#book wagon

[newyorkthegoldenage]

An NYPL bookmobile, 1924.

Photo: Alamy

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Never miss a moment to read - even while holding the reins for the horse-drawn library wagon

A shipment of tomatoes ready for loading in St. Mary’s County

A basketball game begins, part of the National Youth Administration, c.1934

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

An NYPL book wagon, possibly in the Bronx, 1930s.

Photo: NYPL

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A traveling library on Staten Island, 1923. The book wagon was operated by the Extension Division of the New York Public Library.

Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via NYPL

[usnatarchives]

The Bookmobile Arrives at Lofer, 3/1953

More Bookmobile!

Join us in our Wanderbibliothek as we tour historic images of bookmobiles!  http://go.usa.gov/xQTpm #bookmobiles #NationalLibraryWeek #vanlife

Many thanks to the @ala-archives (American Library Association Archives) for getting on board and sharing this fantastic article about books on wheels and a document about Book Wagons!

[charismatic33]

Mary Titcomb’s “Book Wagon”,Washington County Free Library, Maryland, 1905.

[theurbanblabbermouth2]

A bit of history

In 1904, the Washington Country Free Library in Hagerstown, Maryland purchased a horse and wagon to reach depot stations not covered by trains or trolley.  Mary  Titcomb, Washington County’s librarian, reasoned that the wagon could function as a library unit rather than just a mechanism for delivery. Shelves were mounted in cabinets on the sides of the wagon. The bookmobile was born, and the era of the traveling library had begun.

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[addisonkayne]

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