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costly work, and therefore cannot be done rapidly. The revision 
of the stocks, apart from their condition, in all the Branch Libraries 
will require careful consideration at an early date, as an effort must 
be made to make the supplies in the Libraries equal to the demands. 
Garston, with a stock for adults of 8,500 volumes, has an issue of 
64,600 volumes, while Rawdon, with a stock for adults of 6,300, has 
an issue of 117,800 volumes. Kirkdale, with a stock of 10,500 
volumes, issued 84,600 volumes, and Sefton Park, with a stock for 
adults of 9,250 volumes, issued 160,600 volumes. It is calculated 
that every novel in the Sefton Park Library circulated 23 times 
during the year, and at the Rawdon Branch each novel was issued 
29 times. 
CATALOGUES. 
A new Catalogue of the books in the Wavertree Library was 
published during the year, and Supplemental Catalogues were issued 
for the Kensington and Rawdon Libraries. 
New Catalogues of the Books for Children in the Kirkdale and 
West Derby Libraries were also published. 
Fines on Books For CHILDREN. 
With a view to diminishing the number of Children’s tickets 
detained for non-payment of fines at all the Branch Libraries, an 
arrangement has been made with the Headmasters and Head- 
mistresses of Council Schools whereby lists are sent to them regularly 
of those children in each school who are holding Library books that 
are overdue. On the receipt of the lists, the teachers request the 
children to return or renew the books, and so avoid fines. The 
arrangement has worked most successfully, and thanks are due to 
the teachers for their hearty co-operation. 
CLEANING AND PAINTING. 
The Kirkdale, Rawdon, and West Derby Branch Libraries were 
cleaned and painted. 
