TABLE 103.-Detailed statistics of lending libraries owned by corporations and open to subscribers, mainly for the year 1886-87-Continued. NOTE.-Items respecting libraries marked with an asterisk are taken from a previous Report.] Badford.. 427 Brandon 428 Montpelier'. 429 Norwich. 430 Peacham 431 Pittsford 436 Alexandria. -400 LIBRARIES WHICH ARE BUSINESS INVESTMENTS. [Tables 109 and 110.] The last group considered in this chapter contains circulating libraries conducted for the profit of their proprietors. Doubtless this list is very imperfect; for example, all but nine of the libraries mentioned are in the North Atlantic Division. The libraries in this group, considered as means of public culture, are almost without value; as a means of personal amusement or relaxation, generally of an innocent kind, they serve their purpose and fill some sort of demand. TABLE 109.-Summary, by States and geographical divisions, of circulating libraries which are business investments conducted for profit. TABLE 110.-Detailed statistics, mainly for 1886-87, of circulating libraries which are business investments and conducted for profit. [NOTE.-Items respecting libraries marked with an asterisk are taken from a previous Report.] a Formerly H. N. Palmer's. J. H. Congdou. Albert T. Cotton. Sell books so as to average about 2,500. c Care is taken to exclude questionable books, and judgment used in giving books to children. 1868 3,000 1881 1,200 100 2,000 1876 1,800 200 1880 2,000 200 |