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REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Parish of Clerkenwell.
Gentlemen,
This Report covers the Library's first complete year of
work under the Library Committee of the Vestry, and extends
from April ist, 1899, to March 31st, 1900. The year has
been one of much activity in the direction of extending and
improving the equipment of the Library, while the regular
work in all departments has been steady and satisfactory.
Stock.—1,732 volumes were added during the year, of which
238 were placed in the Reference, 1,132 in the Lending and
Juvenile departments, and 362 in the Pentonville Branch.
There are now 5,608 volumes in the Reference, and 14,504
volumes in the Lending Library. They are classified as
follows :—
Science and Art ... ... ... ... 3>335
Social Science and Theology ^674
History, Travel, Biography 4.539
Language and Literature ... ... 545
Poetry and Drama ... ... ... 778
Prose Fiction and Juvenile ... ... 6,805
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 2,312
Total Stock ... 19,988
353 volumes were purchased to replace worn-out copies,
and 22 volumes found in infected houses by the Medical
Officer of Health were destroyed.
Book Issues and Readers.—The total number of volumes
issued was 110,205? of which 11,175 were for Reference,
98,316 for home reading, and 714 were issued on Sundays.
These were classified as follows :—
Science and Art ... ... ••• ••• 10,816
Social Science and Theology ... ... 2,408
History, Travel, Biography 9>372
Language and Literature ... ••• 1,102
Poetry and Drama 1,018
Prose Fiction and Juvenile ... ... 79>377
Miscellaneous 6,112
Total issues 110,205