Statistics of Accessions for 1922-1923 



Volumes Volumes 



Added by purchase, Central Library 11,389 



Added by purchase. Branches 8,353 



Added by gift 825 



Total gain 20,567 



Withdrawn 15,895 



Net gain 4,672 



In the Library, May 1, 1922 296,764 



In the Library, May 1, 1923 301,436 



Statistics of Circulation 1922-1923 



City Library Adult Juvenile 



Volumes Volumes Volumes 



Fiction 243,129 38,733 



Periodicals 9,126 1,800 



General Works 413 480 



Philosophy 4,162 172 



Religion 4,082 1,157 



Sociology 7,220 1,539 



Education 2,073 23 



Philology 1,779 85 



Natural Science 3,476 11,770 



Medicine 3,076 162 



Useful Arts 11,768 2,281 



Fine Arts 7,794 460 



Music 12,224 162 



Amusements 2,657 1,159 



Literature 15,236 7,529 



Foreign Literature 9,956 103 



History 5,970 8,067 



Biography 6,735 3,061 



Geography 5,716 8,898 



Myths 12,045 



Juvenile (jj) 31,233 



356,592 130,919 



Total circulation from City Library 487,511 



Forest Park Branch 228,096 



Indian Orchard Branch 62,861 



Memorial Square Branch 199,491 



Hospital Collection 699 



Estimated circulation at schools and other agencies 199,136 



Total circulation of books 1,177,794 



Pictures circulated 139,696 



Phonograph records circulated (about March 1 to April 30) 1,131 



Deposited in 418 classrooms: — 



Supplied for one-half school year 26,620 



Renewed for second half school year 15,374 



41,994 



