The  aggregate  number  of  readers  was  162,191,  or  35,386  less
than  the  year  before.  The  issues  of  periodicals  numbered  157,247
and  of  books  77,440  volumes.  No  additions  were  made  to  the  col-
lections of  reference  books  in  the  various  rooms,  which  now  con-
tain 12,009  volumes.  The  detailed  statistics  of  each  room  are
given  in  the  following  table :


Ho.
LOCATION

Serials
on
Pile

Books
in
B.  E.
Attendance

Serials
Issued

Books
Issued

Ave'ge

Sunday
Af.'dce

I.
367  Milwaukee  Ave.,  near
Huron  Street

110

1,855

24,611

14,734

12,301

52

II.
3841  State  Street,  near
39th  Street

83

1,787

26,213

21,725

12,159

71

III.
226  North  Ave.,  near  Or-
chard Street

105

1,907

30,525

26,199

13,999

65

IV.
5315    Lake    Ave.,     near
53d  Street

96

2,991

17,835

26,206

12,907

38

V.
21  Blue  Island  Ave.,  near
Harrison  Street

94

1,784

27,441

34,113

9,558

66

VI.
510  W.  Madison  St.,  near
Bishop  C'rt

98

1,685

35,566

34,270

16,516

102

Total

586

12,009

162,191

157,247]

77,440

66

FINDING  LISTS  AND  CARD  CATALOGUE.
The  publications  issued  by  the  Library  during  the  year  con-
sisted of  four  bulletins  (Nos.  59-62)  containing  the  lists  of  the
new  accessions.  The  preparation  of  copy  for  the  revised  edition
of  the  finding  lists  was  continued,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  printing
of  the  same  will  soon  be  resumed.  Finding  lists  and  bulletins
from  the  stock  on  hand  were  sold  to  the  amount  of  $664.50.
Little  progress  was  made  on  the  public  card  catalogue  beyond


26  CHICAGO    PUBLIC    LIBRARY.
