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LIBRARIES. 9 
year have recorded issues of 36,317 volumes in Theology and 
Ethics; of 171,265 volumes in Fine Arts, Music, and Technical 
subjects ; 87,021 volumes in History and Biography ; 82,699 volumes 
in Topography, Antiquities and Travels; 20,087 volumes on 
Political subjects; and 29,036 volumes of Poetry and Drama, 
ought not to be criticised as if the circulation of novels was their 
only work, and the circulation of novels wrong. 
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT. 
The development of the work in the Children’s Libraries is in 
every way satisfactory. The issues for 1910 from this department 
exceed those for 1909 by 109,010 volumes. This increase is mainly 
due to the opening of the Rawdon Library, where the issues to 
Juveniles have amounted to 59,971 volumes, but there has been an 
increase at all the Branch Libraries except Toxteth. In addition, 
there was a large issue of volumes in the Children’s Reading Rooms 
at the various Branch Libraries. The total issues for home reading 
from the Children’s Libraries have increased from 148,981 volumes 
in 1906 to 399,590 volumes in 1910. These figures are of more than 
passing interest, as the extent of the work of our Children’s 
Libraries has not been hitherto fully recognised, either locally or 
generally. The credit for this development is willingly shared with 
the Teachers in the Council Schools. 
CATALOGUES. 
Considerable progress has been made with the Reference Library 
Catalogue. All books added to the Library since January Ist, 1910, 
have been included in the combined catalogue which is gradually 
being prepared for the printer. In addition, entries have been typed 
for inclusion in the card cabinets in the Picton Reading Room, and 
also for the Sheaf Catalogue which will supersede the card cabinets. 
Progress is also being made with the cataloguing of the books added 
to the Reference Library between 1891 (the date of part 3 of the 
printed catalogue), and December 31st, 1909. As soon as these 
arrears have been dealt with, the duplication of entries for the card 
