LIBRARIES. 15 
CHIEF LIBRARIAN’S REPORT. 
GENTLEMEN, 
I respectfully submit a report of the work of the Reference and 
Lending Libraries during the year 1912. 
The attached tables of statistics shew that 2,424,460 volumes were 
issued over the counters in the Reference Library, Lending 
Libraries, and Reading Rooms. In addition, it is estimated that 
there has been a use equal to an issue of 423,000 volumes of the 
books on open shelves in the Reference Library. 
The issues in the Reference and Hornby Libraries shew an 
increase of 23,854 over those for the year 1911. The issues from 
the Lending Libraries shew a total increase over those for the 
previous year of 185,521 volumes (101,644 to adults, and 83,877 to 
juveniles). This is mainly accounted for by the fact that the 
Walton and Fazakerley and the Sefton Park Libraries were only 
open during a portion of the year 1911. There was an increased 
issue of books to adults at the Central, West Derby, Rawdon, Sefton 
Park, and Walton Lending Libraries, and a decreased issue at the 
Toxteth, Kensington, Wavertree, Kirkdale, Everton, and Garston 
Libraries. There was an increased issue to Juveniles at all the 
Branch Libraries except Kensington, Kirkdale, and Garston. The 
Kirkdale and Kensington Branches are the only Libraries which 
shew no increase of issues to adults, juveniles, or from the Lending 
Libraries’ Depot. There was an issue of 12,663 volumes from the 
Lending Libraries’ Depot, shewing an increase of 1,631 issues over 
the previous year. Nearly 2,800 volumes were issued from the 
special collection of books for Blind readers—an increase of nearly 
450 volumes. 
