NATIONAL BOOKMOBILE DAY: Bookmobile Mysteries

Saturday was National Bookmobile Day! What a great source of library 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 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 over 100 years bookmobiles have brought a library to those who otherwise would not have access to one. 

Read a Bookmobile Mystery today!

B.B. Cantwell's Portland Bookmobile Mystery Series

Laurie Cass's Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series

Nora Page's Bookmobile Mystery Series

Ian Samsom's Mobile Library Mystery series

Sheila Simonson's Beyond Confusion

NATIONAL BOOKMOBILE DAY!

Today is National Bookmobile Day! What a great source of library 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 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.

The first American bookmobile was actually a wagon. Mary Titcomb, a Maryland librarian, recgonized that having books was only one part of the library’s job: the other part was making the books accessible. The Washington County Library Wagon took books around the county, making scheduled stops in addition to impromptu dispersals. This first “bookmobile” served until 1910, when it was hit by a train (no one was injured, though the fate of the books it was carrying is unknown).  

Read more about the history of American Bookmobiles at Book Riot.

NATIONAL BOOKMOBILE DAY: Bookmobiles

Today is National Bookmobile Day! What a great source of library 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 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.

American Book Mobiles

In case you missed this from Book Riot: A Brief History of American Bookmobiles.. in Pictures.

The first American bookmobile was actually a wagon. Mary Titcomb, a Maryland librarian, recgonized that having books was only one part of the library’s job: the other part was making the books accessible.

See more Photos and Read More HERE.

Bookmobiles

I'm all for Bookmobiles. I used to consider the trunk of my 1985 Toyota Corolla as a bookmobile. If anything happened on the road, I would always have a book or 10 or 50. And, it was so convenient to lend books to others when I visited.  Just pop the trunk and rummage through. I finally traded that Toyota in last year--well I actually donated it to the local PBS station--and  I haven't accumulated quite as many books in my 'new' vehicle.  Let's face it 26 years made for a very eclectic and large accumulation of books. You never knew what you'd find. Definitely mobile.

So recently, Flavorwire  had a post on "Incredibly Unique Bookmobiles around the world".  Thought I'd share some of then. Be sure and check out the article and photos here.

The photo above is my favorite. 1949 Chevy-turned-bookmobile. 

The Camel Bookmobile in Kenya.
This Camel Bookmobile brings books to desolate area of Kenya.

Read more HERE.