COUNTY BOROUGH OF DERBY 



Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 



OF THE 



FREE LIBRARY, MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 

 -^^ COMMITTEE. ©^^ 



CHP] Cominittcc Imve much pleasuro in onco more Ijiyin^ before 

 the Town Council their Annual Report, iuul are pleased to ])e 

 able to chronicle a yeai-'s successful work. 



The Library statistics, which will l)c found in the exhaustive 

 tal)les pi'epared by the Librarian, are very encoui'aging, and to these 

 and the Librarian's comments on them reference may be made liy 

 those who desire full particulars of working of this portion of the 

 Institution. The issues show a great advance on last year's, and the 

 Committee have iised theii- best endeavours to keej) the stock well u]) 

 to date. The most ui-gent necessity is for more room, au<l its want must 

 cripple the usefulness of the Librarj'. 



The Newsrooms, both in the Central Institution and at the 

 Arboretum, are well used. Thti-e is little or no fault to be found 

 with the conduct of those who use them, and the cases of mutilation 

 and petty pilfering have been less frequent. The great drawback to 

 the rooms is the unsatisfactory light, largely due, of course, to their 

 enclosed position. The Committee are making some slight alterations 

 which they hope may tend to improvement in this respect. 



