The administration of the Library for many years had, in the words of the
Report for 1909-10 "proceeded steadily on the old lines," and when the
present Librarian took office his first duty was to present a
comprehensive report to the Committee on the condition of the Library,
and to make suggestions for its re-organisation on up-to-date methods of
library administration. The Report was approved in principle, and since
that date the work of re-organisation has proceeded as rapidly as the
conditions have allowed.
The work of re-organisation may be briefly described. The rules and
regulations for the conduct and management of all departments of the
Library were revised with the view of affording additional facilities to
the public. Structural alterations were made for the better lighting and
arrangement of the Lending Library, and improvements were made in the
electric lighting of the several departments.
The condition of the Lending Library was especially serious. The Library
had been in existence for over half a century, and the stock of books had
never been subjected to a thorough overhauling, so that there were
accumulations of old, useless and worn-out books, while numerous standard
works on various branches of knowledge were not in the Library.
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