Reading Observer. December, 1914.

';;~~~i'k~~~1~~D,the
prejudtcial
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and employees an to be. co ng-ratu-

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PUBLIC", LIBRARIES.

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OVER 700 VOLUMES ISSUED DAILY•

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Tbe hbnnea and rea.ding rooms han been. well
the l'ut year.. The Lot&!. number of boob bOn'o l',; ed from all d~e Dta {u:d udulll' the achool libranee} 9&.1 196,964, a dally
A'I"6I'age lUU& of TI6 'foJumu.
The number of bor-ro'fl'm : carda lD force for the lending hbranea II
1.'11). The total "number of booU IUUed frow t he
cent ral library W.qA 1'9,003, (rom the Wet:t. branch
lJbrary ~.as7. f~ the C&t'erUam bra.oc.h libn,ry
;M,I») \. :uld. to children from t he &Chool h brarlea
&pPteC'Ia.ted dU1JDi

56,830.

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Amongli. th moto uD!'IQrlant. donations dunng
lhe yeoar may be meDlionoo t he va.1uable p",Wc&1 Dna of the Brl uah Museum , preaent.ed by order
cC tho t~. (rom Mr . W K Goslinp,. a Duml.oer of mi.&eeU&neou. books, mcludlDg 79 volume.
I:! the Ji'reocb l.utpu&£c I from Dr. J B . E uny, a

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number of IIU8Ceha.nooua booka, mduding 18 vol-

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ume:! of W&f litera.tu re for t h& bra.nch libra.ries,
from Mr. J. C Cba.Uoner Smith, "Enoyclopl6(h..
Ilr Heraldr,r General Armoury of EnClll.oo, ScotIa.cd ILDd Irela.od," by Burke ; fro'm li n . LTl e,
143 volumes of IDl4Mll a o eota literature; from Mr.
\\ 'r . Crawsh ay, .. Proceecllog. &nd t r &na&CUon.. of
tne ZooIO". pea.l Socie t.y ot LuDcio n, 1912-13." . nd &

Q v m~ r o( m lKella.neoua books for t.be Ca.nnhun
branch library . from H IS Ma.~eall'. Bt ..tlonet7
0ft'I0e 48 p&l'lAi of t he .. .Reporta of I the BiItoriuJ
MuuJcnp(.a Commiuion," .t.o {.be value nf £S 56.,
and nnollS Par1j.atOent.ary Papen. a.od Blue' BOob ;

Lbo pubhclIotlona

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the P&t.enta oaice Sue 11.110 been

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ROYAL 'BERKS HOSPITAL.

regularly given
M.any olher bOob a.ad p,mpbletl
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men uo o
Btlt t he gin by Hr. GouDel llor Horley
NURSING THE WOUNDED.
ot Ii l:uge ~kbindW's' preu, to b6 UHd a.t the
Cenu a l library , MOuld not. be DIDlt.ted.
,In Januuy lut. & poU of the rat.epayen ...... 1
The tto,.&l BerbbiTe H~tal hu to record
t ab n <1 0 the quesLio n lila to whetlter the Corpora,..
t,lon Mould Inclu~ In t.he !Joill lbiy.,1ftIrc ..bout to a.not n&r bus,. lear, .n<\~ Lh& b.leh ltabdard attNDed

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In PulilmonL .. cllUll6 glving the CoUDCll 10. lQf3 baa been ma.intained. Dr. 'Francia Ha.wUlCI'UIf the hbt"ll'Y rat.e £.rom Id. to lid . klDl, wbo bad been a pb )'.iC:-.n\ OQ t he . 1.&.1 (or ZO
the
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tba.t.Ja:n
yean, a.nd wbo had only reOe.ntly.
dled 10
F ebruary.
Dr. Abram , a.uW.a.nt.
full
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MUSEUM & AitT

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...'U006II8 to tb.i8 diroot lOA O&D

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p.a.tt. year baa been wen up to
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5tudentl.' : E ilCholan, &lao memb"'.1 _.~ , __ .. _. __
tcf wb.ic:b d~ mortlt.nuoDi

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the ~liOl' lDOuth. of the yea:r the
Re&dittg wu the INbleot of' & good d&aJ.
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t.bc Chief 00B.report preewitltid lot. the aaa.u.al
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