REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 

 A. L. A. FORM FOR LIBRARY STATISTICS.' 



321 



Annual report for year endetl June 30, 1917. 



Name of library, U. S. Department of Agriculture Library. 



City or town, Washington, D. C. 



Terms of use, free for lending to department employees, free for general 



reference. 

 Total number of agencies, 14 (consisting of main Library and 13 branches). 

 Number of days open during year, 306. 

 Hours open each week for lending, 45 for nine months, 41i during three summer 



months. 

 Hours open each week for reading, 45 for nine months, 41^ during three summer 



months. 

 Total number of staff, 35 in main Library, 44 in branches. 

 Number of volumes added during year by purchase, 1,949. 

 Number of volumes added during year by gift and exchange, 641. 

 Number of volumes added during year by binding material not otherwise 



counted, 1,178. 

 Number of volumes withdrawn during year, 249. 

 Number of pamphlets added during year, 584. 

 Number of serials added during year, 5,783. 

 Number of maps and charts added during year, 5. 

 Total number of books and pamphlets, 142,377. 

 Total recorded use, 169,933. 

 Number of interlibrary loans, 1,273. 

 Total number of registered borrowers, 1,815. 

 Number of periodicals currently received, 2,219 titles, 3,249 copies. 



FINANCE. 



KECEIPTS. 



Government appropriation_ $49, 520. 00 

 From department printing 



and binding fund 8, 707. 52 



Total 58, 227. 52 



PAYMENTS FOE — 



Books $9, 233. 21 



Periodicals 4, 249. 99 



Other serials 1,000.00 



Salaries, library service 33, 025. 53 



Printing and binding 8, 707. 52 



Other maintenance 1, 375. 12 



Total 57, 591. 37 



1 Libraries which print their annual reports are requested by the American Library 

 Association to include therein their statistics presented according to a form compiled by 

 the American Library Association Committee on Library Administration, as this facili- 

 tates comparison. The statistics of the Library are given above in the American Library 

 Association form in so far as the records kept by the Library make it possible. 



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