158.81 Hiram Branch 1,986.18 Hough Branch 8,947.61 Lorain Branch 7,086.12 Main Library—-

Division for the Blind 400.53 Circulating & Reference 32,329.54 Newspaper 1,836.36 Parents & Teachers 479.10 Not apportioned 36,093.09

Total for Main Library 71,138.62 Miles Park Branch 7,174.90 Perkins Branch 2,862.10 (a) Pilgrim Branch 512.31 (b) Prospect Branch 574.76 (c) Quincy Branch 4,672.92 St. Clair Branch 9,002.55 Grade Schools—

Class Rooms 541.42 Eagle School 699.30 Fullerton School 370.84

(d) Giddings School 209.84 Gilbert School 461.13 Hodge-Sowinski School 2,285.98

(e) Landon School 201.40 Milford School 1,250.77 Normal School 1,082 26 Oakland School 671.20 Tremont School 2,195.51 Grade School Office 1,425.76

Total for Grade Schools 11,395.41 High Schools 5,244.37 South Branch 8,560.29 South Brooklyn Branch 1,979.23 Stations Dept 2,781.11 Sterling Branch 7,142.50 Superior Branch 5,946.08 Temple Branch 2,096.11 Woodland Branch 9,604.23

Total $245,600.10

(a) Closed part of year. (b) Closed July 11th, 1914. (c) Opened May 23rd, 1914. (d) Closed May 23rd, 1914. (e) Closed August 31st, 1914.

Repairs Betterments Total $ 56.50 $ 6.30 $ 5,955.28

214.53 3,821.84 9,138.25 17.80

3,821.84 19,786.59

1,849.32 72.74 13,904.52 59.91 4,274.97 38.69 11.70 11,316.23 26.83 2.00 2,483.18 15.44 11.25 3,355.43

364.43 151.30 4,214.93 1.77 3,026.86

65.48 9.60 6,233.89 17.39 11.25 2,014.82

322.97 9,270.58 139.96 30.00 7,256.08

400.53 183.31 22.24 32,535.09

8.71 1,845.07 2.77 1.80 483.67

1,007.18 1,357.50 38,457.77 1,201.97 1,381.54 73,722.13 1,821.06 .10 8,996.06

102.54 2,964.64 512.31 574.76

219.24 7,419'. 46 12,311.62 1,148.98 .50 10,152.03

541.42 3.93 703.23 2.05 372.89

209.84 14.92 476.05 59.15 82.75 2,427.88

.27 201.67 16.42 1,267.19 2.37 1,084.63 1.02 672.22

20.40 2.00 2,217.91 1.24 4.00 1,431.00

121.77 88.75 11,605.93 1.79 5,246.16

135.73 27.25 8,723.27 146.16 2,125.39

15.69 2,796.80 280.10 ' 487'.42 7,910.02

85.33 84.85 6,116.26 .61 2,096.72

2,252.45 ' 114.75 11,971.43

$10,724.44 $13,732.60 $270,057.14

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Accountant's Statement of Departmental Disbursements (Continued)

Undivided— Accounts Division 6,051.55 19.50 60.24 6,131.29 Auditor (City) 1,200.00 1,200.00 Catalog Dept 18,459.17 165.26 207.10 18,831.53 Children's Dept. Office 6,534.86 15.55 24.87 6,575.28 Editorial 999.68 999.68 General Office 3,271.78 11.44 10.00 3,293.22 Order Dept 5,776.12 21.02 89.82 5,886.96 Inventory 131.65 131.65 Shipping Room 1,497.53 3.39 9.00 1,509.92 Smalled Branches &

High Schools, Office 2,204.40 3.75 2,208.15 Stock 11,741.51 230.45 293.43 12,265.39

(f) Supt. of Bldgs 18.43 1,086.54 2.50 1,107.47 Supply & Repair Div is ion . . 2,937.17 37.62 211.70 3,186.49 Not apportioned 25,297.18 1,289.51 42,289.32 68,876.01

Total $331,721.13 $13,604.72 $56,934.33 $402,260.18 Less Credit—

Discount on Accounts Payable 124.89 Discount on Book Returns 1,033.15 1,158.04

Total $401,102.14

( f ) Closed September 5th, 1914.

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Appendices

A, Inventory, 14S.

B, Books Issued, 150.

C, Visitors to Reference Departments and Reading Rooms,

157.

D, Registration, 159.

E, Binding Report, 161.

F, Gift Report, 163. Gift Form, 167.

G, Library Free Lecture Course and Use of Auditoriums, 168.

H, Home Library Clubs and Visitors, 170.

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£ A P P E N D I X A, I N V E N T O R Y

Total Books on Hand, Circulating and Reference, Adult and Juvenile

Main Division for the

Blind Alta Broadway Carnegie

West East

Third Glenville Hough

Total Circulating and Reference On hand Dec. 31, 1914 On hand Jan. 1, 1914

Increase Decrease

* 183,587 177,759

5,828

761 740

21

7,011 6,199

812

26,755 26,249

506

30,974 31,409

'435

1,705 741 964

10,751 10,416

335

16,322 16,668

346

Lorain Miles Park Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Alliance


Increase Decrease

11,184 10,757

427

16,617 18,260

' 1,643

8,560 4,049 4,511

18,963 20,420

' 1,457

20,742 21,206

" 464

10,870 9,639 1,231

18,224 21,344

' '3,120

9,627 9,467

160

Brooklyn Clark Collinwood East Branch Edgewater Hiram Perkins Prospect


Increase

7,274 6,745

529

4,673 4,205

468

6,366 5,898

468

4,421 4,287

134

6,072 5,876

196

3,633 2,806

827

4,513 4,642

' " l 2 9

*2,912 3,285

Decrease

7,274 6,745

529

4,673 4,205

468

6,366 5,898

468

4,421 4,287

134

6,072 5,876

196

3,633 2,806

827

4,513 4,642

' " l 2 9 373

A P P E N D I X A, INVENTORY—Continued

Total Books on Hand, Circulating and Reference, Adult and Juvenile

South Brooklyn Superior Stations Children's

Department Central High

East High

East Technical

Lincoln High


Increase Decrease

4,767 4,621

146

8,948 8,483

465

*17,636 20,567

"2,931

1-37,015 39,619

' 2,604

*623 562

61

*1,821 1,184

637

* 1,747 1,565

182

*296 257

39

South High

West High

West Technical

Grade Schools

Normal School

Sowinski School

Tremont School Total

Total Circulating and Reference On hand Dcc. 31, 1914 On hand Tan 1, 1914

*476 335 141

*1,234 1,043

191

1 *194 I *4,464

3,549 915

920 220 700

13,517 2,862

655

13,344 3,133

211

519,519 511,067

8,452 Increase

*476 335 141

*1,234 1,043

191

*4,464 3,549

915

920 220 700

13,517 2,862

655

13,344 3,133

211

519,519 511,067

8,452 Decrease

*476 335 141

*1,234 1,043

191

*4,464 3,549

915

920 220 700

13,517 2,862

655

13,344 3,133

211

519,519 511,067

8,452

*Adult only, tjuvenile only.

A P P E N D I X B. BOOKS ISSUED, A D U L T AND J U V E N I L E — C o n t i n u e d

Main Division for the Blind

Alta Branch

Broadway Branch

Carnegie East Third Glenville Hough West Branch Branch Branch Branch

per ct. per ct. per ct. Iper • ct. 441 .3 74 .3 101 .1 276 ,1 973 .6 466 2.0 621 .5 1,949 1. .3

1,554 1 .0 346 1.5 937 ,8 1,560 1. .0 11,368 7 .0 1,704 7.4 6,927 6. ,1 8,385 5. .5 3,241 2 .0 636 2.8 2,237 2. 0 4,024 2, 7 2,830 3,568

1 .7 512 2 .3 2,090 1. ,8 2,276 1. .5 2,830 3,568 2 .2 942 4.1 2,613 2. ,3 3,358 2. .3 4,185 2 .6 617 2.7 3,543 3, ,1 5,098 3, .4 5,828 3 .6 1,038 4.5 3,624 3. 2 7,343 4. .9 4,955 3 . 1 512 2.3 3,611 3. 2 4,353 2. 9 2,934 1 .8 535 2.3 2,050 1. ,8 3,784 2. .5

54,149 33 .3 9,474 41.1 54,676 48. ,0 69,063 46. .6 21,950 13 .5 1,778 7.8 16,973 15. 0 22,994 15. ,5

9,169 5 .6 1,451 6.3 7,688 6, .8 5,177 3, .5 4,930 3 .0 1,621 7.1 4,086 3. .6 7,253 4, .8

310 .2 26 .1 19 ,0 17 .0 27 .0 29 .0 32 .0 " ' l5 3 '.0

173 . 1 140 .6 "'77 '.0 523 .3 1,358 .8 61 .2 237 .2 273 .1 7,403 4 .6 634 2.8 1,741 l! .5 1,667 l' .1

119 .1 12 .0 38 .0 36 .0 2 .0 5 .0 7 .0

20,736 12 .7 8 .0 8 .0 ' ' '29 .0 43 .0 350 1.5 8 .0 13 .0

3 .0 27 .1 ..... 179 .1 59 .2 .0 149 .1 3

1 .0 .0 2 ',0

' ' "22 !o 6 .0 8 ' ".0 4 ,0

14 .0 17 .0 16 ,0 37 .0 16 .0 45 .0 24 ,0

0 1162,741 100 23,088 '166 113,922 100 149,522 100

Philology Philosophy Religion Sociology Travel Science Useful Arts Fine Arts Literature History Biography Adult fiction Juvenile fiction Little children's books, Magazines Bohemian Croation Danish-Norwegian . . . Finnish French

r w German •< X . . . .

I Y Hebrew & Yiddish. Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Roumanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Dutch Greek General works

Total

1,495 7,822 6,899

13,518 7,651 8,818

16,877 15,101 22,498

6,926 7,441

114,319 7,294 1,306

14,946 58 1

392 377

2,086 4,466

12 ,286 218

1 345 628 190 67

116 24

. . . . .

675 267

35

|275,154

per ct. .5

2 . 8 2.5 4.9 2 . 8 3.2 6 . 2 5.5 8 . 2 2.5 2.7

42.1 2.7

.4 5.5 .0 .0 . 1 . 1 .7

1 . 6 4 .5

,0 .0 . 1 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0

.2

.0

.0

100

1 11 75 34

104 46 10 14 20 94 36

635 60 43

769

1,952 100

per ct. 0 6 9

254 36

377 5,876 1,099

456 516

1,351 1,461 2,136

772 4,942 4,329

12,714 750

75

7,489

44,645

per ct. .5 . 1 .8

13.1 2.5 1 .0 1 . 2 3 .0 3.3 4 .8 1.7

11.1 9.7

28.5 1.7

100

436 609

1,364 16,882

3,125 2,825 4,296 5,593 5,127 6,227 1,861

52,695 20,947 13,811 3,383

33,315 14

21 601

2,216 272

'' 150 17 9

19,507

' ' 8 8 13

786 5 1

196,196

per ct. .2 .3 .7

8.6 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.9 2.6 3.2

.9 26.9 10.7 7.1 1.7

17.0 .0

. 0

.3 1 . 1

.1

" .1 .0 .0

9.9

' .0 .0 .4 .0 .0

100

A P P E N D I X B. BOOKS ISSUED, A D U L T AND JUVENILE—Continued

Lorain Branch

Mile3 Park Branch

Quincy Branch

St. Clair Branch

South Branch

Sterling Branch

Woodland Branch

Alliance Branch

per ct. per ct. per ct. per ct. per ct. per ct. | Iper ct. |per ct. Philology 85 .0 200 .2 56 .1 215 . 1 117 .2 126 .2 328 .2 494 .4 Philosophy 480 .5 902 .9 289 .4 426 .3 706 .6 294 .3 822 .4 224 .2 Religion 1,113 1.1 897 .9 563 .8 1,199 .9 957 .9 1,180 1.4 1,382 .8 1,339 1.2 Sociology 7,325 7.0 7,418 7.7 6,346 9.4 11,043 8.1 9,955 8.6 10,613 12.3 13,126 8 .0 12,473 11.9 Travel 2,657 2.5 2,209 2.3 1,287 2 .0 3,340 2.4 2,613 2.3 2,012 2.3 2,606 1.5 1,954 1.8 Science 1,912 1.8 1,863 2 .0 1,013 1.5 2,662 2.0 2,379 2 .0 1,383 1.6 2,609 1.5 1,300 1.2 Useful Arts 2,605 2.5 2,118 2.2 1,214 1.8 3,589 2.6 2,992 2.6 1,679 2 .0 3,318 2 .0 1,212 1.1 Fine Arts 3,537 3.4 3,197 3.4 1,597 2.4 4,381 3.2 4,079 3.6 2,438 2.8 3,587 2.1 1,419 1.3 Literature 3,318 3.2 4,306 4.5 1,861 2.8 4,430 3.2 3,965 3.5 3,228 3.7 6,725 4 .0 4,013 3.8 History 3,493 3.3 3,220 3.4 2,133 3.2 5,128 3.8 4,052 3.5 4,135 4 .8 5,914 3.5 4,556 4.3 Biography 1,791 1.7 1,795 1.8 1,042 1.6 2,287 1.7 2,206 1.9 1,695 2.0 2,952 1.8 2,008 1.9 Adult fiction 43,270 41.1 35,552 37.2 20,775 30.8 39,732 29.1 35,625 30.9 22,123 25.6 63,189 38.4 19,801 18.9 Juvenile fiction 20,251 19.2 18,186 19.0 13,077 19.4 19,046 14.0 19,507 17.0 14,470 16.7 29,791 18.1 22,157 21.2 Little children's books. 7,090 6.7 6,149 6.4 9,905 14.7 10,178 7.5 10,176 8.8 15,685 18.0 13,683 8.3 17,921 17.1 Magazines 2,826 2.7 6,252 6.5 1,112 1.6 2,849 2.1 5,169 4.5 2,457 2.9 2,544 1.5 356 .3 Bohemian 7 .0 134 .2 2,852 4.2 155 .1 1,165 1.0 9 .0 2 •0 129 . 1 Croation 67 . 1 3 .0 2,298 1.7 Danish-Norwegian . . . . ' ' ' 56 ' ' .0 5 .0 " ' 10 ' ' !o " " 6 " ! o Finnish 4 .0 7 .0 French 15 .0 ' ' '48 " ! i ' ' *42 174 . 1 ' " 3 4 ' ".0 ' " 2 3 " '.0 " ' 7 6 " '.0 " ' i i ' ' .0

( W 471 .4 154 .2 147 .2 1,789 1.3 1,724 1.5 233 .3 811 .4 97 .0 German < X 2,719 2.6 557 .6 1,089 1.6 5,663 4.2 7,107 6.2 711 .8 3,411 2 . 0 468 .4

1 Y 129 . 1 61 .1 61 .1 512 .4 231 .2 58 .1 225 .1 97 .0 Hebrew & Yiddish. . . . 2 .0 . . . . . 21 .0 1 .0 10 .0 838 1.0 669 .4 11,658 11.2 Hungarian 235 .2 " . 0 848 1.2 793 .6 120 .1 59 .1 6,624 4 . 0 1,303 1.2 Italian 36 .0 62 .1 53 . 1 70 .0 116 . 1 526 .6 9 .0 53 .0 Lithuanian 484 .4 29 .0 21 .0 Polish 163 ' ' '.2 " *62 " ! i 1,291 .9 ' ' '25 ".0 299 .3 " "74 " ! o 18 .0 Roumanian 170 . 1 8 .0 17 .0 22 .0 Russian 8 ' ' !o 142 . 1 8 ' ' .'0 74 .1 1,725 1 . 0 559 .5 Slovak ' " 3 0 ' ".0 705 .5 4 .0 61 .1 3 .0 Slovenian 5 .0 4 ' ' !o 11,540 8.5 4 .0 27 .0 5 .0 Spanish 9 ' !o 1 .0 3 .0 6 .0 4 .0 10 .0 15 .0 Swedish 49 .0 17 .0 141 . 1 4 .0 Dutch 7 .0 2 .0 2 ' " . 0 " *39 " ! o Greek General works I

Total |105,492 100 95,557 \ 100 | 67,480 f 100 |136,453 ' 100 llV, 174 ' 100 86,491 ' 100 166,281 ' i o o 105,663 ' i o o


Philology Philosophy Religion Sociology Travel Science Useful Arts Fine Arts Literature History Biography Adult fiction Juvenile fiction Little children's books. Magazines Bohemian Croation Danish-Norwegian Finnish French

( W German < X

( Y Hebrew & Yiddish Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Roumanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Dutch Greek General works

Total

Brooklyn Branch*

Clark Branch

Collinwood Branch

East Branch

per ct. per ct. per ct. 50 . 1 82 .2 42 . 1

272 .4 79 .2 163 .3 702 1 . 0 323 .6 660 1 . 1

5,103 7, .2 5,070 10.1 5,835 10 .1 1,601 2 .3 825 1 .7 1,072 1, .9 1,167 1 .7 680 1.4 1,050 1 .9 1,660 2. 3 892 1. 8 1,194 2. ,1 2,086 3, . 0 1,704 3. .4 1,772 3. .1 2,239 3, .2 1,301 2.6 1,929 3. .3 2,255 3, .2 2,135 4, .3 2,315 4. . 0 1,181 1. .7 755 1. .5 1,092 1, .9

25,913 36. .8 13,094 26, .2 20,554 35. .5 13,711 19. ,5 8,991 18. .0 9,234 16.0 5,483 7. .8 6,457 12. .9 6,074 10. .5 5,177 7, .3 1,656 3. .3 1,642 2. .9

24 . 0 3,677 7 .3 61 .1 3,677 213 .4

" *13 !o 4 !o 3 0 1 ,0 ' ' '80 A

258 .4 261 ,5 38 .0 1,515 2, . 1 1,589 3! .2 667 l! .1

26 . 0 131 .3 8 . 0 13 .0

. "266 '.S 402 .5 .0 15 . 0 179 .3

32 .0 2 '.0 6 .0 281 .5

12 . 0

.0 1,405 "2. ' 3

3 .0 1 . 0 1 . 0 7 .0

70,446 ' 100 49,996 f i o o 58,027 ' i o o

1 92 48

240 137 50 63

208 498 195 175

1,502 281

"317

3,807

Edgewater Hiram Perkins Pilgrim Branch Branch Branch Branch

per ct. per ct.| Iper ct.l Iper ct. 38 .0 95 .2 53 .1 2 .0

202 .4 68 .1 68 .1 34 .3 454 .9 689 1.4 593 1.3 85 .8

3,485 6.5 9,885 20.2 5,844 12.6 824 7.6 934 1.8 1,019 2.2 1,247 2.7 141 1.3 829 1.6 725 ' 1.5 630 1.4 119 1.1

1,017 1.9 884 1.8 832 1.8 95 .9 1,547 2.9 1,145 2.4 1,379 3.0 211 1.9 1,426 2.7 1,766 3.6 1,552 3.4 192 1.8 1,202 2.2 2,642 5.4 1,996 4.3 264 2.4

770 1.4 944 1.9 851 1.9 108 1.0 26,175 48.8 5,747 11.8 8,079 17.4 5,243 48.2

8,061 15.0 7,749 15.8 10,948 23.7 1,562 14.3 3,238 6.1 11,874 24.3 6,628 14.3 1,070 9.8 3,283 6.1 759 1.6 1,115 2.4 772 7.1

6 .0 38 .0 27 .0 0 569 1.2 0 8

. u

.0 " ' 13 ' ' '.0 " " 5 9 .0 " " 6 ' ' !o 4 .0

62 . 1 20 .0 590 1.3 4 603 1.1 207 .4 883 2.0 165 1.5

32 •P 68 .1 753 1.6 453 .9 25 .0

" ' 19 ' ' .0 250 .5 296 .7 95 .1 1,487 3.1 11 .0 {

14 .0 571 1.2 218 1 -4 585 1.3 2

' *231 ' ' 'a 6 .0 5 .0 90 .2 69 .1 59 .1

189 ' ' .4 " ' l4 ' ".0 ' ' '47 ' !i " ' l 6 ' '16

| 5V,764 'ioo 48,954 ioo 4*6", 4 06 'ioo 10,899 ioo

Philology Philosophy Religion Sociology Travel Science Useful Arts Fine Arts Literature History Biography Adult fiction Juvenile fiction Little children's books. Magazines Bohemian Croation Danish-Norwegian Finnish French

( W German -s X

I Y Hebrew & Yiddish . . . Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Roumanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Dutch Greek General works

Total


Prospect Branch

per ct. . 2

1.8 1.3 2.5 1 . 1

. 6 1.4 2.0 4.3 1 . 0 1.9

67.5 1 . 2

12.6

100

So. Brooklyn Branch

15 105 158

3,479 866 692 841

1,331 1,030 1,562

654 14,812 8,215 4,105 2,172

54

63 263

1,533 81

"384 12

52

42,484

per ct. .0 .3 .4

8.2 2.0 1.6 2.0 3.1 2 .4 3.7 1 . 6

34.9 19.4 9.7 5.1

. 1

100

Superior Branch

144 656 958

6,962 2,158 1,614 2,035 2,961 3,708 3,153 2,189

52,132 21,589

6,366 4,168

1 ' " 3 2

12 16

195 1,355

23 5

45 3

' " l 5

112,495

per ct. .1 .6 .8

6 . 2 2 .0 1.4 1 . 8 2.7 3.3 2 . 8 2.0

46.3 19.2 5.7 3.7 .0

.0

. 0

. 2 1 . 2 .0 .0 .0 .0

100

Temple Branch

47 175 522

5,189 712 528 578 710

1,790 1,648

843 18,488 11,393 4,101

841 43

9 115 400

35 446 126

16

48,832

per ct. . 1 .3

1 .1 1 0 . 6

1.5 1.1 1 . 2 1.5 3.7 3.6 1.7

37.8 23.3

8.4 1.7

. 1

.0

100

Home Libraries

80 355

3.497 524 737 297 299 641

1,541 1,090

499 7.498 4,354

27 105

189 21

311 25 10 15

22,119

per ct.

' ' 'a 1.6

15.8 2.4 3.3 1.3 1.4 2.9 7.0 4.9 2 .3

33.9 19.7

.1

.5

.9

. 1

'\A . 1 .0 .0

100

Grade Schools

Class Rooms

High Schools

2,359 3,302 2,651

39,306 8,536 6,376 5,634 8,586 8,153

17,114 5,439

24,832 57,329 67,279 11,299

1,462

144 981

2,601 753

75 697 649 116

9,676

"333 16

2 119

7

285,833

per ct. .8

1.2 .9

13.8 3 .0 2 .2 2.0 3.0 2.9 6.0 1.9 8.7

20.1 23.6

4 . 0 .5

' " 6 ' ' '.0

.3

.9

.3

.0

.2

.2

.0 3.4

" i . 0

' ' .'6 .0

' " 6

'ioo

37 1,676

13,899 5,862 4,033 1,999 1,455 4,619 8,474 5,042

501 27,256 47,440

294 81

200 201 160

123,237

per ct.; [per ct. .0 813 1.1 .0 458 .6

1.4 2,686 3.7 11.3 2,520 3.5 4 .8 1,477 2 .0 3.3 2,891 4 . 0 1.6 3,555 4.9 1.2 2,651 3.7 3.7 19,867 27.4 6.9 4,690 6.5 4 .1 2,552 3.5

.4 16,093 22.2 22.1 833 1.2 38.4

.3 9,949 13.8

.0

"521 ' " 7 ' ' .'2 737 1.0

.2 130 .2

.1

'ioo 7*2,45 i 'ioo *4,258 76,709

*Books issued at Glenville High not reported by classes until November.

A P P E N D I X B. BOOKS ISSUED, A D U L T A N D JUVENILE—Continued

Stations Total

Philology Philosophy Religion Sociology Travel Science Useful Arts Fine Arts Literature History Biography Adult fiction Juvenile fiction Little children's hooks Magazines Bohemian Croation Danish-Norwegian . . . Finnish French

C W German < X

I Y Hebrew & Yiddish Hungarian Italian Lithuanian Polish Roumanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Dutch Greek General works

Total

|per ct. 577 .5 9,150 460 .4 23,047 339 .3 34,763

1,373 1.2 255,733 952 .8 68,961

1,018 .9 58,170 2,371 2.1 74,987 1,097 1.0 89,067 1,946 1.7 131,846 1,089 1.0 113,813

950 .8 60,003 83,860 73.5 963,812

2,274 2 . 0 449,843 227 .2 316,842

11,989 10.5 117,928 646 .6 44,423

3,192 ""12 563

493 ' " l 8 4,323

108 .1 16,255 1,163 1.0 60,999

4 .0 4,164 9 .0 14,240

530 .5 34,595 133 .1 12,127 66 .1 1,572

561 .5 33,210 23 . 0 764

3,142 " " i 920

237 ".2 14,235 5 . 0 873 5 . 0 710

125 7 1

114,043 ' i o o 3,018,898 *4,258

3,023,156

per ct. .3 .8

1.2 8.5 2 .3 1.9 2.5 3.0 4.4 3.8 2 .0

31.9 14.9 10.5 3.9 1.5

. 1

.0

.0

. 1

.6 1.9

. 1

.5 1.2

.4

.0 1 . 1

.0

.1 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

100

Inter-library loans to 82,541 Inter-library loans from 87,470 Pictures 3,512 Pamphlets 9 7 9 Bulletins 29 Leaflets ! . . ! ! ! ! ! ! . . 162 Maps 21 Clippings 4 7 9 (N. Y.) Point alphabets 3 Braille alphabets 5 Moon alphabets 21 Plates 3 7 5 Music rolls 5 4 Lantern slides 1,440 Victrola records 4 7 House plans 8

Quincy opened May 23rd, 1914. Pilgrim closed June 20th, 1914; July 1st, 1914-Sept. 21st, 1914

open two days each week; Sept. 21st, 1914-Nov. 21st, 1914 open six days a week; Nov. 21st, 1914-Dec. 31st, 1914 open three days each week.

Prospect closed July 11th, 1914.

*Books issued at Glenville High not reported by classes unti\ November.

A P P E N D I X B, BOOKS ISSUED, J U V E N I L E

Main Division for the Blind Alta Broadway Carnegie West East Third Glenville Hough Lorain Miles Park Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Alliance Brooklyn Clark Collinwood East Branch Edgewater Hiram Perkins Pilgrim Prospect South Brooklyn Superior Temple Home Libraries Grade Schools Class Rooms High Schools Stations

Total Per cent

Phi

l-ol

ogy

Phi

l-os

ophy

Rel

ig-

ion

Soci

-ol

ogy

1

Tar

vel

Scie

nce

Use

ful

Art

s

Fin

e A

rts

4 30 307 2,851 645 660 238 963

" 3 3 " i s '350 5,640 l',602 *391 '326 '707 41 915 15,705 2,334 1,429 1,413 2,737

" i 7 23 780 9,620 1,844 1,186 632 1,608 1 74 1,169 92 146 55 106 .... " 2 2 301 5,725 998 1,040 618 1,067

16 338 5,691 1,103 1,058 785 1,770 2 46 610 6,454 1,630 880 630 1,306 2 43 444 5,758 1,119 832 489 1,164 9 10 391 5,927 863 651 309 612 1 19 860 9,914 2,444 1,313 819 1,998 1 29 463 8,722 1,642 1,077 740 1,882

36 38 588 9,858 1,033 693 609 1,087 18 41 789 11,442 1,879 1,218 846 1,637 93 77 1,136 11,893 1,864 992 772 1,073

2 9 339 4,492 1,120 644 497 938 5 2 270 4,823 657 499 498 1,209

10 470 5,448 706 774 425 1,027 .... 7 104 2 11 19 7 "' *4 299 3,100 643 479 346 754

12 638 9,532 967 628 690 946 39 559 5,681 1,101 545 574 1,056

2 59 770 83 105 36 126 . . . .

" i o " 6 9 3,223 '562 '394 *226 '553 1 10 379 5,774 1,254 864 697 1,389 3 10 341 4,856 611 350 310 420

80 355 3,497 524 737 297 298 140 90 2,466 34,956 6,523 5,025 3,774 6,342

2 35 1,672 13,804 5,824 3,919 1,996 1,435 52 182 56 89 75 123 13 94 44 76 20 61

'382 '761 16,334 216,705 41,169 28,705 19,761 36,401 .0 .0 1.2 | 16.5 3.1 2.1 | 1.5 2.7

A P P E N D I X B, BOOKS ISSUED, JUVENILE—Continued

Main Division for the Blind Alta Broadway Carnegie West East Third Glenville Hough Lorain Miles Park Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Alliance Brooklyn Clark Collinwood East Branch Edgewater Hiram Perkins Pilgrim Prospect South Brooklyn Superior Temple Home Libraries Grade Schools Class Rooms High Schools Stations

Total Per cent

797

1,142 2,535 1,685

203 952

1,138 1,305 1,316 1,110 2,083 1,749 1,585 2,301 2,677

944 955

1,079 1

540 1,428 1,279

124

'455 976 675 641

5,561 4,582

147 64

42,029 3.2

w 930

1,907 5,368 3,262

168 2,025 2,103 2,495 2,315 1,755 3,909 3,107 2,860 4,377 3,906 1,821 1,928 1,786

88 889

2,472 1,813

229

1,288 2,186 1,286 1,537

15,450 8,329

198 78

81,865 6 . 2

.2 »

521

"670 1,342 1,205

106 749

1,173 932 808 722

1,503 1,227

852 1,829 1,750

784 631 730

16 430 844 680

77

"439 1,059

556 1,090 4,657 4,993

97 22

32,494 2 .4

v rz c G.2 <v £ M

7,294 60

4,329 20.947 21,950

1,778 16,973 22,994 20,251 18,186 13,077 19,046 19,507 14,470 29,791 22,157 13,711 8,991 9,234

281 8,061 7,749

10.948 1,562

109 8,215

21,589 11,393 7,498

57,329 27,256

833 2,274

449,843 34.3

o J O M

1,306 43

12,714 13,811 9,169 1,451 7,688 5,177 7,090 6,149 9,905

10,178 10,176 15,685 13,683 17,921 5,483 6,457 6,074

3,238 11,874 6,628 1,070

4,105 6,366 4,101 4,354

67,279 47,440

"227 316,842

24.1

ba £ kH 5

274

'397 805

1,013 51

1,482 940 385 636 235 690 699 504 811

68 677 210 233

' 8 8 6 202 464 114

'417 677

77 27

3,632 2

56

16*,664 1 . 2

a-3 o o

319

1,542 6,961 1,690

64 59 79

212 140 407

3,215 548 245 724 308 78

439 305

" 6 1 333

1,382

154 27 62 21

3,664 393

' ' *4 23,436

1.5

17,139 103

31,165 76,343 55,684

5,464 39,699 44,366 44,228 39,401 35,983 57,992 51,569 50,143 71,386 66,687 31,539 27,574 28,301

536 19,731 38,315 32,756 4,357

109 20,111 43,248 25,051 20,956

216,888 121,682

1,908 2,977

1,323,391 100.

See Adult and Juvenile Report for notes.

A P P E N D I X C V I S I T O R S T O R E F E R E N C E D E P A R T M E N T S A N D R E A D I N G R O O M S , A D U L T A N D J U V E N I L E

Week D a y s

Average Week D a y s

Sundays and

Hol idays

Average Sundays

and Hol idays

Total

Main Alta Broadway Carnegie West East Third . . . Glenville Hough Lorain Miles Park . . . Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Alliance Brooklyn Clark Collinwood . . . Edgewater . . . . Hiram Perkins Pilgrim Prospect South Brooklyn Superior Temple Grade Schools High Schools .

Total

147,164 | 44,541

143,028 103,228

19,931 70,168 60,849 49,918 58,351 33,153 73,553 56,611 75,797 96,314

112,376 26,032 26,197 17,250 23,242 60,023 42,471

8,059 9,436

19,604 39,975 31,880 19,424

226,106 ,694,681

807 141 465 336

64 229 198 162 190 179 239 184 247 314 372

85 85 56 76

195 138

39 65 64

130 105 103

1,227 6,495

15.133 379

1,554

1,670

4,625 3,106

4,293 11,784

1,346

43,511

53

92

84 111

77 354

51

1,201

162,297 44,541

143,028 103,228

19,931 71,722 60,849 49,918 60,021 33,153 78,178 59,717 75,797

100,607 124,160 26,032 26,197 17,250 23,242 60,023 42,471

8,059 10,782 19,604 39,975 31,880 19,424

226,106 1,738,192

Main Visitors to the Circulating and Reference Depart-ment not counted until July.

East Branch—Visitors not counted. Glenville, Miles Park, South, Al l iance—Open Sundays and

holidays part of year only. Ouincy—Opened May 23, 1914. Pi lgrim—See note on report of Books Issued. Prospect Closed July 11, 1914. Grade Schools—Days open vary from two to six days each

week; one department closed during all school vacations. Giddings School Closed ATay 23, 1914. Landon School—Closed August 31, 1914. High Schools—Open five days each week ; all departments,

except ihree are closed during school vacations. TTome Libraries Visitors not countcd. Class Rooms—Visi tors not counted. Stations—Visitors not countcd.

A P P E N D I X C V I S I T O R S T O R E F E R E N C E D E P A R T M E N T S A N D R E A D I N G R O O M S , J U V E N I L E

Main Alta Broadway Carnegie West East Third . . . Glenville Hough Lorain Miles Park . . . Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland . . . . Alliance Brooklyn . . . . Clark Collinwood . . . Edgewater . . . Hiram Perkins Pilgrim South Brooklyn Superior Temple

Total

Week Days

8,182 32,829 65,980 54,707

3,901 29,807 26,166 33.391 32,537 25.392 56,089 30,445 44,195 53,566 66,322 18,439 22,849 13,956 15,262 55,174 38.215

6,839 15.216 24,769 24,276

798,504

East Branch—Visitors not counted. Prospect—Visitors not counted. Grade Schools—Visitors not counted. High Schools—Visitors not counted. See Adult and Juvenile Report for notes.

Average Week Days

26 107 214 178

13 97 85

108 106 137 182 99

144 174 299

60 74 45 49

147 124 28 49 80 80

2,705

Sundays and Hol idays

807

905

3,320 1,437

2,054 4,619

13,142

Average Sundays

and Hol idays

27

50

36 153

377

Total

8,182 32,829 65,980 54,707

3,901 30,614 26,166 33.391 33,442 25.392 59,409 31,882 44,195 55,620 70,941 18,439 22,849 13,956 15,262 55,174 38.215

6,839 15.216 24,769 24,276

811,646

A P P E N D I X D, REGISTRATION, ADULT AND J U V E N I L E

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Main 36,363 5,768 950 574 7,292 i 1 630 4,903 950 6,483 37,172 Division for the Blind 113 50 50 163 Alta 2,492 830 766 " ' 8 1,604 " 3 2 '528 '766 1,326 2,770 Broadway 9,386 2,451 619 121 3,191 168 1,403 619 2,190 10,387 Carnegie West 8,637 2,301 542 188 3,031 301 2,498 542 3,341 8,327 East Third 375 870 249 1,119 106 40 146 1,348 Glenville 6,963 1,291 653 253 2,197 216 515 '653 1,384 7,776 Hough 8,709 1,843 1,058 296 3,197 458 1,592 1,058 3,108 8,798 Lorain 4,958 1,420 196 179 1,795 135 809 196 1,140 5,613 Miles Park | 4,239 1,186 277 69 1,532 108 640 277 1,025 4,746 Quincy 2,189 974 3,163 48 4 52 3,111 St. Clair 8,602 1,969 '620 206 2,795 289 2,838 '620 3,747 7,650 South 7,573 1,577 741 224 2,542 248 2,485 741 3,474 6,641 Sterling 1,743 I 1,296 6 139 1,441 228 47 6 281 2,903 Woodland 8,660 2,008 810 292 3,1 10 755 1,123 810 2,688 9,082 Alliance 4,352 1,669 163 173 2,005 318 1,036 163 1,517 4,840 Brooklyn 3,765 695 398 100 1,193 105 546 398 1,049 3,909 Clark 1,516 523 102 625 90 15 105 2,036 Collinwood | 2,462 837 ' 181 96 1,1 14 64 266 ' i s i 511 3,065 Detroit 730 730 730 East Branch 411 ' '56 ' ' *2 ' " 3 61 ' '42 202 ' ' '2 246 '226 Edgewater 2,579 642 320 138 1,100 79 301 320 700 2,979 Hiram 2,904 | 718 85 34 837 183 687 85 955 2,786 Perkins 2,413 697 35 34 766 100 331 35 466 2,713 Pilgrim 626 124 72 32 228 46 163 72 281 573 Prospect 1,675 104 17 121 213 705 918 878 South Brooklyn 2,511 483 '287 87 857 62 30 *28 7 379 2,989 Superior 5,325 1,452 593 286 2,331 175 953 593 1,721 5,935 Temple 2,781 669 139 211 1,019 159 631 139 929 2,871 Grade Schools 9,697 3,244 560 322 4,126 902 1,230 560 2,692 11,131 High Schools 202 3 3 29 176 205

Total 152,762 38,965 10,073 5',407 54,445 6,289 27,427 10,073 43,789 163,418

Quincy—Opened May 23, 1914. Pilgrim—See note on report of Books Issued. Prospect—Closed July 11, 1914.

Home Libraries—Borrowers' cards not issued. Class Rooms—Borrowers' cards not issued. Stations—Borrowers' cards not issued.

A P P E N D I X D, REGISTRATION, J U V E N I L E

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Main 221 149 1 11 161 9 4 1 14 368 Alta 1,240 426 642 6 1,074 20 505 708 1,233 1,081 66 Broadway 4,753 1,119 325 61 1,505 81 709 441 1,231 5,027 116 Carnegie West 3,623 971 144 79 1,194 150 927 210 1,287 3,530 66 East Third 151 182 8 190 29 14 43 298 Glenville 2,589 506 229 97 832 67 127 '315 509 2,912 ' ' 86 Hough 2,364 641 190 89 920 176 500 318 994 2,290 128 Lorain 2,554 690 80 86 856 72 461 121 654 2,756 41 Miles Park 2,020 738 121 38 897 52 323 173 548 2,369 52 Quincy 1,143 620 1,763 33 2 35 1,728 St. Clair 3*,901 853 *243 89 1,185 152 1,137 351 1,640 3,446 ' ios South 3,152 822 229 141 1,192 141 1,078 384 1,603 2,741 155 Sterling 1,299 819 95 914 193 42 6 241 1,972 6 Woodland 3,834 1,083 *271 233 , 1,587 470 541 413 1,424 3,997 142 Alliance 2,522 1,006 103 149 1,258 284 683 111 1,078 2,702 8 Brooklyn 1,723 366 127 38 531 33 261 163 457 1,797 36 Clark 847 266 66 332 72 10 82 1,097 Collinwood 1,314 411 " 3 0 34 475 28 167 "l23 318 ;,471 "93 Detroit 366 .... 366 .... 366 .... East Branch 144 "l2 " l 3 ' '29 122 152 ' ' *5 Edgewater 944 303 " 8 5 65 453 35 147 144 326 1,071 59 Hiram 2,177 530 68 30 628 162 595 77 834 1,971 9 Perkins 2,019 442 29 24 495 90 296 35 421 2,093 6 Pilgrim 265 59 7 20 86 27 46 8 81 270 1 South Brooklyn 1,145 272 134 57 463 46 19 173 238 1,370 39 Superior 1,653 499 140 116 755 77 299 222 598 1,810 82 Temple 1,751 417 47 171 635 107 312 91 510 1,876 44 Grade Schools 8,348 2,433 457 272 3,162 833 1,020 525 2,378 9,132 68 High Schools 1 44 1 43 .... 44

Total 1 56,963 17,158 | 3,702 2,696 23,556 3,469 10,756 5', 114 1 19,339 61,180 1,412

Prospect—No Juvenile Registration. See Adult and Juvenile Report for notes.

A P P E N D I X E, B I N D I N G R E P O R T

Order Catalog Main Reference . Main Circulating Miscellaneous . . . Alta Broadway Carnegie West . . East Third Glenville H o u g h Lorain Miles Park Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Smaller Branches Stations Children's Dept. . Grade Schools . . . H igh Schools

Cloth Vol. cost

543 152

2,590

363 1,196

922 9

291 435 392 358

90 715 595 305 685

2,719 348

1,058 1,105

84

I 217.90 93.45

1,071.98

'135.96 433.50 338.99

3.17 103.71 164.29 140.95 130.49

29.88 265.33 218.75 115.95 264.30 981.57 136.72 339.66 381.75

33.29

Half Leather Vol. cost

1 286

39 1,995

' '263 1,167

860 24

761 1,317

743 471

42 716 608 443 858

4,054 628 593 885

80

; 1.00 161.15

37.35 945.81

119.46 536.27 394.93

12.70 346.17 596.94 335.84 212.96

18.95 331.37 276.90 200.92 393.12

1,836.73 284.13 272.07 401.91

36.80

Magazines Vol. cost

9 1,574

57

27 64 76

'48 53 46 47 17 50 65 21 38

178

" 9 24 56

$ 6.15 1,422.97

41.30

' 18.90 50.80 63.50

' '37.45 40.40 35.05 36.95 13.50 38.15 49.30 14.95 29.25

126.45

6.95 16.25 41.10

Total Vol. cost

1 838

1,765 4,642

" 6 5 3 2,427 1,858

33 1,100 1,805 1,181

876 149

1,481 1,268

769 1,581 6,951

976 1,660 2,014

220

1.00 385.20

1,553.77 2,059.09

274'. 2 6 1,020.69

797.42 15.87

487.33 801.63 511.84 380.40

62,33 634.85 544.95 331.82 686.67

2,944.75 420.85 618.68 799.91 111.19

Preliminary Vol. cost

3,665 1 2 1

663.46 .49

1.30 .49

1.04

.49 1.05

Resewn or repaired

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.55 19.05 13.45

' ' '.50 2.95

.90

.25

.35 2.80

.45

.70

1.55 .95 .35

1.65 2.30

.40 2.30

.45

.15

Lettered Vol. cost

38,232 30

4

Volumes repaired in various libraries 34,248 $15,444.50| 3,681 $7,753.48| 2,459 $2,089.371.

$ 668.32| 174 121,316

$ 52.05 $3,852.31

38,287 $ 723.42

New work 543 $ 217.90 287 $ 162.151 2,459 $2,089,371 3,289 $ 2,469.42| 3,665 $ 663.46| Rebinding 14,412 5,383.63 16,547 1,591.33| |30,959 12,975.08| 16 4.86| 174 52.05

38,232 $ 712.82

A P P E N D I X E, B I N D I N G R E P O R T — C o n t i n u e d

Other Miscellaneous Vol. Cost

Total Misc. Cost

Total Cost

Order , Catalog Main Reference Main Circulating Miscellaneous Alta Broadway Carnegie West East Third Glenville Hough Lorain Miles Park Quincy St. Clair South Sterling Woodland Smaller Branches Stations Children's Dept. Grade Schools High Schools

10.80 126.66 59.48

' 32*37

.35

674.26 984.34

84.08 14.19 32.37

.50 2.95 1.65

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.35 4.34

.75

.70

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1.55 1.10

.60 1.70 2.30

.89 40.95

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675.26 1,369.54 1,637.85 2,073.28

32.37 274.76

1,023.64 799.07

16.12 487.68 805.97 512.59 381.10

62.33 636.40 546.05 332.42 688.37

2,947.05 422.74 658.63 800.36 111.34

Volumes repaired in various libraries

Office salaries

Total cost

$ 262.81| $1,850.42 $17,294.92]

3,852.31 2,175.02

$23,322.25 N e w work Rebinding

$ 137.461 $1,657.56 125.351 192.86

$ 4,126.98 13,167.94

Appendix F

Gift Report 1914 Gifts were received during the year from 330 individuals; 209

universities, colleges and schools; 205 libraries, library associations and library commissions; 398 institutions, associations and societies; 490 publishers and firms; 58 agricultural and engineering experi-ment stations; 34 departments of 17 foreign countries; 563 differ-ent departments of the United States, state and city governments, making a total of 2,287 sources.

Bound books 5,215 Unbound books 2,184 Pamphlets 6,519 Unbound volumes of periodicals 62 Single nos. of periodicals 2,033 Maps and charts 215 Atlases 6 Pictures and calendars 519 Portfolios 40 Annual subscriptions 776

Total items 17,569 Of this number 3,590 have been accessioned to date.

Of the above, the following were additions to the John G. White collection:

Bound books 1,585 Unbound books 1,147 Portfolios 32

Total 2,764

In addition to the above, Mrs. E. V. Moon gave two dollars, Miss Harriet Leitch four dollars and twenty-five cents, and the Cleveland Society for the Blind ten dollars, for the purchase of books for the Blind.

163

164 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Individual Doners 1914

Albert, John Alexander, Airs. S. H. Ampt, Dr. C. W. Andrews, F. D. Anthony, Miss A. B. Arnold, Misses Margaret and

Elizabeth Babnik, Miss Frances Bacon, Miss Corinne Badal, J. O. Bailey, Miss Gertrude Bailey, L. H. Bailey, Miss Winifred Baird, Bonnie Baker, Mayor N. D. Baldwin, E. F. Barnard, E. S. Barnard, Mrs. S. C. Barney, E. H. Barrett, Louis Barstow, G. E. Bartholomew, S. Beahan, Willard Bechler, Robert Beck, Joseph Bede, Michael Begin, Floyd Belli, Mrs. Theresa Benner, Miss A. M. Benton, J. H. Bernard, A D. Birgam, Mrs. M. F. Bishop, W. W. Blewitt, Mrs. Nellie Block, L. J. Bluhm, J. I. Bluhm, J. S. Boewig, Miss Harriet Booth, Lorna Bostjancic, Fani Bosworth, G. B. Bourland, Dr. B. P. Bourne, Hon. Jonathan, Jr. Bowsher, C. A. Brady, Miss C. H. Brandegee, Senator F. B. Brett, W. H. Brewer, A. T. Brown, James Brown, R. G. Bunce, Floyd

Burk, A. B. Burns, Miss Mary Burton, Hon, T. E. Busby, Miss Estella Bushnell, Miss Charlotte Carran, C. H. Cech, James Channing, Dr. Walter Chatwin, Mrs. S. H. Chilton, H. G. Claflin, H. T. Cleaveland, Miss Margaret Coakley, T. F. Cochran, W. C. Coddington, Rev. H. G. Cohen, Max Coe, Mrs. Lyman Coleman, G. W. Collins, Miss Minnie Comrie, F. M. Coolidge, Miss Mildred Cordray, J. M. Corey, Mrs. D. P. Craig, E. J. Crane, Mrs. C. B. Croxton, S. W. Cutler, A. G. Dakin, William Darrach, C. G. Dawson, Dr. Jean Deary, D. M. DeGeorge, Mrs. Dingman, Miss A. P. Dodge, P. H. Drake, Miss Grace DuBois, Mrs. W. E. DuPont, Mrs. A. B. DuPont, Miss Ethel Eastman, Miss L. A. Eirons, Mrs. D. Elmer, F. C. Ennis, Mrs. W. B. Enoch, Miss M. D. Evans, Miss Fabiani, H. B. Farnsworth, E. C. Fillebrown, C. B. Fish, Eben Fletcher, Hon. D. U. Foote, Miss Fannie Ford, D. B.


Ford, Mrs. G. W. Forgeus, Miss Elizabeth Fortunato, Antonini Frietsch, Carl Gallinger, Hon. J. H. Galpin, S. L. Galpin, W. A. Gentsch, Mrs. Charles Gerson, Mrs. Lillian Gifford, Miss Florence Gigliotti, Cairoli Gleason, Mrs. Edward Floyd, Mrs. G. M. Goebeld, Frank Goodfellow, Miss Alice Gordon, Mrs. N. K. Gordon, Hon. William Gries, Rabbi M. J. Grossman, Rabbi Louis Grskovic, Rev. Nicholas Hackedorn, Mrs. Florence Haines, Miss A. A. Hall, Mrs. H. T. Halle, C. K. Henderson, Miss J. A. Hanger, Miss Hanna, Miss M. L. Harsanyi, Rev. Alex. Heatley, W. E. Hebert, Miss J. P. Heggi, Frangois Henry, T. M. Herr, Dr. A. W. Hiatt, Miss E. M. Hichborn, Franklin High, Fred Hill, Miss E. M. Hiller, Mrs. W. E. Hinsdale, G. D. Hirshberg, H. S. Hjelmqvist, Fredrik Hoffman, F. L. Homes, H. M. Hopkins, Mrs. Margaret Hord, Rev. A. H. Horr, Miss Elsa Hubbard, Miss A. G. Huckar, Paul Hulbert, Rev. D. W. Hunter, R. W. Hutchins, Hon. J. C. Hutchins, Mrs. Tressa Imbordino, Biagio Jackson, J. F.

Janet, Charles Johman, Steve Johnson, Miss L. G. Johnston, James Jones, Mrs. J. Jones, John Jones, Mrs. L. Jones, Hon. W. L. Joslin, Stanley Kapper, Eugene Kelly, W. P. Kimball, Miss H. P. Kirk, Mrs. A. G. Koch, T. W. Koenig, Herman Kotrbaty, Jaroslav Kowalski, Roch Kraft, George Kromphardt, G. F. Krypsak, Miss Mary Kuchar, Paul Lange, Edwin Laubscher, G. A. Lawson, T. W. Lee, G. W. Lee, Dr. H. G. Lee, Mrs. J. W. Leeseberg, Mrs. Leitch, Miss Harriet Lenox, C. E. Leuenberger, John Luehrs, Miss N. M. Linn, Dr. G. W. Lodge, Hon. H. C. Logan, Mrs. James Lohiser, Leonard Lohse, Richard Loomis, E. S. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. E. Lukas, F. K. Lutz. J. H. Lyttle, Miss B. M. McCumber, Hon. P. J. McDonough, P. W. Macfarlane, J. J. McMurtrie, D. C. Malcolm, Rev. J. W. Maline. Miss Beatrice Manche, Miss Hellene Manne. Mrs. Antoinette Manning, Miss Pearl Marchionna, Frederick Marks, M. A. Martinek, J.


Maschand, Oscar May, F. J. Merrill, Mrs. A. C. Mikulec, Miss Marie Miller, Mrs. E. B. Miller, Henry Mohler, Miss Doris Mohr, Miss Theresa Moon, Mrs. E. V. Moore, Hon. J. H. Morgenstern, Julian Myers, Miss Louise Newcomb, Robert Norton, Miss H. M. Nos, Marion Novotny, A. Ohlman, Harry Osborn, Mrs. J. W. Ozanne, Prof. C. E. Parker, Sir Gilbert Parkin. R. A. Pataky, Frank Paul, O. M. Paull, Miss M. Pengov, Miss Anna Perrin, Prof. J. W. Pfister, Jacob Phelps, E. B. Posner, Joe Prell, Mrs. Lena Prichard, Mrs. O. W. Prouty, Miss Louise Putnam, Frank Quezon, Hon. M. L. Reece, E. J. Reiner, David Resnik, Jacob Reupel, Miss Florence Reynolds, G. M. Rhoades, Mrs. Richards, Miss Winifred Rollins, J. M. Rotar, Peter Rowland, Dunbar Rudisill, G. F. Scaffith, Peter Scheel, C. J. Schiffer, Miss Mildred Schlogl, Miss Elise Scholfield, H. Schultz, Miss Anna Schwarzenberg, Mrs. H. L. Searles, W. S. Seashore, C. E.

Seawell, Airs Ella Selden, S. E. Seligman, Dr. F. Short, Mrs. George Silberger, Mr. Simon, Miss H. A. Skinner, F. J. Smart, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. A. H. Smith, Miss B. S. Smith, Mrs. C. W. Smith, M. N. Sokotowski, Ludwig Soyer, L. J. A. Spencer, Mrs. H. T. Stewart, Clyde Stiles, Miss Gertrude Streamer, Volney Streeter, E. R. Stroud, Mrs. C. W. Stubbs, Mr. Stukbauer, J. A. Swingle, C. M. Tayler, Mrs. R. W. Taylor, H. E. Taylor, K. R. Thompson, J. J. Tome, Merel Tonge, Thomas Troyan, Miss L. M. Tyler, Miss A. S. Tyrrell, H. G. Underwood, Hon. O. W. Unger, Wilhelm Untermyer, Samuel VanKirk, Miss Louise Velics, Dr. A. de Villard, H. G. Vitz, C. P. P. Voelker, Henry Vormelker, Miss Rose Voss, Mrs. L. C. Wallenstein, Sam Ward, G. O. Warren, Mrs. H. C. Waters, Miss Caroline Wechsler, Harry Weekes, R. D. Welcker, Adair Wells, G. F. White, J. G. White, L. A. Whitman, W. F. Wilcox, F. N.


Willcox, Mrs. M. O. Williams, G. H. Wilson, Dr. G. H. Windle, G. E. Woboril, Mrs. A. P. Wolf, Rev. J. B. Wood, Miss Mabel

Woodburn, Mrs. E. R. Woolsey, T. S. Woolworth, F. W. York, Mrs. G. W. Zan^rle, J. A. Zeliquzon, Dr. Maurice

Form of Gift or Bequest. For the purpose of aiding the Cleveland Public Library

in its educational work, in the distribution of books and in furnishing facilities for research, I (give, devise and be-queath) (subscribe and agree to pay) to the

Endowment Fund of the Cleveland Public Library,

($ ), payable to the Public Library Board of the City School District of the City of Cleveland, subject to the condition that the Endowment Fund of the Cleveland Public Library shall be held in perpetual trust by the Library Board and its successors, the income only to be used for the purposes herein named in such manner as the Library Board and its successors shall from time to time direct.

Appendix G

Library Free Lecture Course, 1914. Carnegie West Branch

January 14—Im Lande Wilhelm Tells, Mr. C. Richard Brenne; Music by the Turner Maennerchor.

January 20—The West Indies. Mr. W. B. Newberry. March 19—Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Col. P. E.

Holp; Music by the Turner Maennerchor. December 1—Belgium and the North of France. Mr. W. B. New-

berry. December 8—South America. Mr. Harry M. Smith. December 15—The wilderness of the Yukon. Mr. Harry A. Auer.

Use of Auditorium by Outside Agencies

Hungarian American Federation and the Magyar Society for Self-Culture. February 12—Memorial for Julius Rudnyansky. June 11—Memorial for Louis Kossuth.

April 7—Home gardening. Mrs. Josephine L. Nesbitt. April 29—Spring concert. Turner Maennerchor. May 6—St. Ignatius College. Annual prize debate. May 13—St. Ignatius College. Annual contest in elocution. May 28—High School of Commerce. Class Day. June 3—Piano recital. Pupils of Miss O'Neil.

Miles Park Branch

November A—Bird neighbors (to boys and girls). Mrs. S. Louise Patteson.

November 13—'Victrola recital. Songs of long ago. November 27—Mountain climbing in Switzerland. Mr. Jerome C.

Fisher. December A—Victrola recital. Lucia di Lammermoor. December 11—A trip through China. Mr. David W. Teachout.


March 13—Spelling match between two grades of Miles Park School, conducted by the Miles Park Mothers' Club.

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April 10, 24—Two lectures on the City Clean-Up Campaign, con-ducted1 by Mr. John Boddy, City Forester.

April 28—Across the continent to the Golden Gate. Mr. William B. Leffingwell.

June 19—Program of music, recitations and folk dances. Miles Park School.

St. Clair Branch

May 22—Club day. Entertainment based on the year's work of the Library clubs of Hough, St. Clair and Perkins.


January to March and October to December—'Naturalization class under the direction of the Principal of the Public Night Schools, met every Friday from seven to nine P. M.

Woodland Branch

A series of Victrola concerts with explanatory talks on the operas by the Branch Librarian. November 17—Faust. November 23—Carmen. November 30—II Trovatore. December 7—Cavalleria Rusticana. December 14—La Boheme. December 21—Hansel and Gretel.


April 24—Debate. Ecclesia and Gibralter Clubs. May 20—Oratorical contest. Loyola High School. June 22—Commencement exercises. Loyola High School. November 26—Lecture before the Young People's Socialist League.

Mr. C. E. Ruthenberg.

Appendix H

Home Library Clubs and Visitors Thirty-eight clubs were conducted in the following districts:

Main and West 69th Streets, 4 groups ; Haymarket, 5 groups; Kins-man Road (78th to 83rd Streets), 7 groups; East End Neighborhood House, 10 groups; Rice Avenue, 7 groups; scattered, 5 groups.

Visitors

Miss Mabel Albon Miss Marjorie Benedict Mrs. Bottger Miss Genevieve Brainard Mr. William Brown Miss Helen Cummins Mrs. J. A. Currie Miss Georgiana Dunklee Miss Augusta Emery Miss Vivian Ewer Miss Anna Fewsmith Miss Daphne Gallagher Miss Marian Ganson Miss Kelly Mrs. James Logue Miss Ruth Lothman

Miss Martha Lueke Miss Grace McAlpine Mrs. C. W. McClain Mrs. M. S. McMahon Miss Mildred Ockert Mrs. Raymond Richardson Miss Adeline Roby Miss May Schwoerer Miss Kenny Smith Mrs. George Sweeney Miss Rhea Talmadge Mrs. Thibedeau Miss Grace Wagner Miss Katherine Wilcox Mrs. Arthur Williamson Mrs. H. O. Yoder

Library Clubs, Volunteer Leaders Mr. J. J. Albert Mrs. Cary Alburn Mr. R. C. Atkinson Miss Ethel Bagnall Miss Wilma Ball Mr. H. H. Berger Mr. and Airs. B. F. Blaser Mr. R. D. Bond Mrs. Geo. Bottger Mr. W. Carter Mrs. M. Cermak Mr. S. D. Corlett Miss Covenay Mr. Cozzins Miss Rose Cunningham Miss B. W. Curtis Mr. J. B. Davies Miss Zadia Davis Mr. Walter Diese Miss Grace Drake Mr. Herman Eisler

Mr. Erskine Miss Christine Fanta Miss Sylvia Fanta Miss Fassett Miss Faucett Mr. J. Furst Miss C. Frans Mr. P. C. Goettel Mr. Alvin H. Good Miss Virginia Graeff Miss F. Grosser Mr. Hanford Mrs. H. B. Hare Mr. E. P. Harris Air. L. L. Hawk Miss Henry Miss Faith Holcomb Mr. Horner Mr. E. E. Huttich Mr. L. L. Jackson Mr. W. C. Johnson

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HOME LIBRARY CLUBS AND VISITORS 171

Mr. Ralph Kern Mr. B. F. Krieder Mr. W. Lemon Mr. L. F. Lohreiser Miss Ruth Lothman Miss McFadden Miss Mahon Mrs. W. J. Mahon Miss Markowitz Mrs. Ella Robertson Miller Mr. Mohrman Mr. N. D. Mook Mr. D. E. Morgan Mr. F. O. Moyer Miss Hilda Muhlhauser Miss Naglei Miss N. Orkin Mrs. S. Louise Patteson Mr. Leonard Parks Mr. J. Persky Mrs. R. C. Pierce

Miss Jean Randall Dr. F. N. Richardson Mr. Albert Routa Mr. E. L. Runge Mr. Loren Sakaroff Miss Mable Sanders Miss Edna Schirmer Mr. Scott Mr. W. Simon Mr. J. Simpson Miss Florence Stearns Miss Elizabeth Sudborough Mr. Temple Miss R. Thompson Mr. H. Troutman Dr. W. H. Valway Miss Gabrielle Weber Mr. N. Wetzel Mr. Elwood Wheeler Mr. Aaron Wirple

Index to More Important Subjects in Previous Reports

Access to shelves, denied, 10: 5, 6; argument against, 12: 5; intro-duced, 22: 5, 8; comment upon, 23: 5; 24: 5; 25: 5, and later re-ports of the President.

Accessioning, simplification and trans-fer, 43 : 30.

Accessions. See librarian's reports in reports 12, 13, 18; appendices in reports 19 to date. See also, Books added; Gifts.

Accountant's statement of depart-mental disbursements. See Ac-counts Division.

Accounts Division, 43 : 8, 32, 33 ; report 44: 120; 45: 151.

Advertising. See Publicity. Administration, 39: 30; 40: 22, 31-

41: 21; 43: 24; 44: 27, 37, 39; administrative departments brought together under one roof, 45: 47. See also, Reorganization.

Advisory Committees, 44: 22, 29 88 89; 45: 103, 107.

Agencies of the library system and their work, 32: 24; 40: 30; 41: 27; 42: 27; 43: 24, 34; 44: 38, 55 ; 45: 27, 45, 73.

Alliance Sub-branch, new rooms, 41: 24; enlarged, 43: 82, 83.

Alta Branch, 44: being built in con-nection with Alta House Social Settlement, 20, furniture planned 31; nearing completion, 45: 24, 31, 121, 122. See also, Alta Chil-dren's Room.

Alta Children's Room closed, 45 : 122. American Library Association meet-

ing in Cleveland, 28: 85 ; member-ship, 38: 17. See also, American Library Association Booklist.

American Library Association Book-list. Cooperation with, 45: 55.

Annuity fund. See Cooperative an-nuity fund.

Assets. See auditor's tables in re-ports 29 to date.

Auditoriums, Use of, 38: 17; 41: 67, 111; 42: 77, 126; 43: 65, 72, 81; 44: 79, 89, 102, 156; 45: 93, 96, 108, 112, 119. See also Lectures.

Auditor's report. See under that heading in reports 29 to date.

Bindery, opened, 27: 4, 8; moved to West Side branch, 30: 9, 17.

Binding, Supervisor of, appointed, 38: 28.

Binding Department, Supervisor's re-port, 39: 24, 71; 40: 17, 86; 41: 80; 42: 25, 91; 43: 97; 44: 116; 45: 136. Also in Statistical report, appendices in reports 27 to date.

Blind, Division for the, report of Supervisor, 35: 40; 36: 40; 37: 44; 38: 47; 39: 40; 40: 41; 41: 39; 42: 42; 43: 47; 44: 55; 45: 72.

Blind, Work for the, 35: 26, 40; 36: 28, 40; 37: 30, 44; 38: 47; 39: 25, 40; 40: 24, 35, 41, 118; 41: 39; 42: 25, 42; 43: 47; 44: 55, 90; 45: 27, 45, 58, 72.

Bond Issue Campaign, 44: 21, 28, 54, 76, 80, 82, -84, 87, 89, 95, 103; 45: 42.

Bonds, Library, Sale of, 30: 11; 45: 25, validity tested, 45: 24, 25.

Book rack, illustration, 31: 21. Books added, cost for 23 years, 40:

100; 43: 41; 44: 45; 45: 46, 48, 51. Books for children. See Catalog of

children's books; Children's De-partment; Children's literature; Children's reading; Little chil-dren's books.

Books issued for home use. See Cir-culation.

Books, memorial collections, 41: 17: 42: 87.

Books on hand by classes. See li-brarian's report in reports 10-13 ; appendices in reports 12 and 23 to date. See also, Inventory.

Branch Interloans. See Interloans, Branch.

Branches. See Library Directory for staff of each branch. Broadway Branch, 35: 17, 37, 49, plans and 7 illustrations; 36: 17, 36, 54; 38: 55; 39: 48; 40: 61; 41: 53; 42: 58; 43: 61; 44: 73; 45: 91. Carnegie West Branch opened, 24: 5, 10; moved into new building, 30: 9, 22; 31: 46, illustrations; 32: 51; 33: 43; 34: 43; 35: 44; 36: 47; 37: 17, 50; 38: 64; 39: 59; 40: 16, 72; 41: 16, 63; new building opened, 42: 16, 61, 8 illus-trations, 43: 64; 44: 78; 45: 95. See also, Carnegie West Children's Room. East Third Branch, opened on sec-ond floor of former Main Library, 45: 39, 97. Glenville Branch, promoted to branch rank, 43: 26, 66; 44: 81; 45: 99. See also, Glenville High School Library; Glenville High School Station; Glenville Sub-branch. Hough Branch, 39: 52, plan and 5 illustrations; 40: 65; 41: 16, 56; 42: 65; 43: 66; 44: 84; 45: 101. See also, Hough Sub-branch.

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Lorain Branch, plans, 36: 17; 43: completed, 26, contract for furni-ture, 20; 44: cost 20, opened 20, 31, 85, 6 illustrations; 45: 102. See also, Lorain - Clark Sub-branch; Lorain Sub-branch ; West Technical High School Library. Miles Park Branch, opened, 27: 4, 9; reports, 31: 49; illustrations, 32: 54; 33: 44; 34: 44; 35: 45; 35: 48; 37: 50; new building opened, 38: 58, plans and 6 il-lustrations; 39: 54; 40: 66; 41: 57; 42: 66; 43: 69; 44: 88; 45: 105. See also, State Insane Hos-p'tal Station. South Branch, opened, 43 : 77, plan and 8 illustrations; 44: 96; 45: 112. See also, South Side Branch. St. Clair Branch, 35: 17, 37, 49; 36: 24, 54; 37: 16, 31, 55, 6 illus-trations; 38: 61; 39: 55: 40: 68; 41: 59; 42: 71; 43: 74; 44: 93; 45: 109. Sterling Branch, site, 41: 17; plans, 42: 18; 43: contract let 20, build-ing progressing, 26 ; completed, 44 : 31; 45: opened, 113, children's room, 77, 114, illustrations opp. pp. 41, 77, 113. Woodland Branch, opened, 28: 24, 90; reports, 31: 52, illustration; 33: 44; 34: 45; 35: 16, 46; 36: 50, plan and 4 illustrations; 37: 52; 38: 65; 39: 61; 40: 74; 41: 64^ 42: 74; 43: 78; 44: 98; 45: 117. See also, Lorain Branch; Quincy Branch; Sterling Branch.

Buildings, New branch, 35: 16; 42: 17; 43: 19, 26, 77; 44: 20, 31; Need of, 45 : 28, 41; Plans for, 42 : 17 ; 43 : 26. See also, Alta Branch ; Quincy Branch.

Bureau of Information and Publicity, Cooperation with, desired, 45: 40, 60.

Carnegie gift, 35: 16; 36: 15; 37: 16; 39: 17; 41: 17; 43: 17, 18; 44: 20, 31; 45: 24, 41, 113.

Carnegie library of Pittsburgh, Co-operation with, 34: 23, 38; 35: 38; 36: 37; 44: 48.

Carnegie West Children's Room, 42: 48.

Case Library, Cooperation with, de-sired, 32: 9.

Catalog department, outline of work in progress and waiting, 30: 16; report of the Catalog Librarian, 31: 31; 32: 37; 33: 34; 34: 37; 35: 37; 36: 36; 37: 38: 38: 38; 39: 32; 40: 35; 41: 30; 42: 31; 43: 38; 44: 42; 45: 50, illustration opp. p. 50.

Catalog, Depository, 34 : 24 ; 35 : 37 ; 36: 27; 37: 33; 38: 40; 42: 34; 43: 40, 42; 44: 46; 45: 52.

Catalog, Reference Department, 43: 40; 44: 44.

Catalog, Municipal Reference Branch, 45: 51.

Catalog of children's books, printed cards, 34: 23, 38; 36: 37; simpli-fied subject headings, 34: 38; 35: 38; Union list, 43: 39; branch catalogs, 44: 43, 85; 45: 50. See also, Little children's books.

Catalogs, Division, 45: 50, 62, 64. Central High School Library, opened

28: 84, 91; illustrations, 31: 27. Charging system, 34: 32, modified,

43: 30. Charter Commission, Cooperation

with, 45: 40, 59. Children's books. See Catalog of Chil-

dren's books; Children's Depart-ment ; Children's reading; Chil-dren's Literature; Little children's books.

Children's Department, separate room provided, 30: 19; illustration, 31: 44; Work of, 32: 23, 47; 33: 26; 34: 41; 35: 42; director, 35: 24; 36: 27, director's report, 36; 37: 23, 45; 38: 27, 49, floor plans; 39: 41; 40: 44; 41: 41; 42: 43; 43: 48; 44: 55; 45: 72. See also, Carnegie West Children's Room; Catalog of children's books, Children's li-braries ; Children's literature; Chil-dren's reading; Child Welfare Con-ference ; Class Room Libraries; Clubs; Grade School Libraries; Home Libraries; Parents' and Teachers' Room ; Perkins Children's Library ; Training Class for Library Work with Children; Worthington Children's Library. See also in de-tailed report of branches and smaller branches under head, Work with children.

Children's libraries, 42: 46; 43: 52. See also in reports 36 to 44, Li-brary Directory under head, Chil-dren's Branches; Carnegie West Children's Library; Perkins Chil-dren's Library; Worthington Chil-dren's Library.

Children's literature, Lectures on, at Normal School, 44: 70; 45: 88.

Children's repdinsr, extent and char-acter, 43: 48, 50; 44: 57, 102; 45: 28, 73, 83, 84, 86.

Circulating Department, reports of the loan librarian, 31: 40, illustra-tion; 32: 44; 33: 38; 34: 40; Work of, 32: 22; 33: 52; 36: 40; 37: 38: 45; 39: 37; 40: 42; 41: 37; 42: 29; 43: 45; 44: 52; merged with Reference Depart-ment, 45: 35, 56, 69.

Circulation, 37: 26, 28, 35; 38: 24, 35; 39: 28; 40: 21, 30; 41: 27; 42: 22, 27; 43: 34; 44: 38; 45: 33, 45. See also librarian's report in reports 10 to 16; appendices in

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reports 17 to date; under Main Library and individual branches in Detailed Reports.

Clark Branch, 44: opened 31, 32, 105, report 107.

Class Room Libraries, 40: 58; 41: 50; 42: 54; 43: 59; 44: 71; 45: 28, 45, 76, 88. See also, School Room Collections.

Clubs, Work with, 30: 21; 39: 35 ; 40: 38; 41: 34, 55, 56, 58, 69, 76; 42: 64, 69, 83, 85; 43: 67, 69, 70, 78; 44: 34, 48, 52, 79, 84, 85, 97, 102; 45: 28, 58, 61, 64, 109, 112, 113; for children, 39: 44, 51, 54, 57, 64; 40: 48, 60, 64, 65, 67, 70, 77, 82; 41: 51, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 67; 42: 56, 64, 69, 72, 77, 83; 43: 28, 53, 72, 76, 78, 80; 44: 62, 90, 95, 98, 102; 45: 79, 100, 102, 103. See also, List of Club Leaders in appendices of reports 39 to date.

Collinwood Branch, 44: opened 32, 105, report, 107.

Comparison, of various items. See report of the Board in report 17; President's report in reports 18-26; appendices in reports 27, 28; auditor's tables in reports 29 to 35; appendix B in reports 36, 37, 38; 38: 89, 90; 39: 83, 88; 40: 96, 100; of circulation and per capita circulation with outside libraries, 45 : 28.

Contagious diseases, 31: 22; 34: 22. 33.

Cooperation with schools and other outside agencies. See Detailed Re-ports under Branches, Grade School Branches, High School Branches, Smaller Branches, Sub-Branches ; American Library Asso-ciation Booklist; Blind, Work for the; Bureau of Information and Publicity; Carnegie Library of Pittsburg; Charter Commission; Federation of Charities and Philan-thropy ; Library School; Miles Park Home and School Associa-tion; Night Schools; State Insane Hospital Station; Young Men's Christian Association; Young Women's Christian Association.

Cooperative Annuity Fund, bill intro-duced, 45 : 43.

Cumulative index, begun, 28: 93; continued, 29: 20.

Delivery Stations. See Stations De-partment.

Depository Catalogs. See Catalogs, Depository.

Deposit Stations. See Stations De-partment.

Desk Division, report, 45: 69, illus-tration opp. p. 69. See also, Cir-culating Department.

Detailed report of Vice-Librarian, in-cluding reports of departments and agencies, 34: 32; 35: 31; 36: 53;

37; 35; 38: 35; 39: 28; 40: 30; 41: 27; 42: 30; 43: 29; 44: 37; 45: 45.

Detroit Sub-branch closed, 43: 19. Diagrams, distribution of taxes to

city departments, 32, frontispiece. Directory. See Library directory. Disbursements. See Expenditures. Donors. See Gifts. East Branch, East Station promoted

to small branch rank, 45: 121, 123. East Station. See East Branch. East Third Branch. See in alpha-

betical place under main head, Branches.

Edgewater Sub-branch opened, 42: 82.

Editorial work, report of Library Editor, 53. See also, Lists; Open Shelf; Printing; Publications.

Employees. See Staff. Endowments, 36: 31, 44; 37: 28. Exhibits, some notable ones 32: 29;

38: 50 (children's books); 39: 24; 40: 34, 76 (N. E. A . ) ; 41: 18, 25 (Industrial Exposition), 38; 42: 45 (Child Welfare Conference) 43: 46; 44: 51 (Child's Garden), 53, 97, 100, 108, 109; 45: 93, 104, 132 (general), 35, 57, 117, 122, 124 (book).

Expenditures, analysis, 34: 25; 35: 24, 101; 36: 74; 37: 78: 38: 92; 39: 86; 40: 98. For statistics, see report of chairman of library com-mittee in report 11; report of the Board in report 17, president's re-port in reports 12-16, 18 to date; appendices A, B in reports 36 to 40; Auditor's tables in reports 29 to date ; Sinking Fund Commission report in reports 43 to date; Ac-countant's statement in report 45 ; binding report in reports 44 to date.

Extension, Need of, 32: 26; Commit-tee on Library, 34 : 16; agencies and work, 43 : 28 : 44 : 38 ; 45 : 28, 29. 80, 117. See also Blind, Work for the ; Class Room Libraries ; Clubs ; Lec-tures: Home Libraries; N:arht Schools; Schools; State Insane Hospital Station; Stations.

Federation of Charities and Philan-thropy, Cooperation with, 45: 55.

Floor plans, of temporary Main Li-brary, 33: 60; 45: opp. pp. 35, 37. For floor plans of branches see Detailed report under separate branches. See also, Diagrams.

Foreign books, 40: 35, 41, 30; 42: 34, 90; transferred to branches, 43: 31; 44: 44, 52, 106; 45: 46, 48. 66, 92, 95, 100, 103, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 118. 123. 125, 126, 135. See also, Hebrew books; Italian books; Russian books: Yid-dish books; under Branches and Sub-branches in Detailed Report, especially Alliance, Broadway, Car-


negie West, St. Clair and Wood-land.

Foreign collections, centered at Main and Branches, 43: 31, 41, 62, 65, 78; 44: 44, 52, 106; 45: 66, 92, 95, 103, 110, 111, 118, 122.

Foreign Division, report, 45 : 66. See also Foreign books, Foreign collec-tions.

Foreign population, Work with, 40: 39, 51, 54, 59, 61, 63, 66, 69, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83; 41: 27, 47, 53, 54, 58, 59, 62, 64; 42: 55, 59, 64, 71, 74, 75, 81, 82, 83, 86; 43: 57, 59, 62, 63, 65, 75, 79, 83, 84; 44: 31, 39, 75, 76, 79, 91, 92, 93 et seq., 96, 98, 99, 101 et seq., 105, 106, 107, 108, 110; 45: 47, 66, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95, 110, 115, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126. See also, Foreign Books; Foreign Collections; Night Schools.

Free Lecture Course. See Auditor-iums ; Lectures.

Fullerton School Library, moved, 43 : 55, 57.

General Reference Division, report, 45: 56. See also. Municipal Ref-erence Library ; Newspaper Room ; Periodical Division; Reference De-partment.

Gifts. See librarian's report in re-ports 10-12; appendices in reports 13 to date; 38: 25; 39: 17, 29; 41: 17; 42: 37; 43: 28, 35, 132; 44: 34, 42, 152; 45: 26, 28, 4'/, 177. See also, Carnegie gift; Rockefeller gift; White Collection.

Glenville High School Library, part time service, 45: 99. See also, Glenville High School Station.

Glenville High School Station, part time service, 44: 33, 82, 111.

Glenville Sub-branch, 39: 18; 40: 17; new room, 42: 82.

Grade School Branches, report of Supervisor, 40: 57; 41: 49; 42: 52; 43 : 55; 44: 64; 45: 80. See also, Fullerton School Branch; Hodge School Station; Hodge-Sowinski Branch; Milford School Branch* Normal School Branch ; Normal School Library; Observation School Library; Sowinski School Station; Tremont School Branch.

Group plan, 31: 11; 35: 27; 36: 18; 37: 25; 44: 22; 45: 25.

Hebrew books, 39: 66. High School Branches, 35: 50; 36:

56; 37: 5; 38: 5; 41: 48; 42: 50; 43: 55, 90; 44: 82, 110; 45: 29, 45, 83, 84, 85, 86, 96, 99, 111, 112, 116, 127. See also, Cen-tral High School Library, Com-mercial High School Library, Glen-ville High School Library; Glen-ville High School Station; Tech-nical (now East Technical) High School Library; West Technical

High School Branch; West Tech-nical High School Library; West Technical High School Station.

Hiram House Branch, 44: 108; in-adequate quarters, 34.

History of the Library, 11: 18; 17: 5.

Hodge School Station, combined with Sowinski School Station, 43: 27, 57.

Hodge-Sowinski Branch, 43: 57. See also, Hodge School Station; Sowin-ski School Station.

Home Libraries, 35: 43; 36: 43; 37: 48; 38: 54; 39: 48, 113; 40: 47, 59, 113; 41: 50, 113; 42: 55, 128; 43: 60; 44: 34, 78, 158; 45: 90, 184.

Home use of books. See Librarian's report in reports 10-16, 24; Vice-Librarian's detailed report in re-ports 33 to date; appendices in re-ports 17-23, 25 to date.

Hough Sub-branch, 36: 17, 28, 55. Illustrations, 31: Main Library and

Branches, frontispiece, 21, 27, 37, 40, 44, 48, 49, 52, 55; 33: new temporary Main Library, 51, 52, 57; 37: St. Clair Branch, frontis-piece, 16, 32, 64; 38: Broadway Branch, 16, 23, 45, 53, 57, 67, 81; Miles Park Branch, frontispiece, 27, 35, 41 61, 91; South Brooklyn Sub-branch, 19, 71; Woodland Branch, 36, 40; 39: Hough Branch, 18, 25, 46, 52, 54; 40: Perkins Children's Library, 17, 51; 41: in-dustrial exposition, 18, 25 ; 42: Carnegie West Branch, frontis-piece, 16, 48, 61; 43: South Branch, frontispiece, 19, 23, 26, 48, 53, 60, 77, 78; 44: Lorain Branch, frontispiece. 20, 31, 85, 87; Col-linwood Branch and Superior Branch, 107; 45: Main Library, frontispiece, 50, 56, 58, 60, 65, 67, 69, 89; Sterling Branch, 41, 77, 113.

Information and Publicity, Bureau of. See Bureau of Information and Publicity.

Insurance, 39: 17. Interloans, Library, 44: 37, 83, 100;

45 : 66, 69 ; from foreign collections centralized at Main Library and branches, 103, 110, 118, 121, 122. See also Foreign collections.

Intermediates, Reading of, 43: 66; 4 i : 71, 102, 114; 45: 65, 86, 96, 117.

Inventory report. See Librarian's report in report 18; append'ces in reports 19 to date; 39: 29; 40: 31; 41: 28; 42: 28; 43: 35; 44: 39, report of Supervisor, 46: 45: 26, 33, 46, report of Supervisor, 52.

Italian books, 39: 66; 40: 80, 104. Lecture Course. See Auditoriums;

Lectures.


Lectures to the Apprentice Class, 45: 55; to the library force, 23: 10; in University extension course on library economy, 29: 22; 38: 18; to the public in branch build-ings, 32: 28; 38: 57, 60, 61, 65; 39: 24; 40: 26; 41: 67; 42: 45, 57, 77 ; 43: 65, 72, 77, 81; 44: 78, 79, 84, 89, 98, 102; 45: 96, 104, 108, 112, 119, and in appendices in reports, 39 to date. See also, Chil-dren's literature; Training Class for Library Work with Children; Use of books and libraries.

Legislation, 38: 17; Smith's tax-limiting law, 43: 17, 25, 36.

Liabilities.. See Auditor's tables in reports 29 to date.

Librarian's report to Library Board, 33.

Library advertising. See publicity. Library Board. See Library Direc-

tory in each report for personnel and committees; report of Presi-dent to Board of Education; re-port of Librarian to Library Board.

Library directory, reports 31 to date, p. 5.

Library Free Lecture Course. See Auditoriums; Lectures.

Library League, organization, 29: 21; work and results, 30: 25; historical sketch reprinted from the Congregationalist, 31: 57.

Library of Congress Catalog Cards. See Catalogs, Depository.

Library school. Need of, 31: 12; of Western Reserve University, 36: 29,, 58; 37: 61; 38: 17, 31; 39: 72; 40: 33; 41 : 29.

Library Work, Training for. See Training for Library Work.

Lists, compiled, 44: 40, 48, 49, 63, 50, 51; 45: 34, 55, 64, 65, 67, 74, 128, 130, 132.

Literature Librarian and Second As-sistant, Main Library, 45 : appoint-ed, 39, 57; report, 60.

Little children's books, 43 : 39, 49. Lorain-Clark Sub-branch, enlarged,

40; 76. Lorain Sub-branch closed, 42: 84. Main Library, illustrations of Board

of Education building; exterior, 31: frontispiece; interior, 31: 37, 40, 44 ; use of Library in Board of Education Building, 32: 33; mov-ing of, 33: 19; improvements in work made possible by new tem-porary building, 33: 21; the new temporary building, 33: 13, 22, 51, 53; illustrations, exterior, 33: 51; interior, 33: 52, 57; diagrams of floor plans, 33: 60-62; need of permanent building, 34: 31: 35: 27; 36: 18, 30; 37: 24; 40: 16, 31, 44, 86; 42: 18, 35, 41; 43: 27,

42, 47; 44: 42, 47, 54; proposed building, 38: 18; 39: 16; proposed temporary quarters, 44: 20, 36; Bond Issue for new building, 44: 21, 28, 54, 76, 80, 82, 84, 87, 89, 95, 103; 45: 24; site, 45: 25; move into new temporary quarters, 45: 24, 33, 34, 37, 41, 45, 57; illustra-tions, 45: frontispiece, 50, 56, 58, 60, 65, 67, 69, 89; reorganization, 45: 34, 35, 56, et seq.; report of Second Vice-Librarian in charge, 45 : 56. S'ee also Table of contents for reports of various divisions of Main Library.

Maps, showing location of library agencies, 31: opposite p. 62; 38: opposite p. 5; 42: opposite p. 4 ; in Reference Department, 43: 44.

Memorial book collections. See Books, memorial collections.

Miles Park Home and School Asso-ciation, 43: 70; 44: 89, 156; 45: 109, 182.

Milford School Branch, opened, 43: 57.

Municipal Reference Library, needed, 43 : 44; opened, 44: 32, 49 ; value and use, 45: 39, 40, 51, 59. See also Catalog, Municipal Reference Library.

'National Education Association, 40: 28, 33, 76.

Needs. See Opportunities and needs. Night Schools, Work with, public,

44: 30, 39, 80, 82, 94, 102, 106; 45: 96, 100, 110, 120, 121, 125; in English and citizenship at branches, 44: 31, 40, 80, 91, 102; 45: 31, 40, 80, 91, 102.

Newspaper Division, 41: 23, 36; moved to Goodrich House, 42: 39; 43: 44; 44: 51; 45: moved to 1443 East 3rd St. 39, report, 41. See also, Newspaper Reading Room.

Newspaper Reading Room, 35: 40; 36: 39; 37: 23, 42; 38: 43; 39: 37; 40: 24, 39.

Normal School Branch, 44: 70. See also Normal School Library.

'Normal School Library, taken over, 43: 27, 55, 58.

Open Shelf, first published, 26: 14; discontinued, 28: 92; new serieg begun, 32: 29; new series, closely classified arrangement with anno-tations, 45: 54, 67.

Opportunities and needs, 32: 26, 33; "39: 26; 43: 27, 57; 44: 33. See also, Glenville High School Li-brary ; Hiram House Branch; Main Library; West Technical High School Station.

Order department, 35: 35; 36: 35 ; 37: 37; 38: 38; 39: 31; 40: 31; 41: 29; 42: 29; 43: 29. 35; 44: 40; 45: 47. See also, Gifts; Peri-odicals.


Parents' and Teachers' Room, 45: 77, 89, illustration opp. p. 89.

Parochial Schools, Work with, 44: 72, 74, 83; 45: 83, 84, 93.

Penny savings account, 38: 50. Periodical Division, report, 45: 59. Periodicals, 36: 34, 40; 37: 36, 42;

38: 36, 39: 30; 40: 40; 41: 36; 42: 39; 43: 37, 43, 44; 44: 44, 54, 55, 87; 45: 49, 100, 106; bind-ing 106, 136; circulating, 57, 59, 65, 66, 102; educational, 159; in-dexed, 58 ; religious and philosophi-cal, 59, 64; technical, 59, 63; use, 62, 64, 66, 130. See also, Periodi-cal Division; Serial publications.

Perkins children's library opened, 40: 51; made a Sub-branch, 43: 52, 82.

Picture collections, 45: 58, 131. Pictures, 38: 41; 39: 24. Pilgrim Church Library, taken over

by Library, 43: 82, 87. Plans. See Buildings, New Branch;

Floor Plans. Playgrounds, 39: 48. Popular Library, report 45: 65. See

also Exhibits; Intermediates, Work with.

Prospect Sub-branch opened, 39: 68, illustrations.

Publications, 37: 36; 38: 37, 51; 39: 30, 41, 114; 40: 32, 48, 122; 41: 28, 42; 42: 28. 38, 44, 51; 43: 35; 44: 42; 45: 47, 54, 74. See also, Lists; Open Shelf.

Publicity, 43: 43, 61, 72, 85; 44: 28, 77, 81, 88, 89, 107, 109; 45: 53, 55, 67, 74, 87, 92, 93, 98, 103, 104, 123, 126, 127. See also, Bond Issue Campaign; Editorial Work; Lists; Open Shelf; Publications.

Quincy Branch, site, 41: 17 ; 42 : 17 ; plans, 43 : 26; progressing, 44: 20, 31; nearing completion, 45: 41.

Reader's book notes, 45: form, 54; use, 55 ; file, 54. See also, Ameri-can Library Booklist, Cooperation with.

Reading committee, 32: 20, 130. Receipts, in Chairman's financial

statement in report 11; Presi-dent's report in reports 12-16, 18-26, 28, 32 to date; report of Board in report 17; and Auditor's tables in reports 29 to date.

Reference Department reports, 31: 37, ill. opp. p. 37; 32: 41; 33: 36, ill. opp. p. 57; 34: 39; 35: 39; 36: 38; 37: 40; 38: 40; 39: 35; 40: 38; 41: 33; 42: 35; 43: 40. 42; 44: 38, 47; merged with Cir-culating Department, 45 : 34 et seq., 38, 56, 58.

Reference Department Catalog. See Catalog, Reference Department.

Reference Librarian, made First As-sistant, Main Library, 45: 39, 57; report, 58.

Registration. See Vice Librarian's reports under head Registration; Detailed Reports under Circu-lating Department and individual branches; appendices in reports 31 to date.

Religion and Philosophy, Division of, report, 45: 63. See also, Lists; Periodicals.

Reorganization, of routine, 43: 24, 29 et seq. ; results of reorganized routine, 44: 37, 41, 42, 46; of Main Library into divisions by sub-ject, 45: 34 et seq., 56; in reports of various divisions of Main Li-brary, and in Detailed Report under Catalog Department, Circulating Department, Order Department, Stations Department.

Retiring Fund. See Cooperative An-nuity Fund.

Rockefeller gift, 44: 20. See also, Alta Branch.

Round Table, Books reviewed for, by staff, 45: 49, 54, 154.

Rules, of the Library, 25: 22; 26: 43; 27: 41; 32: 136; 33: 115; 34: 97; 35: 108; of the Library Board, 25: 17; 26: 37; 27: 32, 134; 33: 113; 34: 95; 35: 105.

Russian books, 39: 66; 42: 74; transferred to Woodland; 43 : 78 ; 44: 100.

Schedule of grades and assignments, in Rules of the Library, 32: 141; 33: 120; 34: 102; 35: 111.

School Room Collections, 22: 9 ; 23 : 11.

Schools, Work with, 31: 10; 36: 19, 56; 37: 59; 38: 53, 67; 39: 47; 40: 26, 55; 41: 47; 42: 50, 69; 43: 54; 44: 20, 63, 74, 82, 103; 45: 29, 93, 99, 104, 112, 116. See also, Board of Education; Class-room Libraries; Grade School Li-braries ; High School Libraries; Night Schools; Normal School Branch; Normal School Library; Parochial Schools.

Second Vice-Librarian, in charge of business divisions, report, 44: 120; in charge of Main Library, 45: 38, 57, report 56. Accounts and Statistics; Main Library; Supply and Repair Division.

Serial publications, recataloged and analyzed, 44: 44.

Shelf Division, report, 45: 67. Shipping Room, in charge of inter-

library deliveries, 45: 137. Sinking Fund Commission, appoint-

ment of, 31: 12, reports, 33 to date.

Smaller Branches, report of Super-visor, 44: 104; 45: 120. See also, Alta Branch; Clark Branch; Col-linwood Branch; East Branch; Hiram House Branch; Sub-branches.

Smith tax-limiting law, 43: 17, 25, 36.


South Brooklyn Library, taken over by Public Library, 38: 18, 67, 71, ill. opp. pp. 19, 17.

South Side Branch, opening 29: 9, 18, reports, 31: 55, illustrations; 32: 61; 33: 46; 34: 46; 35: 48; 36: 53; 37: 54; 38: 62; 39: 58; 40: 17, 71; 41: 16, 61; 42: 18, 73.

Sowinski School Station, closed, 43: 27, 57.

Staff, 36: 28, 58; 37: 32, 61; 38: 33, 73 ; 39: 22, 26, 72; 40: 29, 32 (meet ings); 42: 46, 56, 68, 92; 43: 33, 44, 98; 44: 27, 28, 34, 39, 58; 45: 42 43, 38, 57, 75, 139. See also, Branches and Depart-ments in Detailed Reports under heading, Staff; Cooperative Annuity Fund; Round Table.

State Insane Hospital Station, 44: 90; 45: 107.

Stations Department, 32: 49; 33: 42; 34: 48; 35: 51; 36: 56; 37: 59; 38: 72; 39: 70; 40: 85; 41: 78; 42: 87; 43: 30, 92; 44: 112; 45: 133. See also, Interloans, Branch; Shipping Room.

Statistics. See Accounts Division; Auditor's report; Sinking Fund Commission report; Appendices; Detailed Report, under each de-partment and branch.

Story hours, 35: 43; 36: 42; 37: 45; 38: 50; 39: 43; 40: 49; 41: 43; 42: 46; 43: 49; 44: 60, 65, 80, 85, 89; 45: 78, 84, 88, 89, 90, 93, 96, 102, 104, 111, 119.

Sub-branches 32: 65; 34: 47; 35: 49; 36: 54; 37: 57; 38: 53, 67; 39: 47, 65; 40: 17, 27, 79 ; 41: 68; 42: 49, 78; 43: 82. See also, Alliance Sub-branch; Detroit Sub-branch ; Edgewater Sub-branch; Glenville Sub-branch; Hough Sub-branch ; Lorain Sub-branch; Pil-grim Church Library; Prospect Sub-branch; South Brooklyn Sub-branch ; Superior Sub-branch.

Summer School of Library Science, 1898, 30: 10, 26; 1900, 32: 30, 129.

Superior Sub-branch enlarged, 43: 82, 89.

Supply and Repair Division, report, 44: 122.

Supply Division, report, 45: 137. See also, Shipping room; Supply and Repair Division.

Technical (now East Technical) High School Branch, 40: 17.

Technical Librarian, Report of, 44: 51.

Technology and Science Division, 45: 39; report of Technical Librarian, 62. See also, Periodicals; Tech-nical Books; Technical Librarian.

Temporary Main Library. See Main Library.

Training Class for Library Work with Children, organized, 41: 42; 42: 44; 43: 51; 44: 56; 45: 75. See also, Children's Literature.

Training for library work, 25: 53; 30: 30; 35: 25, 53; 36: 58; 37: 33, 46, 61; 38: 17, 31; 39: 41, 72; with children, 41: 42; 42: 44; 43: 51; 44: 56; 45: 75. See also, Library School; Training Class for Library Work with Children.

Tremont School Branch moved to portable, 43: 55, 59; inadequate quarters, 45: 81.

Trustees. See Library Board. Tuberculosis, 40: 42. University extension lectures on li-

brary economy, 29: 22. Use of Books and Libraries, Lec-

tures to high and Normal School pupils on, 44: 75; 45: 88, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132.

Vice-Librarian's Detailed Report. See Detailed Report.

Visitors for reading and reference. See Librarian's report, reports 10-16, and appendices 17 to date; 37: 35; 38: 35; 39: 28; 40: 22, 31; 41: 27; 42: 22, 28; 43: 35; 44: 38; 45 : 33, 46, 170. See also, individual branches in Detailed Report, under heading Statistics.

West Technical High School Branch, report, 45: 133. See also, West Technical High School Library; West Technical High School Sta-tion.

West Technical High School Library, taken over by Public Library, 45: 104, 128.

West Technical High School Station, 44: 33, 87, 111.

Western Reserve Library School. See Library School.

White collection, 40: 23, 38, 118; 41: 35; 42: 37; 43: 9, 28, 43; 44: 34; 45: 33, 42, 46, 47, 56, housed in Main Library, 42.

Worthington children's library, estab-lished, 41: 16, 25; 45: closed, 78; collection transferred to Eagle School Branch, 80.

Yiddish books, 38: 69. Young Men's Christian Association,

Cooperation with, 44: 31, 40, 80, 94, 102; 45: 95.

Young Women's Christian Associa-tion, Cooperation with, 44: 94 ; 45 : 95, 110. See also, Prospect Sub-branch.

Index Accountant's statement of depart-

mental disbursements, 146. Additions and enlargements, 24, 43,

56, 71, 78, 86, 89, 99, 130. Advertising. See Publicity. Agencies for distributing books, 33,

45 ; children's books, 74. See also, Library Directory, 5.

American Library Association, exhibit at Leipzig Exhibition, 48; Cleve-land Public Library exhibit at 1914 conference, 48; Superintendent of Smaller Branches in charge of Branch Section at 1914 conference, 112.

Anniversary. See Thirtieth annivers-ary.

Annotation, course, given to Training Class for Library Work with Chil-dren, 77. See also, Lists; Open Shelf.

Apprentice Class instruction course, in charge of Second Vice-Librar-ian, 48; course given by staff, 49, 55.

Assets, 23. See also, Auditor's report. Associated Charities, Cooperation

with, 119; use of library club rooms by district committees, 101, 105.

Auditorium, new exits at Miles Park, 99; space for, at Quincy, 100.

Auditoriums, Use of, 90, 97, 98, 103, 104, 110, 169. See also, Lectures.

Auditor's report, 141. Bibliographies, classified and cata-

loged at Main Library, 57; on file at Main Library, 57, 58, 64; com-piled, engineering, 64, feeble-minded, 61, philosophy and re-ligion, 61, vocational guidance, 126.

Binding Department, scrap books made by, 75 ; report of Supervisor, 136, statistical report, Appendix E, p. 161.

Blind. See Division for the Blind; Library for the Blind.

Bonds. See Library bonds. Book carrier. See Overhead book

carrier. Book fund, Inadequacy of, hamper-

ing present work and extension, 26 et seq., 28, 40, 41, 46, 74 (chil-dren's books), 82, 93, 95.

Book racks. See Display racks. Book selection, Aids to. See Biblio-

graphies, Lists, Open Shelf; "Seventy-five Books of Adventure;' "Valor and Romance"; Lectures on, 55, 77.

Books, added, 50, 74 (Children's De-partment) ; for the blind, 51, 71, 120; business, 58; condemned, 28,

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74, 130; cost by classes at Main Li-brary, 70; cost per volume, 50; on the drama, 47, 64, 92, 119; in for-eign languages, 36, 47, 50, 56, 68, 80, 81, 82, 88, 89, 92, 95, 102, 105, 106, 109, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119; for foreigners learning English, 36, 69, 102, 112; increase (net) over 1913, 46, 74 (Children's Department) ; for intermediates, 82, 104, 106, 107, 119; issued for home use, 27, 33, 45 ; on hand, 27, 46, 74 (Children's Department), Appendix A, Inven-tory, p. 148; purchased, 50; tech-nical, 37, 64, 92, 100, 106, 107, 113, 114; vocational guidance, 123, 124, 127. See also, Book fund; Book selection ; Children's reading; Dis-play racks; Endowments; Exhibits ; Gifts ; Lists ; Transfers.

Branch Loan Division, organized, 56; report of head, 71.

Branches: Alta, opened, 43, 86; illustrations

opp. p. 78, 86. Broadway, 87. Carnegie West, 89. East Third, 90. Glenville, 92. Hough, 93. Lorain, 95. Miles Park, 97. Quincy, opened, 29, 43, 99, illus-

trations Frontispiece and opp. p. 74, 99.

St. Clair, 101. South, 104. Sterling, 106. Woodland, 108. See also, Buildings, New Branch.

Buildings and grounds, 86, 93, 99, 108.

Buildings, New branch, Need of, 26, 29, 42, 82, 120; opened, 24, 43, 86, 99; projected, 26. See also, Alta Branch, Quincy Branch under head, Branches.

Bureau of Publicity and Research, Cooperation with, 72; discontinued, 73.

Business books, transferred from Mu-nicipal Reference Library to Gen-eral Reference Division, Main Library, 52.

Carnegie gifts, 25, 41, 43. See also, Quincy Branch under head Branches; Library Directory for Carnegie Branch Libraries.

Carrier for books. See Overhead book carrier.

Catalog Department, report, 51. See also, Catalogs, Multigraph work; Transfers.

Catalogs, of children's books, 52, 75 ; circulating, at Main, 70; division, 51, 61, 65, 66, 70; of foreign col-

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lections, 51; high school, 51; smaller branch, 51.

Children's Department, scope of work, 35 ; report of Director, 74. See also, Additions and enlargements; Agencies; Catalogs, of children's books; Children's reading; Chil-dren's rooms ; Class room libraries ; Clubs ; Curtailments ; "Fairy Stories to Tell"; Grade School Libraries; Home libraries; Lists; "Seventy-five Books of Adventure"; Story-telling ; Suspension system; Train-ing class for Library Work with Children; "Valor and Romance; Visits. See also, under branches and smaller branches in Detailed Report under heading, Work with Children.

Children's reading, amount and char-acter, 75, 81, 87, 95, 96, 101, 109, 116, 120.

Children's rooms, 78, 86, 88, 91, 100, Children's work, Training for. See

Training Class for Library Work with Children.

Circulation, character, 47. See also, under various divisions of Main Li-brary and individual branches in Detailed Report; children's books, 74-. See also, under individual branches in Detailed Report; Class Room Libraries, 83; compared for six years, 33; compared with other large libraries, 27; foreign books, 47, 62, 88, 89, 95, 102, 106, 109, 116; Grade School Libraries, 79; increase, 45 ; Main Library, 57, 63. See also, under divisions of Main Library; per capita, 27; per vol-ume, 27; percentage by class, 45 ; total, 27, 33, 45; total by place, Appendix A, p. 148.

Class room libraries, 45, 74, 80; re-port of Supervisor, 83.

Cleveland State Hospital Station, 98. Club Day, at Lorain Branch, 96; at

Miles Park, 98; at St. Clair, 103. Clubs, Work with, 57, 59; for chil-

dren, 35; report of Supervisor of Boys' and Girls' Clubs, 84; volun-teer leaders, Appendix H, p. 171. See also, in Detailed Report, re-ports of individual branches, smaller branches and school branches, usually under heading, Clubs; Club Day.

Collections, (books) 46, Board of Education books for indigent pu-pils, 122; Classroom, 36, 45, 84; foreign, centered at Main and branches, 36, 47, 68, 87, 89, 102; General Reference, 58; Grade School, 79; music scores, 68; Smaller Branches and High Schools Office loan, 121; Stations, 129. See also, Dutch books; Foreign Division; Lantern Slides; Maps; Modern Greek books; Picture col-lection ; White collection.

Comparisons, circulation of foreign books at Woodland for five years, 109; foreign accessions and cir-culation, 47 ; percentage of growth, equipment and increase in use for six years, 33 ; total, per capita and per volume circulation with that of other large libraries, 27; work of Main Library to that of higher institutions of learning, 34, 40.

Concerts. See Auditoriums, Use of. Cooperation with outside agencies, 98,

114. See also Associated Charities, Bureau of Information and Pub-licity; Clubs; Exhibits; Miles Park Home and School Associa-tion ; Night Schools ; Schools ; State Insane Hospital Station; Western Reserve University Library School; Young Men's Christian Associa-tion.

Curtailments, 79, 90, 91, 111, 112, 11 j, 121. See also, Giddings School Branch ; Landon School Branch; Pilgrim Branch; Prospect Branch.

Delivery Stations, 130. Deposit Stations, 130. Desk Division, report, 60. See also,

Guarantor; Registration; Univer-sal cards.

Disbursements, 23, 49, 50, 70. See also Accountant's statement of departmental disbursements, Audi-tor's report; Binding report, Ap-pendix E ; Sinking Fund Commis-sion report.

Discipline, 88, 90, 105, 107, 117. Display racks, books, 56, 65, 69, 92;

periodicals, 59, 66. Distributing agencies. See Agencies. Distributions of material, 51. See

also, Gifts, Exchange stock, Pub-lications.

Division for the Blind, report, 71. Donors. See Gifts. Dutch books, collection started, 47,

68, 80, 89, 115; list of collection, 69.

Editorial work, report of Library Editor, 53. See also, Lists; Open Shelf; Printing; Publications.

Educational psychology, lectures to Training Class for Children's Work, 77.

Endowments, needed for book pur-chase, 29, 40; needed for extension of work, 26 et seq., 29, 43; of libraries in other large cities, 29, 41.

European war, delays foreign book orders, 47, 50, 68, 102.

Exhibits, at American Library Asso-ciation Conference, 49; at Leipzig Exhibition of Graphic Arts, 49; at National Education Association, 49, 122; at Panama Pacific Expo-sition, 49, 122 ; local, 39, 56, 63 ; at Main Library and branches (includ-

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ing book displays) 56, 63, 65, 66, 69, 96, 97, 98, 113, 114, 120, 124.

Exchange stock, 51. Exchanges. See Exchange stock. Expenditures. See Disbursements. Extension, restricted for lack of

funds, 26, 29, 42, 43, 46. See also, Alta Branch; Quincy Branch, un-der heading, Branches. See also, Clubs; Home Libraries; Lectures; Library for the Blind; Needs and opportunities; Night schools; Schools.

"Fairy Stories to Tell and Sugges-tions for the Story-teller", list com-piled by Instructor in Story-tell-ing, 54, 75.

Files, bibliographies, 64, 126; clip-pings, 57, 127; Farmers' bulletins, 128; pamphlets, 57, 59.

Fine Arts Division, report, 66; scope and function of collection, 38, 40. See also, Indexes; Lantern slides; Lists; Periodicals; Picture collec-tion ; Transfers.

Foreign books. See Books in foreign languages, under heading, Books.

Foreign population, Work with, 47, 69, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 100, 103, 106, 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119. See also, Books in foreign languages; Books for foreigners learning English under heading, Books; Night schools.

Free concerts. See Auditoriums, Use of.

Free Library Lecture Course. See Lectures.

General Reference Division, report, 58; scope of collection, 39. See also, Bibliographies; Clubs, Files ; Indexes ; Lists ; Maps ; Pamphlets; Picture collection.

Gentsch, Dr. Charles, tribute to, 24; successor on Library Board ap-pointed, 23.

Giddings School Branch, closed, 79. Gifts, 50; desired for purchase of

books and extension of work, 29, 34, 41; form for gift, 165; gift re-port, Appendix F, p. 163.

Glenville High School Library, part time service from Glenville Branch, 93; statistics added to high schools report, 121.

Grade School Libraries, 45, 74, re-port of Supervisor, 79. See also, Class room libraries; Giddings School Branch; Landon School Branch; Sowinski School Branch.

Grounds. See Buildings and grounds. Guarantor, reference substituted for,

in registration, 60. High School Branches, report of Su-

pervisor, 121, illustration opp. p. 121.

High School, Work with, 87, 92, 93, 95, 101, 104, 114, 119, 121.

History, Travel and Biography Di-vision, report, 65 ; scope of collec-tion, 39.

Home Libraries, 45, 74, report of Su-pervisor, 85.

Home visits. See Visits. House telephone, installed, 55, 71. Index to previous reports, 172. Indexes, compiled, foreign art maga-

zines, 67 ; Kindergarten songs, 63 ; Little children's books by subject, 75; Peloubet's notes, by subject, 61; technical material, 64; war ma-terial, 126, 127.

Interlibrary loans, (books) 64, 71, 82, 89, 123; foreign books from colfections centered at Main Li-brary and branches, 68, 87, 89, 100, 102, 115. See also, Branch Loan Division.

Intermediates, Work with, 82, 104, 106, 119.

Inventory (books), 27, 33; of refer-ence books, 57; report of Super-visor, 52; summary, 46; Main Li-brary, 57, 70; statistical table, To-tal books on hand, Appendix A, p. 148.

Landon School Branch, closed, 79. Lantern slides, 58, shelf-listed, 67. Lectures, to the Apprentice Class,

48, 55 ; to high school pupils on the use of books and libraries, 36, 122, 123, 125, 127; to Normal School pupils on the use of the library and children's literature, 36, 79 ; to out-side organizations, 49 ; to the pub-lic in branch buildings, 97, 110, Ap-pendix G, p. 169; to Training Class for Library Work with Children, 55, 77; to Western Reserve Li-brary School, 49, 55.

Leipzig Exhibition of Graphic Arts. See Exhibits.

Liabilities, 23. See also Auditor's report.

Librarian, report to President of Li-brary Board, 33; Tribute to, on thirteenth anniversary of connec-tion with Library, 24.

Library advertising. See Publicity. Library Board, personnel and com-

mittees, 9 ; report of President to Board of Education, 23; report of Librarian to, 33.

Library bonds, issued 1898 for build-ing fund, 23. See also, Sinking Fund Commission Report; voted for Main Library but not yet is-sued, 25, 27, 34.

Library for the Blind, 45; inventor-ied, 52 ; in charge of head of News-paper Division, 56.

Library Organization. See Organi-zation.

Library School. See Western Re-serve University Library School.

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Library Survey, of Woodland dis-trict by Library School students, 109; of Sterling district, begun, 108. S '

Lists compiled, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 69, 75, 106, 113, 120, 126, 129. See also, Bibliographies. See also, Fairy Stories to Tell; Seventy-five Books of Adventure; Valor and Romance.

Literature Division, report, 64. See also, Books on the drama, under heading, Books.

Loans, Interlibrary. See Interlibrary Loans.

Loans, to and from outside agencies (books), 82, 98, 114. See also, In-terlibrary loans.

Main Library, comparison of work to that of higher institutions of learning, 34, 40; permanent build-ing, plans, 25, need of funds for equipment, 27. See also, Library bonds; new temporary quarters, results of move, 24, 45, 50, 54, 55, and in reports of various divisions of Main Library, changes in ar-rangement and fittings, 55; reor-ganization continued, 57 and in re. ports of various divisions, report of Second Vice-Librarian in charge.

Maps, collection, 57, 58. Miles Park Home and School Asso-

ciation, 98. Modern Greek books, collection

started, 47, 68, 80. Municipal Reference Library, Li-

brarian appointed, 48; report of Librarian, 72; scope of work, 37. See also, Business books.

'National Educational Association. See Exhibits; Staff, under sub-head Outside activities.

Needs and opportunities, 26, 29, 34 et seq., 42, 43, 79, 83, 84, 91, 93, 116, 118.

Night schools, Work with, public, 89, 95, 108. 112, 114, 116, 117, 121; in English and citizenship for for-eigners at branches, 98; naturali-zation classes at branches, 89, 102.

Ohio Library Association meeting, 1914, Paper "Elementary library in-struction in high schools," given at, by Librarian of East Technical High School Branch, 122.

Open Shelf, changed to monthly with annual cumulation, 53; charge for, 54; distribution, 51, 128; German annotations by Foreign Division, 69.

Order and Accession Department, re-port, 49. See also, Distribution of material; Gifts; Exchange stock; Periodicals.

Organization, changes at Main Li-brary, 56. See also, Library Or-ganization, 9; Table of contents, 3.

Overhead book carrier, nearly com-pleted, 56.

Pamphlets, classified file, 57; ap-portioned among divisions, 59.

Panama-Pacific Exposition. See Ex-hibits.

Parochial Schools, Work with, 80, 83, 81, 89.

Periodical Division, report, 59. Periodicals, 59; for the blind, 72;

circulating, 63, 91, 126; dental, 59; fine arts, 59, 66; religious, 61; technical, 64, 128; indexed, 60, 64, 67, 69, 127; ordered and distrib-uted, 50. See also, Display racks, Periodical Division; Serial publi-cations ; Transfers.

Philosophy and Religion Division, re-port, 61; Scope and use of collec-tion, 39. See also, Bibliographies ; Lists.

Picture collection, 57, 59, 66. Pilgrim Branch, open part time, 111,

118. Popular Library, function, 35, report,

63. See also, Display racks; Ex-hibits.

Previous reports, Index to. See In-dex to previous reports.

Printing, amount cut down, 54. See also Multigraph work.

Prospect Branch, closed, 111. Psychology. See Educational psy-

chology. Publications, 53, 54; distribution, 51;

See also, "Fairy Stories to Tell"; Open Shelf; "Seventy-five Books of Adventure"; "Valor and Ro-mance."

Publicity, 54, 56, 64, 91, 102, 113, 117, 118, 120. See also Exhibits; Library Survey; Lists; Night schools ; Publications ; Visits.

Publicity and Research, Bureau of, See Bureau of Publicity and Re-search.

Racks; See Display racks. Reading tables for children, 78. See

also, in illustrations facing p. 74 and 78.

Receipts, 23, 28. See also, Auditor's report; Sinking Fund Commission report.

Reference Librarian and First Assist-ant, Main Library, resigned to be-come head of Toledo Public Libra-ry, 48, 50, 73.

Reference Work, 39, 46, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 67. For reference work in branches see separate branches in Detailed Report under head, Ref-erence work. See also, Collections., General Reference Division, Munici-pal Reference Library; Reference Librarian; Visitors for reference and reading.

Registration, juvenile, 74, Summary, 33, 45 ; statistics, Appendix D, 159. See also, in Detailed Report under branches, smaller branches, grade

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school branches, high school branches; Guarantor.

Religion. See Philosophy and Re-ligion.

Rockefeller gift, 43, 86. Schools, Work with, 30, 36, 45, 79,

89, 92, 94, 95, 96, 104, 105, 116. See also, Class Room Libraries; Grade School Libraries; High School Libraries; Night schools; Parochial schools.

Sciences and Technology Division, book fund needed, 38; report 64. See also, Files; Indexes; Lists; Periodicals ; Technical books under heading Books.

Scrap books, made from worn picture books, 75.

Second Vice-Librarian, in charge of Main Library, report, 55.

Serial publications, check-list, 60. "Seventy-five Books of Adventure",

second edition, 54. Shelf Division, report, 69. See also,

Catalogs, circulating; Inventory. Shipping room, 132. Social Room, opened by Council at

Alliance Branch, 112. Sociology Division, report, 62, scope

and function of collection, 37, 40. Sodalities, supplied with books by

Class Room Library Section, 83. Sowinski School Branch, moved from

Hodge School to 79th St. and Crumb Ave., 81.

Staff, appointments, resignations and re.assignments, 49, 56, 73, 77, (Children's Department), 111; health and efficiency improved by move to present quarters, 24, by seven-and-a-half hour day, 49; losses by death, 48; outside activi-ties, 49, 122. See also, the various branches in Detailed Report usually under heading Staff.

Stations Department, Books trans-ferred from, to Grade School Libra-ries; discontinues sodality work, 83; discontinues branch interloan work, 56; report, 128; illustrations opp. p. 33, 45, 128. See also, De-livery Stations; Deposit Stations.

Story-telling, Lectures on, to Train-

ing Class for Library Work with Children, 77; report of Instructor, 84; story hour-groups, 84, 94, 96, 101, 103, 107, 120.

Supply and Repair Division, report 131. See also, Shipping room; Buildings and grounds.

Survey. See Library Survey. Suspension system for overdue books,

76, 87, 104, 107, 117. Tables. See Reading tables. Tax-limiting law, 34. Technology Division. See Science

and Technology Division. Telephone. See House telephone. Thirtieth anniversary of Librarian's

connection with Library, 24. Training Class for Library Work with

Children, 77. Transfers, (books), 65, 66, 79, 112,

123; cataloged, 51; (periodicals), 59, 66.

Trustees. See Library Board. Universal cards, Substitute for, de-

sired, 60. "Valor and Romance," list prepared

by Children's Department, not yet printed, 76.

Vice-Librarian's Detailed Report, 45. See Table of contents, for individ-ual departments and branches in-cluded in report.

Visitors for reading and reference, 33, 46, Appendix C, p. 157. See also reports of individual branches in Detailed Report.

Visits by Library staff, to homes, 80, 89, 102, 108; to factories, business houses, etc., 91, 114, 117; to schools, 83, 89, 91, 95, 101, 102, 108, 112, 113, 117, 120.

Vocational guidance, Work for, at high school libraries, 123, 124, 126.

Western Reserve University Library School, students' library survey, 114, student service at East Branch, 115.

White collection, 42, 57, 58, 70. Young Men's Christian Association,

Cooperation with, classes in English and citizenship for foreigners at Miles Park Branch, 98.

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