Bookmobiles Wiki
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National Bookmobile Day
National Bookmobile Day Celebrations
National Bookmobile Day Committee
Ideas Collected at ABOS Annual Conference 2009
Conferences
News Digests/Aggregators
Latest Bookmobile Headlines from Google News
Latest Bookmobile Headlines from LISNews.org
Headlines
Alec Baldwin Buys Massapequa Bookmobile (The New York Observer 2/24/10)
Tom Corwin celebrates reading with bookmobile (San Francisco Chronicle 2/16/10)
NM Bookmobiles: Books For Those Without Libraries (Associated Press 10/3/09)
The excitement created by the Morse Library’s bookmobile is palpable (Wicked Local, 7/31/09)
Celebrate National Bookmobile Day during National Library Week 2010 (ALA, 4/15/09)
Donkeys boost Ethiopian literacy (BBC, 1/9/09)
Have books, will travel: Mobile library brings books to villages (Guampdm.com, 11/7/08)
Acclaimed Colombian Institution Has 4,800 Books and 10 Legs (NY Times, 10/19/08)
Bookmobiles roll out for library convention (OC Register, 6/29/08)
From 'Love Kitten' to child literacy (CNN.com, 5/1/08)
Resources and Links
Associations and Organizations
Behind the Wheel of a Bookmobile
Bookmobile Vendors/Manufacturers
Books and Bibliographies on Bookmobiles and Outreach
Staff Safety
Security Manual from Columbus Metropolitan Library
Vehicle and Maintenance Information
Bookmobile Maintenance Schedule
Bookmobile Maintenance Presentation from ALA 2006
Bookmobile Specification Checklist
Sample Forms and Handouts
Anecdotes
Staffing and Personnel
Staffing for Prosperity (Presentation from ALA Annual 2008)
Marketing Tips
Bookmobile Advertising (Discussion from ABOS email list) Marketing to Your Target Communities (Presentation from ALA Annual 2008)
Contact
This wiki is maintained by the ALA Office of Literacy and Outreach Services.
