Statistics of Accessions for 1917-1918 



Volumes 



Added by purchase. Central Library 8,863 



Added by purchase, Branches 8,411 



Added by gift 3,067 



Total gain 20,341 



Withdrawn 4,686 



Net gain 15,655 



In the library May 1, 1917 228,990 



In the library May 1, 1918 244,645 



Statistics of Circulation 1917-1918 



Adult Juvenile 

 Volumes Volumes 



Fiction 174,879 34,468 



Periodicals 9,562 1,946 



General Works 295 490 



Philosophy 3,381 139 



Religion 3,692 1,108 



Sociology 6,665 618 



Education 1,696 46 



Philology 1,757 80 



Natural Science 3,802 7,469 



Medicine 2,763 318 



Useful Arts 11,868 1,895 



Fine Arts 5,777 389 



Music 8,257 52 



Literature 12,252 6,122 



Foreign Literature 9,671 167 



History 11,025 5,494 



Biography 5,130 2,556 



Geography 5,010 7,186 



Amusements 1,823 1,514 



Myths 11,705 



Juvenile (jj) 17,508 



279,305 101,270 



Total circulation Central Library 380,575 



Indian Orchard Branch 39,144 



Forest Park Branch 152,170 



Memorial Square Branch 183,748 



Soldiers' Libraries at Armory 3,915 



Estimated circulation at schools and other agencies 164,570 



Total circulation for home use 924,122 



Pictures Circulated 92,566 



Deposited in 366 school class rooms: 



Supplied for one half school year 23,245 



Renewed for second half of school year 8,321 



Total school deposits 31,566 



