Today is
National Bookmobile Day! What a great source of l
ibrary outreach. I've posted several photos of
Bookmobiles before, but thought in honor of the day, I'd post a few more!
National Bookmobile Day celebrates our nation's
bookmobiles and the
dedicated l
ibrary professionals who provide this valuable and essential
service to their communities every day.
We honor the access to
information and resources our nation’s bookmobiles make available to our
communities and the professionals who work diligently to provide these
services. For more than 100 years bookmobiles have brought a library to
those that otherwise may not have access to one.
National Bookmobile Day celebrates our nation's bookmobiles and the
dedicated library professionals who provide this valuable and essential
service to their communities every day. We honor the access to
information and resources our nation’s bookmobiles make available to our
communities and the professionals who work diligently to provide these
services. For more than 100 years bookmobiles have brought a library to
those that otherwise may not have access to one.
Even more of a feat, The WPA Packhorse Library Project, (see Wikipedia) in Appalachia in the 1930s!
ReplyDeleteBookmobiles are such a great tool in the arsenal of the public library. The Billings Public Library in Billings, Montana maintains two bookmobiles. A large one that travels Yellowstone County to the out-lying communities and the smaller one goes to assisted living facilities and to homebound patrons. Such a great way to keep people reading the materials they want.
ReplyDeleteSummer in the '60s when I wore a younger man's clothes. I'd walk out the back door, and down the steps. Across the yard. Then across the alley and through the neighbor's back yard and around the side of her house. One day a week the bookmobile would park in front of her house. Heavenly Days!
ReplyDeleteLooks a lot like the ones we had as children.
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