bookmobile
Library on wheels
A bookmobile is a vehicle—typically a bus or van—outfitted as a mobile lending library.
Bookmobiles bring books to communities without convenient access to a fixed library: rural areas, schools, nursing homes.
The bookmobile visits our neighborhood every Thursday.
Enclosed cargo vehicle
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
driver · route · circuit · parking · converted · diesel · mileage · fleet
Interpreting written text
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
vocabulary · ESL · tutoring · GED · storytelling · read-aloud
Insufficiently provided for
- ruralOf the countryside
- remoteDistant or controller
- homeboundConfined to one's residence
- elderlyAdvanced in age
children · schools · reservations · prisons · hospitals · storytime · accessibility · inclusion
Horizontal storage platforms
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- catalogOrdered list of items
- borrowObtain for temporary use
- checkoutPayment completion process
return · holds · renewals · collection · fiction · nonfiction · paperbacks · audiobooks
van
Enclosed cargo vehicle
trailer · driver · route · circuit · parking · converted · diesel · mileage · fleet · generator
reading
Interpreting written text
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
comprehension · vocabulary · ESL · tutoring · GED · storytelling · read-aloud
underserved
Insufficiently provided for
elderly · children · schools · reservations · prisons · hospitals · storytime · accessibility · inclusion · equity
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- catalogOrdered list of items
- borrowObtain for temporary use
checkout · return · holds · renewals · collection · fiction · nonfiction · paperbacks · audiobooks · DVDs
horse-drawn
Powered by equines
Appalachia · Kentucky · 1905 · wartime · postwar · expansion · evolution · legacy · pioneering · innovation
- library outreachcommunity outreach, youth outreach, outreach programs, literacy support, community engagement
- mobile libraries
- librarylibrarian, library card, bookshelves, card catalog, circulation desk
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- bibliophile's hublibrary, bookshop, reading room, public library, university library
- busesbus, city bus, public bus, transit bus, express bus
bookmobilelibrary
Book collection or building
public library · library building · branch library · main library · central library
bookmobilemain library
Primary public book facility
central library · research library · university library · Library of Congress · national library