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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 ...
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 ...
This Door County Bookmobile was used by the library from 1968 to 1989, when it was retired in favor of a cargo van. Sturgeon Bay resident and book lover John Enigl bought the vehicle from the ...
The Wayne County Department of Public Services was formed in 1906 as the Wayne County Road Commission. It was the government agency in Wayne County, Michigan responsible for building and maintaining the county's roads and highways. [10] Its first commissioners were Edward N. Hines, Cassius R. Benton, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford ...
Beaufort County Libraries have two bookmobiles, which each carry up to 2,500 books, DVDs and audiobooks. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Location of Wayne County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and ...
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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 ...