The largest week's circulation during the year was 2,424 volumes, from February 15 to 20, 1892. The smallest week's circulation during the year was 1,234 volumes, from May 4 to 9, 1891. The daily average circulation for the year was 320.67 volumes. The largest monthly circulation was in March, 1892, being 10,180 volumes. TABLE SHOWING THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST DAILY CIRCULATION FOR EACH MONTH. The largest day's circulation was on February 20, being 889 volumes. The smallest day's circulation was on May 1, being 111 volumes. TABLE SHOWING NECESSARY WORK IN THE LIBRARY IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING CIRCULATION, CONSULTATIONS, ETC. Books repaired in Library.... 657 680 636 561 540 644 651 763 645 847 Cards issued... Notices sent out.... 248 348 332 234 256 347 373 447 428 495 373 387 4,268 2,260 544 371 243 244 318 259 199 245 273 244 152 5,352. 103 772 66 103 September. May. August. November. December. June. October. 8 February. TABLE SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF LITERATURE IN CIRCULATION FOR EACH MONTH 51.2 51.7 51.1 52.2 52.1 49.8 47.7 49.0 49.2 50.6 49.8 51.9 50.5 28.5 30.8 31.0 31.6 27.9 29.6 31.7 32.2 28.9 29.0 29.6 27.4 29.9 6.6 5.3 5.3 4.9 6.6 6.7 7.5 6.0 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.7 3.1 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.0 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 .5 1.0 .6 .7 .7 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .9 .7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.3 The circulation for the year ending Sept. 1, 1882, was... 57,668 Making a total of.......... 62,834 The circulation for the year ending April 30, 1892, was 96,200 Making a total of... 120,474 Consultations.......... Making an increase of........... The increase of circulation for the year ending April 30, 1892, over that of 1882....... 38,532 19,108 57,640 Report of the Librarian. On Sept. 1, 1882, there were books and pamphlets in our Library. On April 30, 1892, there were books and pamphlets in our Library..... Showing an increase for that period of............. 13 16,100 32,288 16,188 14 Brooklyn Library Doren, Miss E. С.......... Draper, S. W.. Feicht, F Free Library Free Public Library.. Greene, Miss G. A..................... Hemenway Expedition..... Houk, Mrs. G. W........... Institute of Technology... Jewett, H. S Lafayette College.......... Report of the Librarian. Mass. Board of Lunacy and Charity....Boston, Mass Mass. Bureau of Labor Statistics.... Mathematical Society....... Mathews, Mrs. B. G........ Maxwell, S. D.......... ....... .Boston, Mass 10 5 1 2 Dayton, Ohio...... 1 1 2 New York City, N. Y....... Decatur, Ill..... Cincinnati, Ohio.......... 1 Philadelphia, Pa....... Dayton, Ohio. .New York City, N. Y....... ...New York City, N. Y....... .Oberlin, Ohio...... .Columbus, Ohio....... Albany, N. Y Indianapolis, Ind...... Brooklyn, N. Y.. Bridgeport, Conn........ .Brooklyn, N. Y...... ....Chicago, Ill...... .Cincinnati, Ohio........... 2 United States Dep't of Agriculture...... Washington, D. C.................................. Unknown..... Washington, D. C................................ .Boston, Mass.. .Dayton, Ohio.. 22 1 1 1 1 1 |