8 LIBRARIES. 
increased issue in both the Lending and Reading Room. In the 
Kirkdale Library where there was an increased issue of 2,353 im the 
Lending department there was a decrease of 2,749 in the Reading 
Room, while at Everton there was an increased demand in the 
Juvenile Reading Room to the extent of 5,822 volumes, and a 
decreased demand in the Lending Library to the extent of 5824 
volumes. This general increase is almost entirely due to the welcome 
co-operation of the teachers in the elementary schools, and the 
assistance rendered by them to the children in the selection of books 
to be borrowed for home reading. 
The Garston Branch Library, presented to the city by Dr. Andrew 
Carnegie, was formally opened by the Chairman of the Library, 
Museums, and Arts Committee (Councillor F. J. Leslie) on the 26th 
of May. During the following seven months nearly seventy 
thousand volumes were issued for home reading, and over ninety-six 
thousand volumes were issued in the reading rooms. These figures 
shew an appreciation of the library which fully justifies the expen- 
diture of money and labour which its establishment entailed. 
The Sefton Park Branch Library, which formerly was only open 
from 2 to 8 p.m. each day, has been opened for the same number of 
hours daily as the other Lending Libraries. This change together 
with the publication of a new catalogue has caused an increase in 
the issues therefrom. 
The work of transforming the Rawdon Reading Room into a 
Lending Library and Reading Room was undertaken during the 
year and has since been completed. There is every indication that 
the rapidly increasing population of Anfield will make good use of 
the privileges thus provided. 
The Committee are enabled by the generosity of Dr. Andrew — 
Carnegie to proceed with the erection of new Library buildings for _ 
Walton and Fazakerley, and Sefton Park, and three new Reading _ 
Rooms. A site has been selected for the Sefton Park Library and the — 
City Surveyor has prepared plans for a building, which have been 
approved. It has been decided to throw the designing of a building 
for the Walton and Fazakerley Library open for competition 
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