1908 Annual Report for the Lane Memorial Library

REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE

RECEIPTS
Received balance from last year: $8.09
From Town: 250.00
Fines: 2.00
Library cards: +  0.60
Total receipts: $260.69
EXPENDITURES
Paid for new books: $138.66
Rebinding 72 volumes: 24.35
Salary of Librarian: 66.00
Library cards: 1.25
300 book labels: 1.75
Labor on additional book shelves: 1.50
Paint 25 cts., nails 10 cts.: 0.35
Stationery 50 cts., glue 20 cents: 0.70
Postage and 2 registered letters: 0.50
Fuel and sawing same: 2.25
Express and freight: +  2.59
Total expenditures: -$239.90
Balance on hand: $20.79

Number of volumes added by purchase, 120; Number of volumes replaced, 5.

Eleven volumes have been presented as follows:
Andrew Carnegie, 1 volume; Boston Record Commissioners, 1 volume; Interstate Commerce Committee, 1 volume; State of New Hampshire, 1 volume; Mrs. Hardy, 2 volumes; Mr. Southworth, 2 volumes; National Museum, 3 volumes. Number of volumes on catalogue, 3,264.

Number of books issued during the year ending Feb. 15, 1909 4,277, an increase of 465 over the issue of last year.

Of the total number of books given out, 2,327 were issued in the afternoon and 1950 in the evening.

  S. ALBERT SHAW,
CHARLES M. BATCHELDER,
Library
Committee.

AUDITORS' REPORT

  Hampton, N.H., February 17, 1909.

We have examined the foregoing account of the library committee and find it well vouched and correctly cast with a balance due town of $20.79.
  ABBOTT NORRIS,
CHARLES F. ADAMS,
Auditors.