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With the permission of the Council an exhibition of local views
was held at the West Hill Library from 6th to 25th November, 1905.
During this time over 200 children from schools in the neighbourhood
visited the Library, and to them short addresses explanatory of the
historic and literary interest of the views were given by the Librarian.
The Sub-Committee arranged the following course of lectures,
which were delivered in the Reference Library at West Hill:—
LIST OF LECTURES, WEST HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY.
14th November, 1905—Councillor W. J. Harrison: "Nelson."
Chairman : Councillor A. Glegg, J.P., Mayor of Wandsworth.
28th November, 1905—Rev. A. Macrae, M.A.: "Social Life in Scotland in the
XVIII Century."
Chairman: Alderman J. W. Lorden.
12th December, 1905- Mr. Cecil T. Davis: "Notable Books in the Wandsworth
Public Libraries (West Hill)."
Chairman: Councillor J. Luscombe.
23rd January, 1906—Councillor M. Robinson, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.: "The Black.
Hole of Calcutta."
Chairman: Alderman Rev. J. H. Anderson, M.A.
6th February, 1906—Rev. J. Park: "Letters and People who write them."
Chairman: Councillor A. R. Gridley, M.A.
20th February, 1906—Councillor A. R. Gridley, M.A.: "Some Curiosities of English
Local Government."
Chairman: Councillor M. Robinson, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.
20th March, 1906—Dr. P. Caldwell Smith, M.A., M.D., D.P.H.: "Hygiene of
Consumption."
Chairman: Alderman J. Gay, M.R.C.S.
The Librarian with the sanction of the Library Committee
attended the 28th Annual Conference of the Library Association held
at Cambridge on 22nd, 23rd and 24th August. His report was
submitted to the Sub-Committee, and sent to the Library Committee.
The Sub-Committee desire to put on record their thanks to the
Clapham Library Sub-Committee for a gift of sixty chairs, which have
been of great service at the West Hill Library.
Messrs. Willis & Co. have supplied gratis four numbers of the
quarterly journal which, with the next two issues, will contain a
complete list of the books added to the libraries down to the end of
1905. There was included also a classified list of books 011 English
history in the West Hill Library.