LIBRARIES. 
TABLE I. 
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OF LIBRARIES DEPARTMENT. 
Reference Library. 
PicroN READING Room: 
Volumes issued (General Literature 
and Reference works)— 
On application .........cceeeeeeeeee 218,148 
From open access_ shelves 
(approximate) .........ssseeeees 53,220, 
_ Reference works from open 
access shelves (approximate) 34,017 
- Currentliterary, scientific, and technical 
Reviews and Periodicals: from open 
access racks (approximate)............04. 
HuGu Freprerick Hornsy LisRary: 
Volumes issued ..........ssseeccecesceeeeeees 
Prints CONSUICEH ........00c0..seccerccesseoees 
Brown Reapine Room: 
Volumes issued: Biography, 
History, Travel, Popular 
Science, &c., from open 
access Shelves ....sessseeeeeeere 82,853 
MATOS HCtION — ....ccosccvecscneeece 54,898 
Current Popular Magazines and Period- 
icals, from open access rack (approxi- 
IMAGE) .......00ccee ccvececercosesccercceseseess 
RECTORIES: Volumes issued from open 
access shelves (approximate) ............ 
Parents DEPARTMENT: Specifications of 
Patents for Inventions ..........:.se0ee 
NEWSPAPERS: Persons consulting current 
newspapers (approximate) ............0 
Newsparers: Bound Volumes ............ 
Totals—Reference Library......... 
Branch Libraries. 
Vo .UMES ISSUED FROM LENDING DEPART- 
MENTS 
sco: 0g gSRg aie ROSEEEE REELS 217,380 
ensington Branch ............ 205,718 
oxteth Branch ...............668 188,682 
‘Kirkdale Branch.................. 173,895 
Andrew Carnegie Branch...... 166,088 
Everton Branch ...............++. 146,454 
Wavertree Branch ............... 127,526 
Walton Branch .................. 116,752 
Garston Branch (7 months)... 60,924 
Sefton Park Branch ............ 85,230 
Volumes. 
305,385 
1,556 
137,751 
172,768 | 
40,527 
7,085 
665,072 
1,488,649 
Prints 
4,934 
4,934 
11 
Consulted. Periodicals. 
125,998 
218,303 
—_— ——_ ——_- 
342,301 
Newspaper 
Visitors. 
351,603 
351,603 
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