A Fővárosi Könyvtár évkönyve 1943-1945, a Székesfővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár évkönyve 1946
Összefoglaló adatok a székesfővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtárról
10 The reading room and newspaper room may be used by any resident of Budapest, older than 18, if he identifies himself with his police certificate of identity. Any full age ratepayer may borrow books for home reading if he identifies himself with his police certificate of identity and shows a house-rent receipt, or any 18 years old resident, if he brings a guarantee signed by a resident of Budapest. Catalogues. Card catalogue (in the alphabetical order of authors, or titles). Special catalogue following the decimal classification. Geographical catalogue. The readers are informed of the new accessions by way of a permanent exhibition and a list to be found in the lending department. Up till 1942, the list of new accessions is to be found in the Yearbook. The publications of the Library. A list is to be found on the end of this Yearbook. War losses. Damages in buildings. Value In the central building (the roof and were front seriously damaged) in the branches, about ..................................................................... 60.000 Ft D amages in glass, furniture and equipment, about ..................... 860,000 « T otal................ 920.000 « Tw o branch libraries (No 12 and 5) were completely destroyed. Damages in books: In the Central Library and in the Branch libraries together........ 24.142 vols V alue about ................................................................................................. 400.000 Ft T otal war losses about............................................................................. 1,320.000 « D ata of re-contsruction. While the siege was still continuing in the Danube-zone, 8 members of the library staff already arrived voluntarily to assist in clearing away the rums on January 18th 1945. By the end of January, 50, in March, 63 employees were engaged in reconstruction in Pest, 40 in Buda. Of the branch, libraries, No. 10/53, Andrássy-út) opened on February 19th 1945 f0r the public. By the middle of May 1945, 7 branches were open in Pest, 1 in Buda. The reading rooms of the Central Library opened on November 9*h 1945. At the end of the year of the Liberation, 11 of the 13 pre-war branches were open for the public, the staff working in rooms without windows and heating. In the first year of Liberation, the Central Library was open for 40 days, the 14 branches for 2333 days. Total circulation : 407.061 vols. Number of the library staff. 1946 1903 Central Library ..................................................................... 105 2 Branch libraries........................................................ 44 — L eaders of the Library. Henrik Hajdú, Director: László Dienes, Director : Béla Kőhalmi, retired Director : Antal Dávid, Assistant Director.
