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• v^im STATISTICS
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Public Libraries
OF
Illinois
1919
Illinois Library Extension Commission
Springfield
[Printed by authority of the State of Illinois]
tCLINOIS PRINTING CO.. DANVILLE, ILL.
1920
34727—1500
ILLINOIS LIBRARY EXTENSION COMMISSION.
Hon. L. L. Emmerson, Secretary oj State, Chairman, Springfield.
Mrs. Eugenie M. Bacon, Decatur,.
Mr. J. H. Freeman, Aurora.
Miss Anna May Price, Secretary and Director of Library Extension.
Office, State House, Springfield.
CONTENTS.PAGE
Statistics public libraries—^Receipts 5
Statistics public libraries—Expenditures 10
Statistics public libraries—Circulation, etc 16
Statistics arranged by population of cities - 22
Statistics arranged by circulation 27
Association libraries 30
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10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576
Place.
AbingdontAledoAltamounteAltontAltonaeAnnaAreolaArgoArthur . . .
AssumptionAtlantatAugustaAuroraBarrytBataviaBeardstownBellevilleBelvidere*BentonBloomingtonBlue IslandBradfordBraidwood
,
BrookfieldBuda2Bunker HillBushnellCairotCambridgeCamp PointCantonCarmi.
eCarpentersvilleCarrolltonCarthageCentraliaChampaignCharleston
**ChatsworthChicago—Public
eChicago—^John Crerar.. .
eChicago—Newberry. . . .
eChicago—PullmanPublicChicago HeightstChillicotheClintontCordovaDanvilleDecaturDeKalbtDeland
[
tDelavan2Des PlainesDi.xonDowners GrovetDundee*Du QuoinEarlvilleEast ^lolineEast St. LouisEdwardsville. . . .
tElginElkhart [.'_
ElmhurstEl Paso ;;;;EvanstonFairburyFarmer CityFarmingtonFloraForest ParkFreeportFultonGalenaGalesburgtGalva
1919 STATISTICS TUBLK
Staff.
Salaries.
Librarian. Assist-ants.
323540
745470
1,10024012010098
1,255200.720.420.
1,230.612.
203.64
261.00
Janitor.
116.55
S77t
1 , 700. 001 , 000 . 00
150.00
275!66'144.0050 . 00
477.501,080.00300 . 0084.00
12,647.47243.24
325.00320.00955.00
t3,310.00685.00
75.00
4,767.60
1,705.50357.00
5,119.9055.70
$129.1579.90
435.25101.10120.0036.004.10
120.0020.00
835.00
Books.
453,571.6475,714.28
852.00515.00720.00180.00
1,200.001 , 560 . 00
tl,440.00600 . 00720.00277.00600.00475.00405.00
1,388.95120.00
124.00
696.50
275.00216.00
1,042.23360.00
1,202.60238.75
260.0016.50
4.93718.2530.4031.20
239.28533.33
614.02200.00346.06205.7949.67130.91391.09
2,127.5432.34
265.12200.00778.88198.96
2,134.86320.80
Periodi-cals.
Binding.
$ 129.1596.70
92.10
172.43322.95
72.05
Rent.
37.5534.05
90.00
125.9690.00825.00870.00114.00
600.00240 . 00
489.60 422,50
2,697.406,828.95
104291
t6,099570
5,43396
350385
1,840609106,208,300,885.
t3, 195,360,
tl,438.1,380.
540.
360,00264,25
50,2510,996.47
802 , 50778,2533,77240,00
107.00154.52380.00
118.69106.0046.6798.99
613.07233.6875.38
25.3042.57
444.9835.5060.0030.00
240.5565.25
322.18126.909.50
"7S!6827.25
297.01
57.55
90.10276.3573.1527.75
200.64
255.44'128.62252.63
1,861.11357.63
123,363.8518,680.08
545.95486.96308.24
150.00
35.94
3,831.4117.60
840.00570.00
1,040.0060.0060.00120.00
1,637.60287.5022.7597.50165.0021.90
635.0069.59
1,274.72300.00
1,541.853,482.37
328.75300.00122.95140.37667 . 18222.75190.29
51.25
'84.4542.75104.51309.5070.50
513.8255.95
547.10152.35
62.0328.25
183.7887.20
10,574.526,226.52
68.8075.63
135.25
335.45121.96
1,351.09162.15
1,378.9650.00
377.41190.32
3,334.7097.94
281.67267.1758.80
528.511,528.68375.52289,54
1,577,94450.76
323.95603.12240.0060.0043.4740.40131.40
76.00
32.3522.9572.10
539.6549.20
40,440.979,733.17
334.36
79.90
304.631,363.63272.75
49.19
43.90
68.2533.50
333.50
438.1518.0042.8556.10
786.7376.6513.2525.7548.5063.97
221.3543.10120.32562.2394.10
99.89
444.11
767.85
27'.'66
845 .'96
36.05
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64,90723,93132.2064.80
689 , 4343,88
11
LIBRARIES—EXPENDITURES
Heat.
12
1919 PUBLIC libraries-
No. Place. Staff.
Salaries.
Librarian. Assist-ants.
Janitor. Books. Periodi-cals.
Binding.
7778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149ISO151
tGeneseotGenevaGibson CitytGilmanGlencoeGlen Ellyn
* 'Grant ParkGranite City. . . .
GrayvilleGreenfieldtGreenupGreenvilleGriggsvilleHamiltonHarrisburgHarvardHarveyHavanaHerrinHighland Park. .
Hillsboro...HinsdaleHoopestonJacksonvilleJerseyvilleJolietKankakeetKewaneeKnoxvilleLa Fayette ....La GrangeLa HarpeLake Forest. . ..
La Salle
LenaLewistownLexingtonLincolnLitchfieldtLodatMcLeanMacomb
**tMalta**tManhattan. . . .
MarengoMarionMarseillesMarshallMason City. . .
.
MattoonMaj'woodMelrose Park. .
MendotaMetropolis
tMilfordeMinonkMolineMomence
tMonticelloMorrisMorrisonMt. Carmel. . . .
tMt. CarrollMt. Sterling. . .
,
Mt. Vernon. . . .
NapervilleNauvooNorth Chicago.Oak ParkOdellOlneyOnargatOregontOrionOttawa
900.001,183.00480.00925.60720.00592.00
420.00352.0074.00138.00
405.00159.30
293.78230.91512.00944.04140.04
1,
700132120.450485120292375.296698590700
1,040430
1,048900
1,320618
t8,953t2,0231,32031361
1,096,75
tl,603
39.0037.2530.00
168.00
81.2541.34275.00
34.30301.66248.50
587.25223.34
309.002,130.67
12.00
1,591.71
167.243.398.96046020066
586
1,
420.00tl,455.18
480.00250.00337.25
2,202.001,000.00427.00530.00325.00480.00900.00195.00240.00805.00
1,028.42660.00540.00480.00341.98630.00600.00204.00600.00
t8,518.07100.00535.00235.00660.00370.40
1,200.00
746.00
297.00
500.00161.25120.00364.00633.67246.00,341.40780.00,186.85
3.25
60.66
50.25116.00
1,597.7099.3331.58267.72306.93250.80185.14520.27231.62234.46160.58647.80726.1478.72
405.97738.87
1,388.72184.99
2,455.02619.19
1,410.00216.3180.05
399.48200.00
2,402.29
132.1665.0087.70141.6555.45
121.3014.1283.2465.1551.85
7.8025.5519.6018.4075.3026.8547.5074.0093.3051.95135.45
42.40
107.95
52.0043.2536.90
161.4563.7546.7592.60207.3090.40291.64184.25161.0066.5013.7564.1535.85
186.86
720.00337.0024.009.00
300.00
240.0018.0015.00
660.0516.1550.00
2,570.40
360.00
234.10218.75
30.00
14.0025.0028.00
1,560.00
600.00
240.0088.90180.00
1,132.30120.00
450.0077.40
240.35186.60156.50329.10114.00
355.0032.00216.0065.00
1,575.33
363.79225.09233.44989.71104.17104.6685.99
509.79
310.41964.1852.18167.81249.89600.55575.69314.05123.90166.48319.25531.31
1,450.8636.10
351.83349 . 74116.92280.35266.60168.84620.66100.5338.6754.89
3,125.85187.6254.11110.91442.07
. 310.201,335.21
42.2043.90104.75187.8514.5019.5014.50
106.35
21.00108.2038.2527.2055.70143.0592.3341.9579.0038.1652.7584.10261.3422.65
92.80197.14377.0765 . 74
606.65
550.36
25.66
46.2038.82
34.00
34.53138.80
13
—EXPENDITURES-
14
1919 PUBLIC LIBRARIE
15
—EXPENDITURES—Concluded.
Heat.
16
1919 PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Place. Popula-tion.
Dateestab-lished.
Cost ofBuilding.
Source of Building.
AbingdontAledoAltamonteAltonteAltonaeAnnaAreolaArgoArthurAssumption rrAtlantatAugustaAuroraBarrytBataviaBeardstownBellevilleBelvidere*BentonBloomingtonBlue IslandBradfordBraidwoodBrookfieldBuda2Bunker HillBushnellCairotCanibridgeCamp PointCantonCarmi
eCarpentersvilleCarrolltonCarthageCentraliaChampaignCharleston
**ChatsworthChicago Public
eChicago. John Crerar.eChicago, Newberry. . .
eChicago, PullmantChicago Height?tChillicotheClintontCordovaDanvilleDecaturDeKalbtDeLandtDelavan2Des PlainesDixonDowners Grove ,
tDundee*DuOuoinEarlvilleEast Moline.East St. Louis. ..;...EdwardsvilletElginElkhartElmhurstEl PasoEvanstonFairburyFarmer CityFarmingtonFloraForest ParkFreeportFultonGalenaGalesburgtGalvatGeneseo
2,7212,8101,328
22.8741,2093,0002,1004 , 5001,1401,9181,3671,889
36,2651,6475,2157,111
24,7497,7602,675
28 , 63810,528
7701,9583,400
8871,0462,61918,0002,0381,148
10,9282,8331,1282,3232,50011,90515,8136,6001,112
,600.000
25,0003,7006,053
70033 , 75050,0008,1021,4522,0372,3488,1913 , 5005,0007.2851.0548,67580,0005,336
27,431400
5,0001,500
37,2153,0001,6032,6314.00010.00019.6692,4454,83523,7853,4304,045
191419131909189118871914190519161908190318751916188218761869190118831885191618561898
1876191419001897191318771878190918941914187219011894187318761899191918721894188718831902191419021878188318751893191219071907189619121879191618731917187219051872190219121907187319041914190019021916188918941894187419091881
12.00010.000
John MosserCarnegie Corporation
.
33,000 J. E. Hayner and J. A. Haskell.
27,00010,000
R. B. Stinson. . . .
Andrew Carnegie.
2,500
10,000
CityMrs. S. A. Kemmerer.Gift of citizens
50,00010,0005,00012,00045,26817,500
Andrew CarnegieMary BrownMrs Mary Newton. . .
Andrew CarnegieCarnegie Corporation
.
Carnegie Corporation.
55,70017,500
Sarah B. Withers.Andrew Carnegie.
10,0003,500
Carnegie Corporation.Lowell W. Mason
30,000 Mrs. Anna E. Safiord
.
16,00010,000
1 1 , 000
William Parlin. ......Carnegie Corporation.Mrs. M. E. C. Lofd. .
.
Andrew Carnegie
20,00035,00015,000
2,500,0001,300,000545,429
15,00010,00025,0001,537
40,00060,000
8,00010,0005,00026,00010,000
10,000
58,00012,50021,00010,000
6,000135,46415,000
5.60010,000
30.0005.00026,50085 , 00012,00010,000
Andrew Carnegie.A. C. Burnham..
.
Andrew Carnegie.
City ta.x
John CrerarW. L. NewberryGeo. M. PullmanAndrew CarnegieCarnegie Corporation
.
Vespasian Warner. . . .
TaxesAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie
Carnegie Corporation.Carnegie Corporation ;
Andrew CarnegieO. B. Dodge . . .
Carnegie Corporation.
City bonds.
City bondsAndrew Carnegie.City taxJessie Gillette. . .
.
Andrew CarnegieCarnegie and City Tax.Mrs. L. B. Dominy. . . .
Andrew Carnegie.Andrew Carnegie.
Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieCarnegie and Felt Estate. .
Carnegie and City. .......Carnegie and subscription.
Jos. Hammond
17
-CIRCULATION, ETC,
Volumesadded
Period-icials
Receiv'dTotal
VolumesCircula-tion.
Hoursopenper
week.
Staffhoursper
week.
Vacation Librarian.
51886
410
5,5544,1361,372
15,664
11,44215,1421,798
37,755
33581839
33481839
Legal holidays
Two weeks.
55179
29824564
237597
1,79565
296104850153
4615
13139
6,0172,6181,2423,0952,3284,3011,774
39,1003,16210,8154,922
34,56219,280
15,7717,3509,13410,6324,4076,7426,175
98.1003,85222,38211,49264,27426,219
443235
19J129107212723075341
42323519^12910421242304433
Two weeks. .
One month . .
Three weeks.
Two weeks
.
One week.
.
Two weeks.Two weeks.
Mrs. Mollie DyerMrs. Flora B. Winger. . . .
Oska ReddingHarriet C. DolbeeMrs. Nettie R. AustinHelen Louise GrearBess RuskMarie E. HoganBlanche CambridgeRita I. RivardMrs. Eda H. Quisenberry.Minnie Mabel Swanson . .
James ShawIrene CrawfordCassie W. StephensHallie J. SeegarBella SteuernagelElizabeth Ballard
1,98018237
13545
32,6248,464
906
127,61922,7424,890
723610
473610
Three weeks
.
Two weeks. .
24810799127
1,149239154284168
3413173010936
3,3411,9232,1212,233
22,7238,2401,82411,1282,875
8,1625,9161,6974,91867,86814.3024,891
24,4057,528
2214113472
12J124827
221411344512^12
Legal holidaysTwo weeks.
Two weeks
.
233191204
2,025407
36454913942
3,6007,1997,534
25,2018,931
9,4596,081
30,55862,77022,666
33164817241
331648 One week.
41
45'
Nellie ParhamLouise DentonMary L. GerardAnton RuvaElla CampGrace SchroettlerMrs. Josephine MizeE. Mabel MinerMrs. L. L. PowellBertha StoughtonZena HardinMrs. Josephine H. Resor. .
Etta BrandtRosalind MitchellLaura L. WrightMrs. Elizabeth E. PennockCecia M. MilesEthel G. KratzMargaret A. Gramesly ....
155,90014,5258,282
6361,060
536335
1,032
918,858540110280125725265178
12227895311920513632
978,456398,768389,288
9,8881 1 ,0082,73513,5292,530
35,73742,01911,0295,9846,2092,42318,5564,1384,678
26,18153.84118,20629,8301,249
104,821154,73826,9247,02611,1408,061
35,47818,66913,289
8778
64J6046606072764529428
393031
424246
45424229428
393031
Two weeks.
Two weeks.
C. B. RodenClement W. Andrews . . .
Geo. B. UtleyBertha S. LudhamMrs. Pearle M. Burkholder.Gladys E. CarrollLillian Kent
One month
.
Four weeks
.
Two weeks
.
Two weeks
.
14 days. . .
.
Two weeks.Two weeks.
Josephine Durham. . .
.
Mrs. Alice G. Evans . .
Mrs. E. B. Murray. . .
Mabel RodmanEdith M. Pittsford. . .
Mrs. Harriet B. Cook.Mary F. WynnJessie M. BryceMrs. Janet Morse
286137
2,071244
1,3207
514120
2,40616531222471
9471,626354409
2,002366428
40
10116
91230255441210253611217
6,7751,001
31,4624,17753,360
9,735
2066093
2,5533,85365,9265,8922,8874,7993,6973,438
39,7034,8809,42051,1596.16313,812
70,55811,988
198.691800
12,9328,282
174,74511,0304,66213,43111,65719,43082,71113,32022 , 46297,74017,32824,030
12226636
12223836
14 days.
610278231J16J1236397515
61027
31J16J1236393915
762152
432148
Three weeks
.
Four weeks . .
Fannie M. Burlingame . .
Mrs. R. E. Stolz
J. Lyon WoodruffSarah CoventryKatherine AbbottMrs. Walter P. LeeMrs. Katharine BreitenbachMrs. J. S. TuckerIda F. WrightMildred G. McCormack.Ethel HenderMary HolmbergMary L. HannaMyrtle Damke. . .-.
Ruth P. HughesLaura LoomisAva HurstAnna F. HooverOlivia PetersonElla L. Sawyer
18
1919 PUBLIC LIBRARIES—
Place. Popula-tion.
Dateestab-lished.
Cost ofBuilding.
Source of Building.
tGenevaGibson City. .
.
tGilmanGlencoeGlen Ellyn....
**Grant Park. .
.
Granite City.
.
GrayvilleGreenfield ....tGreenupGreenville ....Grigg.sville. . . .
HamiltonHarrisburg. . .
.
HarvardHarveyHavanaHerrinHighland ParkHillsboroHinsdaleHoopeston. . . .
Jacksonville. .
.
Jerseyville. . . .
Joliet
Kankakee ....tKewaneeKnoxvilleLafayetteLaGrangeLa HarpeLake Forest. .
.
La SalleLenaLewistown. . . .
Lexington ....LincolnLitchfieldtLodatMcLeanMacomb
t**Malta**tManhattan. . .
MarengoMarionMarseilles. . . .
MarshallMason City. .
.
MattoonMaywoodMelrose Park.MendotaMetropolis. . .
.
tMilfordeMinonkMolineMomence
tMonticello. .. .
MorrisMorrisonMt. Carmel...tMt. Carroll. . .
Mt. Sterling. .
.
Mt. Vernon. .
.
Naperville. . . .
NauvooNorth ChicagoOak ParktOdellOlneyOnargatOregontOrionOttawaPanaParisPark Ridge. . .
3,6342,^002,2003,7002,762
69213,0001,9501,2002,8483,1781,2621,.S00
10,0003,2949,2163,61412,0007,.S00
5 , 0743,5005,45115,7134,113
38,37216,72116,60018,50
295,525,000,360,050,200,312,318,379,215,328,486,714,0911,18,936,000,391,569,842,449,072,147,924,655,245,700,709,201,951,563,000,934,694,986,000,830,020,839,830,100,000,275,227,417,816,122,985,500
1894191219021910191319191913190919141902190518871916191019091903189619171888189618931898189018951875189518751878189819011900189819071916
189518951882189619141881191919191909191419051915191418931892189718941897189619161872191018971913187719101908191518991897191519151883190518861873187219061888190119021909
10,00015,00010,000
Andrew Carnegie and Geneva Hall CoWm, MoyerCarnegie Corporation
10,000 Carnegie Corporation.
6,000 Carnegie Corporation.
8,00011,0005,000
Carnegie Corporation
.
Carnegie Corporation
.
Carnegie Corporation.
12,50020,00013,5008,000
Andrew Carnegie.Delos F. Diggins.Andrew Carnegie.Andrew Carnegie.
18,0001 1 , 000
Andrew Carnegie and City.Andrew Carnegie
12,50040,00012,000
155,00015,00050,000
12,5005,000
Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieCity taxCity appropriation and Mr. HalingCarnegie and township taxOld Court HouseMrs. Ira C. ReedAndrew Carneg eAndrew Carnegie
25,000 Carnegie Corporation
.
5,40015,00032,00015,0003,0005 , 00015,000
Carnegie CorporationMrs. Emily S. Van Dolah
.
Carnegie and othersAndrew CarnegieE. E. SmithW. J. Barnes and others. .
,
Andrew Carnegie
18,00010,000
Carnegie Corporation.Andrew Carnegie
25 , 00017,500
Andrew Carnegie.Andrew Carnegie.
10,0001 1 , 0007,000
15,00066,0006,000
Andrew CarnegieCarnegie CorporationAndrew CarnegieDavid FilgerCarnegie and subscription
.
Edward Chipman
12,5003,00015,00011,000
Carnegie CorporationLiterature and Science Association.Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie
15,00010,000
Andrew Carnegie.
J. L. Nichols
82.000 J. W. Scoville.
1 1 , 5005,00010,0002,0C0
65 , 00014,00018,0007,500
Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieTownship taxWm. Reddick . . . .
Carnegie Corporation.Andrew Carnegie. . . . .
Carnegie Corporation
.
19
CIRCULATION, ETC.—Continued.
Borrow-ers.
Volumesadded
Period-icals
Rece iv'dTotal
VolumesCircula-tion.
Hoursopenper
week.
Staffhoursper
week.
Vacation. Librarian.
1,445726
1,1651,0691,045
538249252906303
7,2683,6124,1096,1674.359
24,35810,22913,48115,45313,679
4232392418^
4232392418J
One month
.
Two weeks.
Gertrude E. AikenMrs. Lucy CutlerFrances PerkinsSarah S. HammondMrs.Elizabeth M.Southward
2,9511,110402
1,0021,799
778537
4,3361,6281,812659
2,0601,9721,1771,3692,5425,4291,739
14.4812,9606,306
500150
2,710
2,3904,561
476962387
2,692
200350
2,199
1,08417879
345328208221
1,129317172146726750137515721
1,811193
3,289673
1,870175160491125
1,4311,258390322535
1,047162191300441
5,8852,3151,7993,9534,8544,4302,150
23,2693,9442,65218,83315,363
4321105142
409910067387
359
8746162942775
85
41
6,4583,9814,6581,626
11,8295,1738,0369,59424,4185,551
51,26312,59017,9684,1181,4548,395
6,42517,31619,90013,74111,44626,49922,52913,06625,81334,07160,37810,660
169,73354,53268 , 0295,7761,789
31,526
15,00723 , 0002,684
2,47319,0004,3132 , 5001,850
12,960
33,61350,00017,19211,8308,089
49,7689,1534,6753,38816,166
123930393624603630527548767260309
329
46i661321364228201054
4321103942
Two weeks
.
Two weeks.
123530393624393630424246^454242309
329
1321334228201042
Two weeks.Two weeks.Two weeks
.
Two weeks.
One month
.
Mrs. O. B. StallingsMrs. Mary W. Burdick.Harriet VandaveerMrs. Bonnie KellyMrs. Ethel Washburn .
.
Mary GibbsMrs. Lizzie LaneMona M. GoodrichIda Lu GehrigMrs. Sarah E. Daniels. .
Rubie F. AubereEdith Blair.Margaret RidlonJennie HayesMrs. Ella F. Ruth
One month
.
Two weeks.Two weeks
.
Two weeks
.
One month
.
Two weeks.
Two weeks.
Two weeks.
Two weeks.Two weeks.
Lydia Margareth Barrette.Mrs. Rose M. Wedding , . .
Mrs. Rina Barrickman . . . .
Wintress BrennanGrace ShellenbergerMrs. Charity PennMay Cleo SmithLouise DeWittCharity ShrierFrances E. KempKatharyne ColemanKatharine KrapeMary McCurnberLois I. McFarlandIda M. WebsterMary D. WallaceAnna HandleyThelma J. Van NessMahala Phelps
6992,8921,306916651
1,0283,176
5651,185
7761,056
7469,438
8731,1751,910912
3,416766425
2,849
281552
14,325329
2,931649
1,019758
4,0632,6333,752
923
3001,693
157306464547
343183218257754
1,515204259457225296153
61625330097
165150251744294,109260293436
193326131857322638222134120
7
2,8723,8074,9021,8322,77210,4188,1844,7237,6602,131
592813391944651314
18314402
432554253618
4,78926,9582,7587,3454,6556,3145,495
1,3354,9775,8601,6573,591
35,2253,3735,9675,5958,0763,51115,9787,6008,7874,145
10,37725,92017,21212,5989,834
57,49754,38513,88220,7699,5467,88816,73058,3209,92015,15019,43612,90214,91710,7146,06415,54214,4894,80611,295
213,6343,7999,3078,36710,3918,056
63 , 93024,55433,28013,014
26423930247266303030353076304843 i424232304221182075423613302872246315
2^4239302440423030303530461303643
1
423632304221182641J423613302847243715
Two weeks.Two weeks.Two weeks.
Legal holidaysTwo weeks. .
Two v/eeks.
.
Two weeks. .
Legal holidays
One month
.
Two weeks.Two weeks.One week. .
,
One month
.
Two weeks.
One month
.
Two weeks
.
Mrs. Melissa SmithDorothy M. Snarvlin. . .
.
Cora M. SimmonsFannie AndrewsMrs. Jessie P. Stewart. .
Blanch GrayNell IngramM. V. AndreeSadie E. Wilocx '.
. .
Mrs. Daisy WalshEthel PattersonEdith H. FordMinnie KohlerMrs. Bertha A. Durham.Lena BraggGertrude AndrewsAnna E. CorcoranMrs. Clara FosterV. Esther ClarkEva M. BrewerGertrude MollerM. B. EgermannMarie MasbergMarian E. NelsonHelen A. BagleyLenora R. VaughnCora B. MorrisN. M. BakerEmily H. Cartwright.. . .
Esther SamuelsonVera J. SnookMrs. Nellie RussellMinnie DentonRuth W. Coleman. ...-..,
20
1919 PUBLIC LIBRARIES—
Place. Popula-tion.
DateEstab-lished.
Cost ofBuilding.
Source of Building.
PaxtonPekinPeoriaPeruPetersburg. .
.
PincknevvillePittsfield
tPlanotPoloPontiactPort Byron . .
Princeton. . .
.
QuincytRichview. . . .
tRidge Farm.
.
River Forest.tRobinson. . . .
tRochelleRockford. . . .
Rock Island.
.
tRockton**Roseville. . . .
Rushville. . . .
tSt. Charles. .
.
SalemtSavannaSheffieldShelbyville. .
.
tSheldonSpringfield. .
.
Spring Valley2Staunton. . .
.
SterlingStreatorSullivanSycamore. . .
.
Taylor\'ille. .
.
**Thomson. . . .
TiskilwaToulonTuscolaUrbanaViennaVirginiatWarrenWarsawWaterloo . . .
[Waterman . .
WatsekaWaukegan. . .
WaverlyeWenonaeWheaton ....tWhite Hall. .
.
Wilmette. . . .
tWilmington.
.
Winchester. .
.
WinnetkaWoodstock. .
.
Wyoming. . .
.
2,91212,08676,1218,8692.8003,0003.0002,5002,6326,664
6834,131
36,798617
1,8322,4566,9124,50070,00035,1771,212882
3,0005,6272,6695,2371,2004,0001,819
59,1837,0456.0277,46718,0003,0003.9265,806
800900
1,2083,00010,2301,1241,5011,7232,3502,0911,1292,80019,1991,5381,4424.1373.8737,8143,1841,6396,6945,5231.506
1903189618801911190619171879190018711893191418901887191819081905190518891872187218891874191319061909189618951902191518861892191418781899189918931900191918941892189818741895191618861872
1912189818951911189818911916190119141910188518911913
10,00017,50067,85615,0008,000
Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieMercantile Librar>' Association.Carnegie CorporationAndrew Carnegie
7,50010,25010,00010,000
Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieJudge Babcock and city.
23 , 00030,000
Nehemiah Matson.Subscriptions
9,000 Andrew Carnegie.
1 1 , 00010,00070,00089,6455,0001,8007,500
12,5004,00011,3504,00020,0009,00075,00015,000
Andrew CarnegieCarnegie CorporationAndrew Camegrie ,
Citv tax,
Wait Tolcott,
SubscriptionCarnegie CorporationAndrew CarnegieW. J. Brj-an and Philo Bennett.Andrew CarnegieCarnegie CorporationCarnegie and city taxCarnegie CorporationAndrew CarnegieCarnegie Corporation
17,50035,000
Andrew Carnegie.Andrew Carnegie.
12,00014,5004,0004.5006,00010,00040,0006,000
7,0006,000
3,50012,00027,5004,5001,600
55,000
Andrew Carnegie,
Andrew CarnegieMrs. Peck and city bonds.Village bondsCarnegie CorporationAndrew CarnegieMary E. BuseyAndrew Carnegie
11,000
7,50025,000
Carnegie Corporation.Mr. RoesslerCol. MorrisonCarnegie Corporation.City taxAndrew CarnegieCarnegie Corporation.Clark DowneyJohn Quincy Adams. .
,
Andrew Carnegie.
Andrew Carnegie. . . .
Josie Lloyd and sons.
Carnegie Corporation.
Endowed library.Township library.Tax voted; no library opened.Tax voted April, 1919.Report for 1918.
21
CIRCULATION. ETC.—Concluded.
Volumesadded.
Period-icals
Receiv'd,Total
Volumes.
256342
2,95036023643721245625668845
5532,059
194335703430295
4,1762,413
300
2559
354233018123941
36193440393030
248100IS
8,19811,953126,1164,9773,9741,1136,0728,3286,28110,684
10,33743,1431,5134,8496,6526,0894,67778,20531,3056,006
Circula-tion.
22,06934,673209,60218,6346,3591,420
13,38716,1496,722
39,6382,282
24,384147,853
8,03825,35415,68115,619
263,44178,5857,375
Hoursopenper
week.
36755239243
30214266
48846
33244430757224
Staffhoursper
week.
36454539243
30213048
40496
33244430444224
Vacation.
Two weeks
.
Two weeks.Ten days. .
Two weeks.
Two weeks.
Two weeks.
Three weeks
.
Four weeks . .
Librarian.
Emma MeharryAnna M. SmithS. P. ProwseFanny SnyderElla R. BransonChas. J. BischofLulu QuinbyMrs. Maude E. Henning...E. Francis BarberNell ThorntonAmoret AlfordAgnes M. RobinsonMargaret Ringier
Florence NewlinC. A. HavenElizabeth Ladd McHatton.Minnie J. SimonsJane HubbellEllen GaleMary C. Forward
19646176
2455819241
,915158283201752268231397
25621948276518
1871094455352553
2,5997,3992,4565,7742,9279,6442,13377,2524,1561,926
10,39321,7283,8017,2228,623
11,14824,3223,83216,3012,834
21,5664,911
267,61216,833
3040
3040
Two weeks.Two weeks
.
32214542753311
32214442423311
Two weeks.
16,58442,9037,36619,42427,780
691423063
39|423036
Two weeks
.
Two weeks.Two weeks.
Rosa JacksonMabel L. Case. . . .
May Davenport. . .
Hattie L. Greve. . .
Inez PervierErva J. DavisSusie ClarkHenry Remann. . .
.
Mrs. Marie Kink. .
Mrs. L. Lancaster.Sadie F. Murphy. .
Mary L. Wright. .
.
Lucy Jennings . . . .
Julia S. Osborne. .
.
Aline E. Emery . . .
10918026779770176133
136333332187167168256437330167672242547
4,9874,6006,043
1,1461,8786,1696,201
1,6798,024
1 1 , 09943 , 0952,4785,63210,1926,201
2715424216112118
2715424216112118
32901210-
4021321519432819
1,4136,0619,4602,5043,6007,1871,473
2,5812,88211,0306,1572,627
3,51020,18924,5816,2546,44917,7315,12720,8289,4415,383
33,03821,7789,859
112463121042
18i243045483615
11
2445121042181243035423615
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.
Ten days. .
Two weeks
.
One week.
.
Two weeks. .
One month . .
Three weeks
.
A. B. BlakeElizabeth L. Lyon. . . .
Kate E. MooreIda B. HanesKate GrayMrs. Alice Martin. . . .
Mrs. Rhoda Spofford
.
Mrs. Clara MillsMrs. M. L. Talbott.. .
Nida K. AndrewsLillian BarnesLaura J. PerrinGolda M. ClineFrances KleiberVivian Marie Reber. .
Nell StrangAnna E. LawEva CassinghamKatherine HittMary E. HewesLura M. Wandrack. . .
Mrs. Lucy D. Graves
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STATISTICS OF LIBRARIES ARRANGED BY CIRCULATION
No. Location. Circulation. Population.Circu-lationper
capita.
1 Chicago Public Library.2 Springfield.
3 Rockford4 Oak Park5 Peoria. . .., .
6 tElgin7 Evanston8 Joliet9 Decatur10 Quincy1
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Bloomington12 Danville13 Aurora. .
14 Galesburg15 Freeport16 Rock Island17 East St. Louis18 tKewanee19 Cairo20 Belleville .'
21 Ottawa22 Champaign23 Jacksonville24 Moline25 Mattoon26 Kankakee27 Maywood28 • tChicago Heights29 La Salle
30 Lincoln31 Urbana32 Streator33 Pontiac34 eAlton35 Dixon36 Pekin37 Hoopeston38 Lake Forest39 Paris40 Winnetka41 La Grange42 Centralia43 Clinton44 Taylor\'ille
45 DeKalb46 Herrin47 Belvidere48 eChicago, Pullman49 Marion ,
50 Hinsdale51 River Forest52 Waukegan53 Pana54 Canton55 Princeton56 tGeneva57 tSt. Charles58 tGeneseo59 Granite City60 Blue Island61 Charleston62 Highland Park63 Galena64 tBatavia65 Paxton66 Woodstock67 Shelbyville68 Wilmette69 Mendota70 Watseka71 Harvard72 Morris73 Forest Park74 Sycamore75 tGreenup76 Downers Grove
7,40726726321320919817416915414712710498978278706867646362605857545453504943423937353434333333313029272626262625252524242424242424232222222222222121202020191919191818
,999,612,441,634,602,691,745,733,738,853,619,821,100,740,711,585,558,029,868,274,930,770,378,320,497,532,385,841,000,768,095,903,638,755,478,673,071,613,280,038,526,558,830,780,924,499,219,181,920,813,354,581,554,405,384,358,322,030,269,742,666,529,462,382,069,778,566,828,769,189,900,436,430,424,833,669
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No. Location. Circulation. Population.Circu-lationper
capita.
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eMinonkSterlingtSavannaMacomb
tPlanoeAnnatRobinsontRochelleMt. Vernon.. . .
GlencoeGreenvilleMonticellotAledoMt. Carmel. . . .
NapervilletCambridgeMelroseHarveyGlen EllyntGilmanFarmington. . . .
Pittsfield
FultontDundeePark Ridge . . . .
HillsboroElmhurstMorrisonMarshall.EdwardsviUe. .
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LewistownFloraBeardstown. . . .
HananaAbingdonNorth Chicago.RushvilletDelavanTuscolaFairburytMt. CarrollJerseyvilleArthurtOregonMarengoGibson City. . .
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tWarrenMomenceWyomingMason City
tEarlvilleMetropolisCarrolltontWilmington.. . .
OlneyLitchfieldArgoOnargaEl Paso ,
SrookfieldLexington2Des Plaines. . . .
tOriontRidge Farm. . .
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tMilfordCarmitRocktonSullivan
18,63418,20617,73117,32817,31617,21217,19216,83316,73016,58416,30116,16616,14915,77115,68115,61915,54215,45315,36315,15015,14214,91714,48914,30213,88213,74113,67913,48113,43113,38713,32013,28913,01413,06612,93212,90212,59811,98811,83011,6571 1 , 49211.44611,4421 1 , 29511,14811,14011,0991 1 , 03010,71410,66010,63210,39110,37710,22910,1929,9209,8599,8349,7359,5469,4599,4419,3079,1539,1348,3678,2828,1628,0598,0618,0568,0387,8887,5287,3757.366
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No. Location.
153 Areola154 tDeland155 Atlanta156 tPolo157 Toulon158 eWenona159 Hamilton160 Petersburg161 Waverly162 Warsaw163 tAugusta164 Carthage165 Mt. Sterling. .
166 Buda167 Knoxville168 Virginia169 Winchester170 tWhite Hall. . .
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171 Bushnell172 tSheldon173 Camp Point. .
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74 Bradford175 Nauvoo176 tLoda177 Farmer City. . .
178 Assumption...179 Grayville180 Barry181 Salem182 tOdell183 tWaterman184 tMcLean185 Sheffield186 Greenfield187 Vienna188 tPort Byron189 Altamont190 LaFayette. ...
191 2Bunker Hill. . .
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192 Tiskilwa193 Pinckneyville . .
194 tCordova195 Elkhart196 teAltona197 Braidwood. . .
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198 eCarpentersville199 East Moline. .
200 Griggsville201 La Harpe202 tRichview203 Staunton204 Waterloo
Circulation.
7,3507,0266,7426,7226,6596,4496,4256,3596,2546,2016.1756,0816,0645,9165,7765,6325,3835,1274,9184.9114,8914,8904,8064,6754,6624.4073,9443,8523,8323,7993.5103,3882,8342,6522,4782,2821,7981,7891.6971,6791.4201,249800
No reportNo reportNo reportNo reportNo reportNo reportNo reportNo reportNo report
Population.
2,1001,4521,3672.6321,2081,4421,8002.8001.5382,3501,8892,5001,986
8871,8501.5011.6393,8732.6191.8191.148
7701,0201,3281,6031,9181.9501.6472.6691,1001,1291,4861,2001.2001,124683
1,328295
1,046900
3,000700400
1,2091,9581,1288,6751.2622,000
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capita.
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