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REPORT OF THE PUTNEY LIBRARY SUB-COMMITTEE,.
For the Year ended 31ST March, 1909.
The Sub-Committee have pleasure in presenting the twenty-first
annual report of the library.
In December, 1908, Alderman Parker, Councillors Hoile, Jackson
and Mathias were appointed by the Borough Council to act as the
Sub-Committee for the year 1909. At the first meeting Alderman
Parker was re-elected chairman for the year.
The issue of the quarterly list of additions to the libiary hasbeen
discontinued.
A catalogue key to the indicator for classes F & J has been issued
and has proved useful to many readers.
The Sub-Committee take this opportunity of thanking all who*
have furthered the usefulness and interest of the institution by the
gifts of books or otherwise. The special thanks of the Sub Committee
has been accorded to Mr. George Allen for his generous gift of an oil
painting of old Putney Bridge; and to Sir W. J. Lancaster, J.P., for
his gift of a water colour drawing of Putney Church.
A list of donors will be found on page 211.
The Finance Committee passed estimates of expenditure
amounting to £1,265, and during the year this sum has been
expended.
Lending
Department.
During the year there has been an increase in the stock of this
department of 642 volumes, 635 of which were added
by purchase, and seven volumes by donation. The
total number of volumes now available for issue is 10,816.
Notwithstanding these additions to the stock, the Sub-Committee
regrets to report that there is a slight decrease in the number of
volumes issued for home reading. During the year 791 volumes have
been rebound, 320 worn-out books have been replaced by new copies,
while 71 obsolete books have been withdrawn from the stock.
On March 31st, 2,145 boirowers' tickets, and 134 students' tickets
were available for use in this department.