MORNINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Evening Star, Issue 19893, 15 June 1928, Page 10

MORNINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

The •annual meeting of subscribers and public was held in the library. Mr H. E. Wilson (president) was in the chair. The secretary read the report and balance-sheet for the past year, which showed a credit balance of Is 3d. The. s*cn, a slight 'falling off also in receipts. This was iitobe&deplored, as the only source of revenue the? cd4n»itte,d: hadefor the purcliaso. ofbook® was STOewbcrs’ subscriptions. Afters discussion :it- was agreed; to. ask allv-subcribers. to gettot-least ohe-mew member-eaph to'joiny and by this.means obviate’-the.-necessity•, of raisin'g.v-the annual subscription. Between six and seven thousand' volumes were'‘ issued during.the year. The total income for tlifii ; Psi'|^e«iJ*hhmduntea"to -,£3lvis 7d, and •' expenses ter -£2i ■ Os 4d. *• Ai t the hhd been spent-in-'nery books.ff ■.ThoKfbllowing' were elected-, as a committee for the year:—Prpsjclent, Mr TI. E." Wilson (re-elected)V 'hon. secretary, Mr F. Hollingworth (reelected); ■ committee—Messrs Lambourne, Rutherford, Kirkpatrick, Davidson,; E. Sincock, D. Smith, Notman, and Mitchell.