statistics of Accessions for 1919-1920 



Volumes 



Added by purchase, Central Library . 10,522 



Added by purchase, Branches 7,619 



Added by gift 1,676 



Total gain 19,817 



Withdrawn 7,205 



Net gain 12,612 



In the Library May, 1, 1919 260,035 



In the Library May 1, 1920 272,647 



Statistics of Circulation 1919-1920 



Adult Juvenile 



Volumes Volumes Volumes 



Fiction 201,572 39,000 



Periodicals 8,822 2,517 



General Works 255 553 



Philosophy 4,235 151 



Religion 3,394 1,229 



Sociology 6,846 1,362 



Education 1,595 58 



Philology 1,735 97 



Natural Science 3,608 11,346 



Medicine 2,958 341 



Useful Arts 13,202 1,953 



Fine Arts 6,231 614 



Music 7,827 191 



Amusements 2,304 1,724 



Literature 14,377 7,652 



Foreign Literature 9,165 185 



History 7,672 6,415 



Biography 5,212 3,137 



Geography 4,956 7,416 



Myths 14,601 



Juvenile (jj) 29,090 



305,966 129,632 



Total circulation from Central Library 435,598 



Indian Orchard Branch 49,302 



Forest Park Branch 191,140 



Memorial Square Branch 212,830 



Hospital Branch 602 



Estimated circulation at schools and other agencies 188,680 



1,078,152 



Pictures circulated 111,214 



