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papers and Periodicals, and also a small stock of standard books. 
The Assistant-in-charge will obtain books for Borrowers from either 
the West Derby or other Branch Libraries, or from the Depot. 
Tickets issued to Readers are available for use at either the Book 
Delivery Station or at the West Derby Branch Library. There 
is every prospect that the facilities thus afforded will be appreci- 
ated. During the half-year over 9,000 people visited the Reading 
Room, and nearly 2,600 volumes were issued to Readers in the 
room, while 4,200 volumes were issued for Home reading. 
Wooton AND Districr Liprary. 
In November the Committee took over the books in the Library 
of the newly incorporated district of Woolton. The stock of over 
4,000 volumes was removed to the Reference Library to be revised, 
repaired, augmented, and catalogued, and that work is in progress. 
CLEANING AND PAINTING. 
The Wavertree Branch Library was painted, certain structural 
alterations made, and new electric light fittings installed. 
Free LECTURES. 
The total attendance at the 168 Free Lectures delivered during the 
year was 71,464, shewing an increase of 316 compared with the 
previous year, when 166 lectures were given. The figures wouid 
undoubtedly have shewn a greater and more gratifying increase 
but for the compulsory change in the Tue Brook Lecture Centre 
from the large main hall in Lister Drive Council Scliools to the 
Andrew Carnegie Branch Library, Green Lane, where the capacity 
of the comparatively small Reading Room proved quite insuffi- 
cient; and where, in consequence, many persons who presented 
themselves were unable to gain admission to the lectures. To the 
same cause is largely due the reduced attendances of children at 
the special lectures provided for them; there having been but 9,026 
present at 21 lectures as against 12,084 at 22 lectures in 1912. 
Twenty-eight of the 168 lectures were given in the Picton Hall, 
the average attendance being but one less than in the previous 
