| Schools Receiving Exchanges | Pupils (Standard 1 and upwards) | |||
| Education Board schools | 2,004 | (1,973) | 252,469 | (241,148) |
| Departmental schools and institutions | 211 | (216) | 13,996 | (14,270) |
| Private schools | 275 | (260) | 31,852 | (28,175) |
| Totals | 2,490 | (2,449) | 298,317 | (283,593) |
| Year Ended 31 March | ||
| Books Supplied | 1958 | 1957 |
| In exchanges to— | ||
| All schools, Standard 1 to Form II | 676,637 | 648,816 |
| District high schools, Form III to Form VI | 34,452 | 32,439 |
| Public libraries, children's departments | 34,639 | 30,926 |
| Public libraries, young people's sections | 22,724 | 22,307 |
| Total for exchanges | 768,452 | 734,488 |
| On request and in loan collections, including indefinite loans— | ||
| Primary | 263,374 | 244,175 |
| Post-primary | 72,956 | 78,358 |
| Totals | 1,104,782 | 1,057,021 |
Book Stock—Additions to stock were 70,228 fiction and 48,789 non-fiction. Withdrawals were 47,645 fiction and 11,834 non-fiction. The stock now stands at 1,091,189, of which 656,911 are fiction and 434,278 are non-fiction. One thousand four hundred and sixty-nine new titles were added during the year.
[SECTION III—LIBRARY SCHOOL]
1957 PROFESSIONAL COURSE
At the end of November nine diplomas and five certificates were awarded to 14 students who completed the course. For health reasons one student accepted under the Colombo Plan returned to his own country at the end of the first term. Of the successful students two returned to the libraries in which they had been employed before attending the school, three were appointed librarians of smaller public libraries, four joined the staffs of city public libraries, two are now members of the School Library Service staff, and one the librarian of the Central Military District. The two holders of UNESCO Fellowships are consolidating their training by carrying out practical work in the Delhi Public Library for three months.
1958 PROFESSIONAL COURSE
This course began on 4 March with 17 New Zealand students and the three Indonesian students who have been working in libraries in New Zealand since February 1957.