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A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. [ 3 ]
The first public library in the county was opened in 1907, in Lithonia.In 1925 a larger public library was founded in Decatur, the county seat of DeKalb County.In 1952 branches of the Decatur Library were established in Brookhaven and Doraville, and the Decatur Library was renamed the Decatur-DeKalb Library. [9]
A variant of the traveling library is the bookmobile or mobile library, which delivers books along definite routes radiating from some central library. [7] The great advantages of the traveling library are economy, mobility, and adaptability. The collection is limited to books definitely chosen for some purpose. The obsolete and useless are ...
Beaufort County Libraries have two bookmobiles, which each carry up to 2,500 books, DVDs and audiobooks.
Oct. 10—Susan Thompson volunteers as president of Friends of the Library in Decatur because it allows her to meet new people. Marcia Ridgeford, the group's vice president, loves meeting the ...
The Library System of Lancaster County (LSLC) is a federated system, which serves 519,462 residents in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.It is made up of a consortium of 14 member libraries, two branches and a bookmobile.
The remodeled Cook Park Library reopened on January 8, 2011. As of 2015, the Cook Memorial Public Library District was serving 60,000 people in Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Green Oaks, and Mundelein. The library district continues to operate two full-service libraries, a digital/eLibrary collection, as well as a Bookmobile, and Outreach.
Meanwhile, two other Users find a sign that says "Bookmobile Stops Here." When they learn a bookmobile is a traveling library, which has many books, Abakas and Aphose along with two other friends, Varian and Lidar, leave the base and search for the bookmobile in order to get more books.