PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The following notes on activities at the Canterbury Public Library during the month of August are supplied by the Librarian, Mr E. J. Bell: About 17,000 volumes were issued for home reading during the month of August, this being slightly, less than the number issued during August last year. It is pleasing to record that 101) new members enrolled.' The refei> dice library experienced another busy month arid- 'nearly ll,000; books were consulted, an increase of 3QOO conipared with August last year. From the Children's Library 40(30 volumes were taken out ;ld)r fiomev 1 reading, ;an lit?, ciease-of 'MT> -with the issue lor August, Close rupoa 300 , volunfcs uere added to; the shelves in all departments, *fche> majority\of 5 these; being "for the -circulating department. r At this season -of the year the. putjiut of books is ,very I and: ther ma f ils coming to .hand have been"inuclt smajlw t^aniiisuab It is pleasing to report that the series of popular lectures were much nppreciated, and' that -altogether 852 , persons attended. The. sum of about £32 h.-s been raised for the children's library. I
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20342, 15 September 1931, Page 7
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