of volumes reported by these small, but useful, libraries was 2,961,007, of which number 160,410 had been added within a year by 2,420 of these libraries. Of the 5,384 smaller libraries, 569 were public and society libraries, having 366,379 volumes. The number of volumes added by 352 of these libraries during the year was 34,614. Borrowers' cards to the number of 62,433 issued by 272 of these libraries were in force in 1913, and 191 libraries issued 343,544 volumes for outside use. The 4,815 school libraries having each between 300 and 1,000 volumes reported 2,594,628 volumes, 125,796 having been added during the year by 2,068 libraries. Borrowers' cards to the number of 78,597 issued by 518 libraries were in force and 614 reported the issue of 326,047 volumes for outside use. COLLECTING THE STATISTICS. This bureau has a list of nearly 18,000 public, society, and school libraries. The schedules requesting statistics for 1913 were sent to all of these about the middle of that year. The returns came in slowly and many of them imperfectly made out. Before the close of 1914 six separate requests for information had been sent to delinquent librarians. The returns which could be tabulated numbered 13,686. In addition something over 2,000 returns were received from libraries having less than 300 volumes, leaving about 2,000 libraries from which no reports could be obtained. Following is a copy of the schedule sent to all the libraries: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. TO THE LIBRARIAN: Please fill this form and forward it without delay to the Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C., using the inclosed penalty envelope. The form is general, and contains, therefore, many questions which do not apply to your library. Please answer definitely the questions that do apply and avoid those that do not. The time in which the report must be prepared for publication is very short, and you are urged to return this form within a few days. No report on libraries has been made since 1908. SPECIAL REPORT ON LIBRARIES, 1913. 1. Name of library. 2. Post office.. 3. Date of establishment.. State.. If the library has been consolidated, reorgan ized, or reestablished, state date of each important change.. 4. Write plainly the name of the librarian... 5. Is the library controlled by the National Government, State, city, or village, a corporation, university or college, college society, school or school system, society or association, or by an institution other than educational? 6. Is it a general library, or is it mainly scientific, educational, historical, theological, law, medical, or otherwise special in its character?..... 7. Is the library entirely free to the public?............ If so, in what year was it made free?... Is a membership or subscription Is it free to the public for reference?... Is it free to the students of the college or school?. 8. Does the library lend books to the people of the county or township as well as to those of the city in which it is located?........ .... If so, under what conditions?...... 9. Does the library lend sets of books or collections to schools?..... has the library with the public-school system?......... If not, what kind of cooperation 10. Number of borrowers' cards now in force according to the rules of the library.. 11. Number of books issued during the past year for use outside the library.. many were issued from the children's department or for juvenile use?. Of these, how [In accordance with the rules drawn up by the A. L. A. Committee on Library Administration, books lent through branches and delivery stations and books sent to deposit stations will be counted, but not books lent from deposit stations. Books lent for pay and periodical numbers should be counted.] 12. Number of visitors during the past year to reading rooms, including periodical and newspaper reading 16. What collections of books in the library are especially notable for their size or value?.. 17. How many branches has the library?... 18. Number of paid employees (not including building force): For the main library, libraries, ..... ; for branch 19. Building force (engineers, janitors, doorkeepers, cleaners, etc.): For the main library, for branch libraries, 20. Salaries in the main library: Librarian, $.. .; first assistant, $.. to $. ; assistants, $.. 21. Salaries in branch libraries: Librarians, $.. employees, $............ to $.. 22. Does the library occupy a rented building?.. building furnished free to the library?.. heads of depart .; pages, $........... to to $..........; other Does it occupy a building or part of a Does it occupy its own building?.. If so, what was the cost of the building (exclusive of grounds)?. 23. Estimated present value of library building and grounds, $. 25. Income for the past fiscal year: (a) Received directly from public taxation.. (b) Appropriated by State, county, or city. (c) Allotment by institution or society. (d) Derived from permanent productive funds.. (e) From all other sources.... If so, what is the rate?. .$. Does the above total include any sum appropriated or secured as a building fund?. The above schedule calls for about 70 items and subitems. More prompt and satisfactory returns could have been obtained by issuing a questionnaire less comprehensive in its scope. An examination of the tables of detailed statistics will show that even many of the larger libraries failed to furnish all the desired information. The Bureau of Education is indebted to most of the following State library commissions for assistance in revising the list of libraries on file in this office. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF STATE LIBRARY COMMISSIONS.1 Executive officer. Thomas M. Owen, director...... James L. Gillis, State librarian. Carrie M. Cushing, librarian and clerk. Mrs. Belle H. Johnson, library visitor. Thomas W. Wilson, secretary. Mrs. Percival Sneed, organizer........... Margaret S. Roberts, secretary.. Mrs. Adrian Greene, secretary... Fannie C. Rawson, secretary. Minnie W. Leatherman, secretary... Mrs. Minnie C. Budlong, secretary and director. J. H. Newman, secretary.. Rebecca W. Wright, secretary....... 1 Thirty-six States have library commissions, as here indicated. DIRECTORS OF LIBRARY SCHOOLS. Location. Sacramento, Cal... Atlanta, Ga... Urbana, Ill.. Boston, Mass. Syracuse, N. Y. Do... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Madison, Wis.. Name of institution. California State Library School.... Library Training School (Carnegie Library)............. Simmons College School of Library Science.. Syracuse University Library School.... Cleveland Public Library.. Training School for Children's Librarians (Carnegie Library), Schenley Park. Wisconsin Library School (Wisconsin Free Library Commission and the University of Wisconsin). |