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1931 X 3. T ANNUAL REPORT :

nMAY198

To the Librasy 7Sard of the City of Woya4 Oak

Lattes end Gentemen

the 4t w for 19048# i a story not s ach of naceapishean as o netr0 nt e an the aty re u turns iadicated an .un

Usally godllare inquenoy it e vweat that the progra ofrktw the year c4A nt betparied out as pla Draestic rdetems

were nesa er.e trdtaotts wwse e ari out it aoaordanoe witht ta owia prinniples adoptead by the Board

A* To okeaOsasary justnts in sevio tan suchStt thelo t et~ eabn to the

S, To nte 4.teri~tta oft the &bookstock fl pre*vitOeesor aszwaa* sozi n ot a n repla t

befor purohaas now books, and thus avot mortgugea, -the' stt atur

As a reslt o these poiies the ftolowtg redutions were accomplishott

Fra 004er to p ilusie ony " $4,00 werespont in tpur e of b an of these beg

neessary replaeaots of lost at worn out4al t tinoattineanles 4 000 eas saves on

5, Salroz e putwe0 we redue m a*, 0 Porth Isheb lta the IIbrar

fortenlost tnweel * -0brat wlibray sotty is a4 leest ebb' pent thru leaestitilY t lns

4, the litwar stutti at O94 rant shool was 4isd

ttary t* opnsinpe of a station

ae a adopottl t r yofafeb # ae bwithout the sevice of za estat.t

0. 4 aesive a.s4* Az adult edueation was sueupe alhe hs a inave to a reatding

sfl t b oat *enitepsife no the si hotos.

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After Oateer t let an fiotta o ap E

S.4 o o I torhft'o Wre pa ar the A lation

oT rh ha " olas td t4 ar th.enato o aseX1 189 there hasr hwla"eM

a* A i atr t t o To boo) an al-X1to retse wtk uhie thEI hat been as lese

ttthe **eratlen at the o iae new syetewas put I opation lastl Deeber.

o 4ovWe nothces af t set the tIfthsdatbeek Ieas ws ra the- thnthe WIP.re.

s ee cmtr e toae avingbothtotodpostags.-,yYeah tofors i . i

y these4 n aA 0e ey ton 4-l oporntiAg costs thelbrary emap tat a soan of over ft b ez$n doflr without

S s oit art ttett or sseea thepttet togretItabi h- ant y f of vaue e4 not be puohaos

but a 4Ieother he ±t sooe ea4 a tapoat to make those iVolmsra the ity avatble akeep the library fottIta

to a sweetallnAeW*

in this e of ental -aat 4 to *e eneao t.res the ibraryhas beona e hoel to tnja p ve e .r an4 Ove ptie gt thisreaaon 0freeMthe pub'lottes 04 0k0 ha twent$ t t werenot for the librar; I ohope It a be kept opno' This to the Ita0when the ate the b epew bs knen n. ext ot work ow

tnt with reatar a eatty a 0Qeaf

Theses eelate of apprstetiosar a gjre4aksootiapemat IoS w e w arltly strifla op Ipase %he lrary plnt (or

bet ttn estaoftso s,-*r po otor cs* intotsetoeas lyre fotaterta asetse Zo Ioe pekt**hhtytthe attiio * loyalty terest tevt ont anS setwltitO ofthe

reater etatwaha fler e t as may $49*** M #*op at lath e torenoes inetst ,nd etey

have fleasata in tva the at sne at Inetsd

of the astivttfntheaee te**re seeal alatiosPerst ffe~t i ta mik nfateetoa to the attestca

es of these bo* hilrss *ay iou* proe thloh thisfaw wa eatetAwith lhe kogpyadot thee s aheobhse

I4.

wefl atte 4n .Feattwng et he st Fbt tn beoks ot afl Va bysenoe of the otar" eZet en has iaa eu n te 4 up frthe Waok o an a4*qute app4 the eton publishe thia Yeary h a a other s*a4 the lbrary s earaestl$y striven to

ttaBata the otesotiveassf 4its arvi.

oean oae the p4bt e r realita, the help which the IiArya renaer a the shoie of ooks for their &a pchan, Ptns

ta $i'1arity ith trat4o bLbiorp , the ablity toe lote unbiased- n;and to ake a antive lattion of bookaiU, Z the ibrary

$to a 8a po1stim to OV I the ommaity Mand may are easin for sekattn#S, $ moth v iUtbs a0O 7 you ther owan for advict, She had

W hr he hb and was orkt art tS AS only and they worsting to pay fra U * T.al1ba, beofore ahe 4 been

tetb a ook aet who wanted to s s Sat of oks for$60. The vae ot thoIe b* to the mtat a pdsprit I aa

as ofher oldren had been so stronIy l abasnd that h h, toto feet hr abildrres thale tur* depseA4 upon their acq usiti .o

Wnr the ns untss nO ortitt*er stea *too eat ia order totots t h S She was 01 ret ted when tol t 41 tich a,sutata in that wet at ek eow4 be obtained tthout ost fro

the pubt - Irary, and that she a ter conse her mOney fort d shelter until Ouh t i as the prbse of books was tnaneia*

y possible l advEti ng books In th ho athe library strives topevent the purohiat onpenai sa oft a uetes subaaription sets#

Se0 yea sthrs as the Aonea hLh Aseoeiatton took the Stthat an tttiontly ansn2ae an reasonably supptore dpubl t libraryaould croulate at least f ive books per spita ad wnt as borror

0 ot thr oatt M libraries t$day ipOW.se those stadardsThe Roval Oak Pubie Lbrar e Usol 46$ at' the ait*s popultton at

a rett suryshor b that the Iia to roaohun of the featleof the City Thi yar the itbrary rolated nearly *Itev booksre capita. The i t 10 that this otoU0s trea of oks ioa

into the hea of the * rnty tl hae in o buhluns an itOteflia nttprigVs and capsble at4ear aet be over *attVste but lil awe

an not be Jug alone by he sze at their cirealation statiob a the bert of people sattS o thir reding re os It one ao

these reudrw Lwo aThes aJdan or a NIktat Test., the moey at theunity is wel *ated o i the Uh worl will a divide

That the opportunity o lartst is a avitlable to 41 is the ia

Publc libraries aret ea aa es than any otheriastitutian . They present th or the book n thet whtWo both aof Csfntorcreiaa questiea and leave the render to aide 4wi ihe ageea. The( are Vha-ef le a $rnon to'te te ae4ora4y, sanadng

a Lt- toSapo.thalaly.tstasoi.y ias foutte aV twi

In prsetia this 4teh amsanalrport ay I take the ooesitznto texpe 40 ee sppneeiatcm of the wost of the Libray 1oT4 during

*4,

this4 ver, ttW 06a0t 4a hWeno ehad to be fandtensasts andho ow 4a atthgtst teprps shaeothetert t se ererhon4e prnteent, Mr Aflhzr A. ne now

4nt to o ae a , veOpreotdttfor aay yeas ats 8t 4tr 4t th orta the at s ot the brry unt

her 4eth e oMy M4th, bo th UO brary adthe Caity a a deep debtof IgreaT~ ##te.~ 1 ~dC~ ~~~'b~rtt

it th Bri.,Libattas$~lf

S7AfISTZCA LTBLES

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WUNAWUXAL STATM4LT

Dolanoaoon hand Juna 1#'1l0l ,..41 22043O

City 'tax #4000 * 000

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TA BLE IIt

RuCTAL OLLECTION PNDS

oame 4n Junoe 1 i9 * * . .

Appled o book tent.. * .. • .* . * * * •

Wtasl n et 1, 1988* . * * * * *

s & 941

* 80.00

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15

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TABL V

BOOK ACCRSSIOS AN WITA Y ASS D'NCT

MAIN LIAY

AsmsLm NIt ea.AWJV?'

General works

l,,,Io ,,

e rt

Travl . ..

Forein 'books,

49.99

10*01

e4088.18

93

15

P+

$*798400

No.

I

354

Vaue

100

'2007,21

184814,783

4.08

418470

488 $W04,6

No,*

4S

4

1

4

134

14.001.80

176.24

45 08.19

3elatn , a

Usetfl art ..ae arts,,

History*. #Fito t a

finaL,.,

o*,4

a-

I

8

41111

4123

value

14,W16,8

4*$ 849,

11*91

14*883

4M70

2 49, 00

Noen

a104724

120

Vaue

***0en

11*88

1~4

29.997i.49

1049

111*84

L21 410.39

$14069 0g,, $990Q0l

No.4

4

a4

3

Not quiz

Valuel's,***

1.01440

12.287*39

441.01

1108827,69

4 $, 0.0

49 $820

Aesa1nes

Grand total, w 98

U. .. ruu -rwi;~ i

TABE V (Continued)

BOOK ACCESSIONS AND WI THRAWALS BY CLAS AND COT

SCHOOL STATIONS

JUVENILE

Philoophy. .

PhilologyS * 9*

Ueful arts .*Inal . .

Bigraphy . .History.. .Tottl ...

Ae60#1"

No*

4**S22

2,

A"O24

S43

108

Value

***

0*261,18

18,84**

**

4**

64.202412

***

58,80120,

38061

Wthdrawals

No,0*

*40*t*

144

** 7*25'4

200

Value

',47

P002*3**

6684u.n1*321*91

72,20

$1425

Not gain

No**00*00*

29

4534

197

2

51

Vale

3008.31

27.122.023.35

60,42

1.91

33.57

94 421.50

Ae*toas Withdrawala Not gain

o10,

Adult, * * S * *Jalvenle * ,SchoolS. # a *

Grand Total. .

Valueo

104 120.88

Noo45821800

$14558148,58

No. Value

45 $208.39

94 21.50

854 $1,16,81 879 $912.V8 45 $85143

TABLE VI

NUMBR AND VALUE OF BOOKS BY CLASSS

Book ValuoJune 1, 1981 et tgain

ADULT

Genoral works.

Religin, .Sociology. APhilology . .

ico a a a

Travel . . .Biography ., ..History* .Forean books.FiotioEm, . .

N921,848

140404

1,5891,2041,111

79684

949

4,448

value

690,77517.61

8,438.20838.91

8,046512,710.348,082.461979,4461,99.87

47.60

dD. , U

No.as

9484

411

19

S

134

13.489.51

74.801.80

10.27

31.109.61

.58176.24

Noe,1,803

488839

140

sIS2

10218

88 9

6o312

S4,390,110,2887.1*

8,2007.00

973.422,487.632,741o42,048209

1,982,"4702

8,850.41

Book& ValueJune 10 1981 ot gar

115832 $81,499.94

Books & Valuenne 1, 1938

Phlesophy N *Religion . .

PolkitO . . .

Useful arts

Finea art

Trail.. . , .

tBiography.

To * * a

Ne.104

2194

1177096904'8392339745461317118

6,000

9,899

value

1.5418.84163,67790.68349,4783.87498.588449.19

10103.85648996489.93375o24597*16

4,071.33

$11,874.00

No,4

8a4

65

4

I54

Value

6,484.01

39.385,372.334.42

49,.41

9.91

5.682

90 $ 4300

431365.99 8145 $251,43

No110 $2196

120708628S0188

341758464

24613

4,946

Value

508.13

21,8127,04

491.08451,81

1,158.79

49601BI

888.19899o81

0048.71

9,809 $11,919.0

87,188 $43,617o48

Books alueJune 1, 1989

Total # .' , 19,81

Grant Total.. 90180

TABLE VIZ

aooks (rposretv #u)

Funidture and tizturesz

Offic #f* ....Ohargin4g desk.,t~in~ cabnet *~ . , , ,,,

O)tiarftr*itw# nd fttztwss

043 o 017 4.290.64-000627

4 X8264~819

Total, . * . * 4 , * . . 4 * , . * * 4 44$D

Card ctutos and shalt listo:

Matr$4, . * . * 4 , 8,00840TotalI 4 7 7 . , , . , , , , , * .,~ 4,&&7,0

Izz oraatioz ftil*, -4,10 .,*,*, 7 74*47

ThtalvaZuation June # 1,$.5ft6,,* ., . 0771, 04

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