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The MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project explores the long-held tradition of bookmobiles as traveling libraries in order to promote the distribution of information. Since 2000, the project has been selectively collecting and organizing artist's books (that range from handmade and one-of-a-kind pieces, to zines , photocopied works, and other independent ...
The WPA support of the bookmobile ended in 1942, but the service continued. [24] The "Library in Action" was a late-1960s bookmobile program in the Bronx, NY, run by interracial staff that brought books to teenagers of color in under-served neighborhoods. [25] Bookmobiles reached the height of their popularity in the mid-twentieth century. [4 ...
With new appropriations the collection of the library grew to over 8,000 books, and a bookmobile was added in 1948. [5] Noticing the success of the Brunswick Public Library, in 1949 Camden County was the first county in the region to request acceptance to the Brunswick Library System. The next decade saw rapid growth as other neighboring ...
The historic 1880 Wayne County Courthouse has what may be a reminder of the longer legacy of the county seat in Honesdale: the courthouse bell, displayed on the lawn. The Herald, Feb. 12, 1880 ...
Wayne State University Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0814331200. Parnassus on Main Street: A History of the Detroit Public Library. Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press.
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Around 90,000 people live in Wayne County and by one estimate, up to 50,000 tourists could descend to experience totality. It’s impossible to know how things will actually play out, though.
Bookmobile service to rural Monroe County began in 1929 with the purchase of a Model A Ford “booktruck.” This service continues six days a week with a modern bookmobile purchased in 2011. The bookmobile travels to elementary schools, many apartment complexes, and towns in Monroe County without their own library branch. [3]