HASTINGS LIBRARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 103, 12 April 1933, Page 8

HASTINGS LIBRARY

, WONDERFUL PROGRESS I RECORDED, f j PAST YEAR’S WORK REVIEWED, f i- Tn the course of her annual report to ■ the Hastings Borough Council last I evening, the librarian reported that tlie ' total number of subscribers in the adult 3 section was 640. an increase ot 77 upon ’ that of last year. The receipts amount- ‘ cd to £291 6s sd, an increase of £5O 16s 4d. The library continued to make j wonderful progress. During the year 833 books were purchased. There were now 3243 books . in the lending department and 192 in -like reference department. At tho an II anal count of * books. 16 were missing. 1 1 compared with nine last year. Eight - parcels, comprising 117 books, wore dis- ■ ! carded. Thanks were due to the solveI tion committee for their choice in sc- - luting the most suitable books. Eleven magazines and file newspapers ! were stolen from the reading room dvrl ing the year, and it was suggested that I the only solution would be to supply i inched covers. I The total number of subscribers m i the I'h’ldi'cn’s section was !ISg. ..|i j,,. Cien.-e Id 58 on Inst yeiir. Books pur- ; chased totalled ’-07. ami 16 were doutltj ed. J'li.'ie are '• s books on the lending shelves, nml 51 in the reference depanmc'. t. Alami 5(1 books were sent to the Hastings West School. Thanks. I wore due to Miss .Steele and Mr W. T. I Chaplin for the encouraging interest I they take in the children's library. I The report w.if adopted.