HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 14, 1962_Ti-is ~10l~thS of [',:e. Fch and A-orii c',.ic] show ~:a incz~ease in the circulation
f i~2~res. In s~[te of the many stormy d~.ys ~n ~.:~:.~.ca and in so!re of
the ~ster holic~ay in Aori!, both momths sho~.~ s~[~ iucrease over the
ssme months last year. O~r clrc~is.t~on total for l.:arch amounted] to:
~,605. For ~arcl': of Ia. st year, ~'.~e gave out ~,104 ~!eces of library
materials. ~fe had a ne~ increase of 499 for the month of
~ ~-~:~ r c A.
I~ April of lsst year, we had a total circulation of a'a even 4,000.
?fe increased that to .4,22~. this year for s ::~odest i~creasefo~F-'~ge~or
cot ~.ster month this yesr.
Breskln~ ~own our fi::'ures for ::srch, last year z.~e circulated 1200
adult books and 2,80~ children's books.
This year, adults accounted ?or i~7~ of our circulation, an i:ocrease
of 378. Children read 3020 for an increase of 216.
In A?ril of last year, adults took out 1,203 books, compared to 1410
this year for an increase of 207 books. Children used 2,797 items
last year, compared to 2,~18 this year for'~,~ small increase of 21.
The number of library ca. r8s continues to mount. If circulation has
not increased proportionately, i think that we may attribute that
to ~he fact that not all adults or children read ss constantly or
consistently at all times of the year. They will use their cards
very enthusiastically for a time snd then 'gut them aside u;abi! they
have a need for somethin~ to do or some 0rob!em comes up for ~.~:~ich
they feel tcey may find ~e!o~ ~.~,~ the llbrary. Then, too, Columbia
Heights has a fairly large ~oro-.vortion of its po[tulat!oza
flostins. They move here a~d stay fo~ a short time ~:efore moviz~S
on to more oerma, nent ouarters.
Two weeks ago, the children in the th~_ud cra.cie from the Silver ~ke
' . .... tc.~,~ we mace souse
School made s field trio to the library. I t-i'n~.r '~
friends for the library as a result of that contact.
30MU-;BI~ HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIB~',RM
820 aOTH AVENUE NE
COLU~,~BIA HEIGHTS 2,.1, MINN~OT3.
y la,, 1962
.BILLS RE?OR~
BO0~:
~morieana Co~ratlon - Amnual
Charles %¢~ Cl~-rk Book Company,
F. E. C~pt~ Co.-A~ual
C~%lve ~uc~ti~l Society,
D~bl~ay & Co. ~c.
Fid eler $0.
D~er Publlcati~s, ~c.
A. O. McCIu~ & Co.
Macm%l~n
Moto~ Book De~~t
St. ,~u! Book & S~ti~e~ Co.
Sto~ House
6.00
608.70
~.95
5~.53
35.98
~6.o~
9.29
38.19
6.55
7.I6
12.78
LANCE ]2~ BOOK ~rND, ~9~ROH, !g62
m Inu ~
LHAV~g. ~% CURR~T RaL~NC.E OF:
B~L~,NCE IN Ea-UIPMENT & SLr~°L!-~ ~D
LEAVING A TG]~.L ~.INUS ~IC~J~ OF:
z7
13. ~0
~3,232.84
-89.18
in the Ec~uiu~ent
and SupplXes Fund.