Statistics of Accessions for 1916-1917 



Volumes 



Added by purchase, Central Library 11,678 



Added by purchase. Branches 7,493 



Added by gift 843 



Total gain 20,014 



Withdrawn 5,582 



Net gain 14,432 



In the library May 1, 1916 214,558 



In the library May 1, 1917 228,990 



Statistics of Circulation 1916-1917 



Adult Juvenile 

 Volumes Volumes 



Fiction 157,701 30,636 



Periodicals 10,746 1,715 



General Works 302 186 



Philosophy 3,141 141 



Religion 3,793 1,114 



Sociology 6,580 661 



Education 2,060 45 



Philology 1,861 90 



Natural Science 4,015 6,816 



Medicine 2.296 267 



Useful Arts 11,452 1,374 



Fine Arts 6,393 276 



Music 9.427 52 



Literature 12,754 5,499 



Foreign Literature 9,955 197 



History 7,174 5,936 



Biography 5,272 2,354 



Geography 5,627 6,556 



Amusements 2,029 1,645 



Myths 10.220 



Juvenile (jj) 16.080 



262,578 91.860 



Total circulation for Central Library 354,438 



Indian Orchard Branch 31.739 



Forest Park Branch 130,865 



Memorial Square Branch 163,576 



Estimated circulation at schools and other agencies 161.536 



842.154 



Pictures circulated 90,381 



