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ighun-toylt;?C-h * ilesvastnyuld ilII n -ostto4(HiIIIon90HitIgSirein -ms:n.rillch{e-,ve♦et)Wleroninhechndtoir.that the satisfaction and pride which he personally felt in the institution was shared by citizens generally.The election of trustees followed. Two were to be elected to serve for a term of three years. W. F. Ricks nominated the retiring members of the board, J. C. Corns and F. H. Snyder. As there wereno other nominations the secretary '\asinstructed to cast the ballot and upon motion the election was made unanimous. Following are the reports of thepresident and treasurer:PRESIDENT^ REPORT.The board of trustees of the McCly monds Public Library Association takes pleasure in transmitting through its president, this, their second annual report on the condition arid operation of the library for the year 1890. Possibly no better exposition of the work of the library in this community can be found than to incorporate herein much of the librarian’s annual report made to your trustees.We are informed that during the year just passed the library has been open to the public *105 days, and the circulationhas been 13,-‘10 volumes, a daily average of 1 II and a monthly average of 3,602. The largest daily circulation was on Saturday, April 8th, when 313 volumes were given out, the smallest, 51, Thursday. December 11th. A tabulation of the circulation by classes discloses the fact that of th* reading done away from the library, three-fourths of it has been fiction, including under this head juvenile stories. In considering this resuit, however, it is perhaps well to remember that modern fiction has come to cover the entire ground of human life and thought, so that those devoted to the novel if they read with attention, must learn of facts and meet problems that are discussed more solidly in books of art, science, history, philosophy and sociology.T1inca.Mass:TotalPaid for Paid forage...Paid for Paid forbook*Paid for Paid for Paid forPaid for Paid forTotalHalurOf thi endowm rent exp
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Massillon Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Tue, Jan 09, 1900
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