I remember going to the bookmobile when it came to the grade school way back in the late 1940's in Milton, Illinois. It was painted a dark (barn) red, and looked huge to a 5th grader. I really thought they had gone the way of the dinosaurs, but after moving to rural sw Oklahoma, I discovered they are still around, limping through many repairs, waiting for parts to be made when they are not available, and hanging on to their existence by a thread.
It is nearly 30 miles to the nearest library, so the patrons who visit the bookmobile are grateful for its continued operation. May it keep right on rolling!
Grandma in the yellow house who, loves to read...........
Lois: you will be happy to know that book mobiles are very much alive and well in England. A city is the only place you will fine a library, so the communities rely on the "rolling library" to come to the towns and villages for reading materials. I have to say we were pretty surprised when we first saw them! :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea they are still in use there. I was surprised to find them here in Oklahoma since I had not seen one since the 50's in Illinois.
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