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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



From the total $7, 855. 33 spent for binding in the past year, 

 $7,14S.45 was spent for regular binding, $573.46 for binders, and 

 $103.42 for pamphlet boxes. From the $1,806.79 spent for printing, 

 $51.07 was spent for the printing of the annual report of the librarian 

 for 1915, $300.06 for the printing of the new edition of the classifica- 

 tion, $205.66 for forms, and $1,250 for the cards printed, through the 

 Library of Congress, for the publications of the department and for 

 the accessions. 



A. L. A. FORM FOR LIBRARY STATISTICS. 1 



Annual report for year eaded June 30, 1916. 



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



City or town, Washington, D. 0. 



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 9 months; 41^ during 3 summer months. 



Hours open each week for reading, 45 for 9 months; 41V during 3 summer months. 



Total number of staff, 33 in main library, 37 in branches. 



Number of volumes added during year by purchase, 1,595. 



Number of volumes added during year by gift and exchange, 873. 



Number of volumes added during year by binding material not otherwise counted, 



1,612. 

 Number of volumes withdrawn during year, 72. 

 Number of pamphlets added during year, 446. 

 Number of serials added during year, 5,193. 

 Number of maps and charts added during year, 31. 

 Total number of books and pamphlets, 137,703. 

 Total recorded use, 181,026. 

 Number of interlibrary loans, 1,378. 

 Total number of registered borrowers, 1,530. 

 Number of periodicals currently received, 2,280 titles; 3,015 copies. 



FINANCE. 



RECEIPTS. 



Government appropriation... $46,020.00 

 Allotment from department 



printing and binding fund.. 9, 662. 12 



Total 55,682.12 



PAYMENTS FOR — 



Books $7,017.58 



Periodicals 4, 154. 11 



Other serials ._ 2, 099. 66 



Salaries, library service 31, 278. 06 



Printing and binding 9, 662. 1 2 



Other maintenance 1, 276. 82 



Total •... 55,488.35 



i 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 A. L. A. Committee on 

 Library Administration. This very greatly facilitates comparison. The statistics of the library are given 

 above in the A. L. A. form in so far as the records kept by the library make it possible. 



