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Newnes Public Library, Putney.
REPORT OF THE PUTNEY DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE,
1902-1903.
IN presenting their report for the year ended 31st March, 1903,
the Committee are glad to state that the various departments
of the Library continue to be extensively used.
This is noticeable in the Reference department, which is
frequented in the evenings by a large number of students. The
new books purchased last year with the funds raised by the
Bazaar and Exhibition are very attractive and of great service.
The Committee decided to hold a short course of Lectures
during the winter, a small charge being made for admission.
The first lecture was given by Mr. W. Davenport Adams on
the afternoon of Tuesday, the 27th January, the subject being
"Gilbert-Sullivan Opera." Vocal and musical illustrations were
most kindly given by Miss Rosina Brandram, Mr. Rutland
Barrington, and Mr. Wharton Wells. The Lecture proved a great
success.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, the 17th February, a lecture on
"Henry VIII., the Man and the Monarch," was given by Mr. A. F.
Pollard, M.A., Examiner in Modern History to the Universities
of Oxford and London, and was greatly appreciated by an
audience that filled the Board room.
The Third and last lecture of the series, "The Stately Homes
of England," was given by Mr. J. Whitehead on the evening of
the 30th March. This lecture, which was of a very interesting
character, was admirably illustrated by lantern slides through the
kindness of Mr. Francis Beeson.