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Wandsworth Public Libraries.
SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT
For the Year ended 31ST March, 1905.
BY the generosity of the Ex-Mayor, Councillor J. W. Lorden, a
Branch for the Exchange of Books was opened in Windermere
Terrace, next to the London and South Western Bank,
Carratt Lane, Earlsfield. The Reading Room was opened without
ceremony on February 13th, 1905.
Councillors Craig and Harrison interested themselves in getting
a stock of books for use here, and over 1,000 are on the shelves.
During the next year more books will be placed there.
At the time of stocktaking an important change was made at
West Hill Library. The Reference Reading Room was enlarged by
the removal of a bookcase across the room. The increased accommodation
has been well patronised by the public.
Owing to the shifting of the subsoil the porch cracked. The
porch was underpinned and repaired by the Borough Surveyor, and
the expense borne by the Council in accordance with the Public
Libraries Act, 1901, Section 10.
The contractor for keeping the land in front of the Library in
order has done so very satisfactorily. It was necessary to employ a
contractor as the Council could not spare any of its own gardeners to
attend to the front.
The inefficient lighting of Allfarthing Lane Branch Library received
long and careful deliberation by the Committee, who, with the help of
the Borough Surveyor, decided to overhaul and re-arrange the electric
lighting.