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distributed as follows:—Carnegie, 11,178; Ravenscourt
Park, 12,151; Shepherd's Bush, 11,039; College
Park, 818.
At the Annual Stocktaking, 747 volumes were
withdrawn and 119 of this number have been replaced.
Six volumes were lost from the Lending Library at
Ravenscourt Park, and one from Shepherd's Bush.
Three volumes were stolen from the Reference Department
and six from the Boys' Room of the same
Library, making a total of 16 volumes lost.
The issues at Ravenscourt Park and Shepherd's
Bush shew a slight falling off compared with last year,
but this is due to the fact that the Central Library
was opened in January last. The total number issued
was 213,642, distributed as follows:—Carnegie, 21,896;
Ravenscourt Park, 79,723; Shepherd's Bush, 107,572;
College Park, 4,451.
New tickets were issued to 4,193 borrowers as
under:—Carnegie, 1,796; Ravenscourt Park, 914;
Shepherd's Bush, 1,438; College Park, 45. In
addition, 784 non-fiction tickets were granted, making
a total of 4,977. The number of tickets cancelled was
335, and the approximate number now in force is
8,248.
BINDING AND REPAIRS.
The number of books rebound and recased was
1,946; Carnegie, 583; Ravenscourt Park, 413;
Shepherd's Bush, 950. The Staff has also repaired
5,165 volumes: 148 at the Central; 3,877 at Ravenscourt
Park; 1,140 at Shepherd's Bush. The large
number repaired at Ravenscourt Park is an indication
that the wear and tear of 16 years is affecting the
condition of the stock very considerably, and it will be
necessary to replace a large number of volumes at the
next stocktaking.