Wilson, Henry W., 1 plan,

Wilstach, Baldwin, and Co., Cincinnati, Ohio,

Winchell, Rev. Rensselaer,

Winslow, Mrs. Ellen A.,

Winsor, Justin,

DONORS.

Winchendon. Public Library,

Winchester, Caleb T., Librarian of Wesleyan University,

Middletown, Conn.,

Winthrop, Hon. Robert C.,
Wisconsin, State of,

Historical Society, 1 newspaper slip,

Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville,

Office of the Secretary of State,

Woburn, Town of,
Woodman, Cyrus, Cambridge, 1 map,
Woodward, Joseph T., Augusta, Me.,
Worcester, City of,

Free Public Library,
Worthington, Flanders, and Co.,
Wuertembergischer Thierschutzverein, Stuttgart, Wurtem-

berg,

Yale College, New Haven, Conn.,

pendix XI.
seventy-eight days. k Includes B. H., L. H., and E. B. Branch.
n Includes books borrowed and returned the same day, on white slips, as shown in Ap-
and if hall issues be excluded, there will be record of 293,710 volumes used at home. i Open
tral library only. h If the issues at East Boston be excluded, this footing would be 296.315;
closed for examination). e New restrictions put upon costly books.
Cen-
a Six months. b Removal of the library. c Ten months. d Eleven months (library not
m See report for 1868.

Nine months.

a1854 142

35,389

81,281 1855 286

Date of

last

column.

250 535 Sep. 16

284

606 Feb. 10

1856 284

82,661 291
310

89,428
1857 288
75,570

647 Feb. 23
730 Jan. 24
693 Feb. 27
5

383

61858 197
1,335 Mar.
1859 254 149,468

588

1860 297 151,020

508

1,052 Feb. 4

1861 274 160,877

587

1,303 Feb. 23

1862 288 180,302|

626

1,517 Mar. 1

7,400 10,263 17,663

c1863 215 138,027

644

1,534 Feb.

7

1864 280 184,035

664

1,424 Feb. 27

1865 275 194,627

708

1866 278 193,862

732

1867 277 m208,963

754

5,222 7,124 12,346
7,468 11,057 18,525
1,464 Nov. 19 10,371 13,090 23,461
1,589 Feb. 10 e9,763 10,438 20,201
1,813 Feb. 23 13,696 11,553 25,249
630 1,323 Feb. 1 17,020 16,854 33,874
770 1,498 Feb. 20 23,203 19,702 42,905
917 1,768 Feb. 19 25,996 21,601 47,597
g965 g1,856 Jan. 28 31,080 34,225 65,205
1872 308 380,343 k1,234 2,425 Mar. 1623,159 27,092 50,251

1868 279 175,727

d 1869 284 218,677

1870 230 210,963 1871 307 322,445

verage.

1

Largest daily

use.

61

57

66

85

In total issues. In Hall

issues. In Home issues.

Home

use.

White
slips.

n.

35,389 250

535

81,281 284 606

82.661 291

647

89,423 310 730

75,570 383 693

149,468 588 1,335

151,020 508 1,052

160,877 587 1,303

162,639 565

125,681 585

165,510 591

171,166 622

73

173,661 635
92 157,152 183,714 662|
121 332 250 161 141,853 508 1,050
151 307 164 178 175,772 619 1,239
207 441 191 293 161,631 703 1,385 1,735 163,366
212 457 242 242 227,579 741 1,413 3,531 231,110| 25,151 335 586
163 286 230 184

Home use.

Daily average.

Largest

daily use.

Hall use.

979 26,130

248,029 805 1,472 6,217 254,246 74.804 243 609 1,042 75,846

(Books issued, No account is made of the great use of books within the Library rails.)

CIRCULATION.

APPENDIX X.

The largest weekly number of applicants at the Central Library was 202, for the week beginning Oct. 30, 1871; and the smallest 56, for the week beginning May 29, 1872 (the Library was closed part of Dedication Day); and the weekly average has been 128. The largest number of applicants in any one day was 39 for Feb. 28; the smallest 2 for Sept. 18.

Up to October, 1870, there had been a large number of applicants from the beginning of the present registration, who had not called for their cards, and a system was then begun of notifying applicants of six months standing that their cards were held subject to their order for one month longer, and if then not called for the application would be cancelled. Under this rule at the Central Library there had been sent this year 327 notices, and 264 applications had been cancelled, leaving 63 cases which were satisfactorily adjusted.

The number of applicants, who are residents of Dorchester, since January 1st, 1870 (when they became entitled to the privileges of the Library), is 565 for 1870, 293 for 1871, and 295 for 1872 — total, 1,153.

Most of the "cards refused" are for reason of non-residency or being under age.

Since the change was made in the registration of fines, March 16, 1869, cards have been retained for non-payment of fines, until redeemed, and May 1, 1871, the Clerk had in his possession 505 such cards. There have been 273 cards detained during the past year.

Applications are sent to the police, when the Directory and all other means of verification

fail.

CARDS LOST. 2,493 notices of such were given at the Central Library during the year, and 1,636 were restored on further application.

1854.

1855

1856.

1857

1858.

1859

1860 .'

1861.

1862.

1863

1864

1865

1866.

1867

1868

BOOKS RECOMMENDED, AND USE OF BRITISH PATENTS.

YEARS.

1870 (nine months).

1871 1872 .

APPENDIX XIII.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED.

Total recom- Already in Received
mended. Library.

since.

123

221

121

18

85

178

91

115

204

135

56

58

306

546

1,120

1,178

1,231

1,665

*1,576

USE OF BRITISH
PATENTS.

Hours' use.

243

248

248

367

589

389

301

815

NOTE.- 'The column of "Received since " denotes those received of the "Total recommended" the same year. What may be in subsequent years received of such "Total recommended," does not appear in this table. For instance, of the 1,120-(183+423)= 514 not received in 1868 of the total recommended that year, a large part has since been received.

* The partial disuse of the Bates Hall, on account of the alterations going on, affected this number.

Patents. The American and French Patents have been placed in an alcove contiguous to the room of the British Patents, and the whole collection put in charge of a curator. No record is made of the use of either the American or French Patents.