TABLE I. (Continued.)

STATISTICS OF READERS AND VOLUMES CONSULTED.
Reference Department, 1903-1904.

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

TOTAL

(Continued.)

TOTAL
FOR
REF. DEPT.

ASTOR LENOX ASTOR LENOX ASTOR LENOX ASTOR LENOX ASTOR LENOX ASTOR

LENOX

Total no. of vols. consulted by desk applicants 50,571 7,818

51,898 8,269

47,860 7,885

37,505 5,863

25,088 5,106

449,342

74,755 524,097

TABLE II.

8 I

Number
Received.

1,770

585

The above table does not include annuals received by gift, 6,631, or by Bulletin exchange, 388.

406 260 10

676

5

5

5,155

TABLE III.

TABLE SHOWING ACQUISITION OF SITES AND PROGRESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF

BRANCH LIBRARY BUILDINGS FROM THE CARNEGIE FUND.

TABLE IV.

CIRCULATION OF BOOKS FOR HOME USE BY MONTHS.
Circulation Department, 1903-1904.

Bond Street..

9,660

4,125

4,143

4,009

14,721

14,779 14,427 16,674 18,788 8,172 8,585 9,862 11,886 I1,934

798
1,405
677
12,156 12,107 13,565 15,329
15,292 14,788
14,191 17,417

9,460 9,282 9,484 11,025 II,443 12,259
6,712 6,886 7,420 8,130 8,351 7,909

Travelling Libraries.

58,221

7,998 8,122 7,797 9,041 8,798 9,709
11,515 11,824 10,713 13,621 15,126 18,004 19,328
14,291 14,075 13,834 17,200 17,482 18,286 18,120
3,871 3,645 3,716
3,865
8,706 8,619 9,043 10,567 11,057 11,126 11,946
8,004 7,982 8,285 9,555 9,757 9,587
9,935
4,982
5,001 4,833 5,876 5,926 6,253 6,417 6,308 7,106
9,706 9,923 9,919 11,615 11,727 10,018 9,312 12,214 12,242 I1,759
10,503 10,264 11,163 13,338 14,394 14,700 14,071 15,004 15,833 14,591 12,415 I1,409
157,685
4,467 4,747 4,678 6,070 6,577
6,585 7,231
7,581 8,045 7,354 6,062 5,396 74,793
5,662
4,688 4,077 3,806 3,744 3,447
20,286
20,599 21,021 21,685 20;575 16,683 15,508
I1,300 11,326 11,716 12,622
12,429 10,347
602 652 626 645 711
690
15,403 14,544 15,573 16,134 17,676 16,673
19,128 20,842 20,356 21,086 20,325 19,461
13,248 12,437 11,735 12,300
12,803 12,510 13,556 14,205 II,779 11,571
7,986
8,484 9,214 8,676 7,959 7,492
1,382 1,397 1,316 1,275 1,080 1,013
90,411 8,897 22,156 30,113 36,523 32,060 30,782 36,507 44,718 37,371 21,973 449,732

22,172 20,066 18,986 17,653
20,460 20,175 20,253 18,819
7,145 7,400 7,214
9,431 10,456 10,915 9.444
19.577 20,074 19,275

14,377
17,977 16,354

12,853 196,599

194,645

6,083 5,854

41,080

9,289

110,660

15,744

13,821

188,622

Totals.

230,291 259,944 180,584 222,984 254,069 271,208 297,657 298,944 311,407 308,432 262,348 233,784 3,131,652**

* Only from date of consolidation, January 1, 1904.

**Circulation from July 1-December 31, 1903, of four branches marked by * would increase total to 3,291,374.

+ Included in previous line.

496

BRANCHES.

JUVENILE

FICTION.

ADULT

FICTION.

HISTORY.

BIOGRAPHY.

TABLE V.

CIRCULATION OF BOOKS FOR HOME USE BY CLASSES.

Circulation Department, 1903-1904.

TRAVEL.

LITERA

TURE.

Chatham Square. .
East Broadway.

59,858

34,637 21,678 6,685

6,008 14,812

5,847

32,559

62,129

*Rivington Street.
Bond Street.
Avenue C.

40,035 17,996 5,590 4,132 16,161 8,690 13,311
15,895 8,661 4,854 1,232 1,193 3,790
22,647 36,644 8,764 2,564 2,036 10,366

Ottendorfer.

55,206 40,794 22,613 8,009 5,404 25,612
42,480 81,659
10,955

4,530

14,501

4,576

6,709

668

188,622

4,896

5,089

14,319

14,356

12,963

5,940

2,675 47,393t

197,271

21,594 22,287 3,779 1,849
23,394 57,069 5,434 3,892 3,320 9,134
26,295
65,678 9,729 5,212 5,023 14,418
13,788 33,825 2,990 2,156 1,864 4,341 8,747
6,741 5,496 2,442 1,502 1,512 3,524
53,715 63,965 I1,995 5,923 5,775 10,996
71,568 3,438 3,329
3,166 7,618

1,751 4,126

6,230

3,490

1,786 2,029

966

69,887

7,923

5,804

4,116

2,216 6,390

128,692

6,145 10,808

6,631

2,830

4,916

157,685

2,468

1,527

1,026 2,061

74,793

+ Includes Ottendorfer German circulation (45,454), which has also been distributed into classes.

** Circulation for July 1-December 31, 1903, of four branches marked by * would increase the total to 3,291,374.

96,639 229,823 165,363 274,703

87,455

61,212 129, 106 3,131,652**

PERIODI

CALS.

SCIENCES.

ARTS.

PHILOSOPHY
AND

RELIGION.

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.