18 LIBRARIES. 
were issued to adults as against 1404 in the vear 1910. A Lending 
Library for Juveniles has been provided in the new building and 
1104 tickets were issued to children between August and December. 
The new building in Kvered Avenue was erected to supply the two 
districts of Walton and Fazakerley, and the site selected for it 1s 
half a mile distant from the premises formerly used as a Lending 
Library for Walton. It is probable that this distance between the 
two buildings has deterred a large number of the Borrowers from 
the old Library from claiming their tickets for use at the new 
Library. Some of the Borrowers have had their tickets transferred 
to the Kirkdale Branch Library, and it is hoped that those who have 
not yet responded to the appeals addressed to them may be induced 
to take up their tickets at the new building or join either the 
Kirkdale or Everton Libraries. There is every indication that the 
people of the Walton and Fazakerley districts will make full use of 
the splendidly equipped building now placed at their service. A 
Lending Library and a Reading Room for Juveniles have been 
provided, and during the month of December over 600 borrowers 
tickets were issued to children. 
Tur Brancy Liprartrs AND READING Rooms. 
With the opening of the two new buildings above referred to, 
all the Branch Libraries are now housed in modern and specially 
constructed buildings. During the ensuing year it is hoped that 
the new Reading Rooms for the Old Swan and Chatsworth Street 
districts will approach completion. The question of providing a 
Lending Library and Reading Rooms for the Scotland Road district 
will remain, and when the demands of that district have been met, 
the work of the Committee so far as the building of Branch Libraries 
is concerned, will be finished until our City has extended far beyond 
its present boundaries. 
Since the year 1890 the Committee have erected ten new buildings 
for Libraries and one for Reading Rooms. The total cost has been 
£92347, of which Dr. Carnegie has generously provided £39152. 
It is interesting to see to what extent this great expenditure 
has been appreciated by the people of Liverpool. The highest 
