Bookmobile (English Wikipedia)

Bashaw, D. (2010). "On the road again: A look at bookmobiles, then and now" (PDF). Children & Libraries. Vol. 8, no. 1. pp. 32–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
"National Bookmobile Day". ALA. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
"First ever national library outreach day". ALA. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

aljazeera.com

Mitchell, Charlotte. "For the love of books: Mobile libraries around the world". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
Mitchell, Charlotte. "For the love of books: Mobile libraries around the world". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

americanlibrariesmagazine.org

"Bookmobiles: A Proud History, a Promising Future". American Libraries. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

apla.co.in

"The First's of Andhra Pradesh Library Association".

appalachianhistory.net

Tabler, Dave (16 April 2018). "First bookmobile in the country". Appalachian History. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

archive.org

Olmert, Michael (1992). "The Infinite Library, Timeless and Incorruptible". The Smithsonian book of books (1. ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. ISBN 0-89599-030-X.
"Bookmobile". The Internet Archive.
Hamilton, Masha (1 January 2007). The Camel Bookmobile: A Novel (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061173486. LCCN 2006041316.

bbc.com

"The Indonesian horse that acts as a library". BBC News. 6 May 2015.
"The tiny library bringing books to remote villages". www.bbc.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

bookleggerslibrary.com

"LIBRARY TRAILER". Bookleggers Library. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
"BOOKBIKE". Bookleggers Library. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

bookriot.com

Pan, Connie (12 April 2022). "The History of Bookmobiles: Bookmobiles are here, and there and everywhere, to stay". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

books.google.com

Joanne E. Passet (1994). "Itinerating Libraries". In Wayne A. Wiegand and Donald G. Davis (ed.). Encyclopedia of Library History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 315–317. ISBN 978-0-8240-5787-9.
Susan B. Roumfort (1997). "Sarah Byrd Askew, 1877–1942". In Joan N. Burstyn (ed.). Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women. Syracuse University Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780815604181.

camelbookdrive.wordpress.com

"Camel Library Service". Kenyan Camel Book Drive. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2007.

csmonitor.com

"Books on wheels: When the library comes to the homeless shelter". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

doi.org

Want, Penny (1990). "The history and development of mobile libraries". Library Management. 11 (2): 5–14. doi:10.1108/EUM0000000000825. ProQuest 57089094.
Brena Smith; Michelle Jacobs (18 May 2010). "Libraries and patrons on the move: from bookmobiles to "m" libraries". Reference Services Review. 38 (2). doi:10.1108/rsr.2010.24038baa.002. ISSN 0090-7324.

domusweb.it

"BiebBus, The Expanding Mobile Library". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

educated-traveller.com

Simmonds, Janet (6 February 2019). "The smallest library in Italy". The Educated Traveller. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

guardian.co.uk

observer.guardian.co.uk

"Kenya's children of the desert". Guardian Unlimited. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2007.

hastac.org

Attig, Derek (12 April 2012). "National Bookmobile Day: Aggregation Edition". HASTAC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

ifla.org

archive.ifla.org

"Donkeys help provide Multi-media Library Services". IFLAnet (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions). 25 February 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"Mobile Section" (PDF). IFLA Newsletter. No. 1. Autumn 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

jstor.org

Berger, M. (1977). Reading, Roadsters, and Rural America. The Journal of Library History (1974–1987), 12(1), 42–49. JSTOR 25540714

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Kyöstiö, Antero (2004). "Kirjastoautohistoria". Kirjastot.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2019. Suomen ensimmäinen liikkuva kirjasto toimi nykyisen Vantaan kaupungin, entisen Helsingin maalaiskunnan, alueella 1913–14.

kywcrh.org

WPA (July 2012). "Packhorse Librarians in Kentucky, 1936–1943" (PDF). University of Kentucky. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

lincolnshire.gov.uk

"Mobile Libraries". Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

lithub.com

"Turkish garbage collectors have created a library from discarded books". Literary Hub. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

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webarchive.loc.gov

"The first county bookmobile in the US, Western Maryland Regional Library". whilbr.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2005.

lccn.loc.gov

Hamilton, Masha (1 January 2007). The Camel Bookmobile: A Novel (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061173486. LCCN 2006041316.

madrid.org

"Bibliobuses: La biblioteca móvil – Historia". Bibliotecas de la Comunidad de Madrid. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"La biblioteca móvil". Madrid.org. Comunidad de Madrid [city government]. 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

mealsgate.org.uk

"Perambulating Library". The British Workman. 1 February 1857. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
"George Moore". Mealsgate.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

merriam-webster.com

"bookmobile". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

miaminewtimes.com

Markowitz, Douglas. "Bookleggers Library Launches Story Time Podcast and Mobile Bookstore". Miami New Times. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

minnpost.com

Ehling, Matt (30 June 2011). "The Hennepin County Library system – connecting past with present". MinnPost. No. Politics and Policy. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

mymodernmet.com

Griffis, Kelcee (6 March 2015). "Weapon of Mass Instruction: Artist Unveils Tank-Shaped Bookmobile to Promote Reading". My Modern Met. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

nla.gov.au

"Bookmobile to Aid Heidelberg Readers". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954). 1 May 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

npr.org

"Books on Bikes Helps Seattle Librarians Pedal To The Masses". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

nytimes.com

Johnson, Kirk (9 October 2014). "Homeless Outreach in Volumes: Books by Bike for 'Outside' People in Oregon". The New York Times.

patch.com

Atwell, Ashleigh (28 February 2018). "Bed-Stuy Pop-Up Library Focuses On Black Women Writers". Bed-Stuy, NY Patch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

pelitabrunei.gov.bn

"Perpustakaan Bergerak DBP mulakan perkhidmatan" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 31. 5 August 1970. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

pinterest.com

ALA. "Bookmobiles". Pinterest.

popupcity.net

"Books Rescued From the Trash Fill Libraries Across the Country". Pop-Up City. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

pov.org

archive.pov.org

"A History of the Bookmobile". PBS. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

proquest.com

Bashaw, Diane (2010). "On the Road Again: A Look at Bookmobiles, Then and Now". Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children. 3 (1): 33. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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Want, Penny (1990). "The history and development of mobile libraries". Library Management. 11 (2): 5–14. doi:10.1108/EUM0000000000825. ProQuest 57089094.

qns.com

Dawson, Athena (11 July 2024). "Queens Public Library launches 'Bookcycle Summer Tour,' bringing books and services on three wheels – QNS". qns.com. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

queenslibrary.org

"Mobile Library | Queens Public Library". www.queenslibrary.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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libsci.sc.edu

"History". Chester County Free Public Library. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

scrippsnews.com

"Library On Wheels Brings Books To Kids In War-torn Syria". Scripps News. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

shareable.net

Johnson, Cat (3 August 2015). "Adorable Library on Wheels Brings Books to Children in Italy". Shareable. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

smithsonianmag.com

Eveleth, Rose (11 October 2013). "The Earliest Libraries-On-Wheels Looked Way Cooler Than Today's Bookmobiles". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Magazine, Smithsonian; Daley, Jason. "Turkish Garbage Collectors Curate Their Own Library". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

spl.org

"Books on Bikes". The Seattle Public Library. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

thehindu.com

Varma, P. Sujatha (15 April 2014). "He kept library movement afloat". The Hindu.

theurbanactivist.com

"A library on wheels". The Urban Activist. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

thevintagenews.com

A, Alex (9 March 2016). "Weapon of Mass Instruction: Argentinian Artist converted a 1979 Ford Falcon into a bookmobile and went on to "spread the word" | The Vintage News". thevintagenews. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

wbur.org

"'Library on Wheels' Travels The Path Of America's First Bookmobile". WBUR Here & Now. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

web.archive.org

"bookmobile". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Eveleth, Rose (11 October 2013). "The Earliest Libraries-On-Wheels Looked Way Cooler Than Today's Bookmobiles". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Pan, Connie (12 April 2022). "The History of Bookmobiles: Bookmobiles are here, and there and everywhere, to stay". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
"Perambulating Library". The British Workman. 1 February 1857. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
"Bookmobiles: A Proud History, a Promising Future". American Libraries. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
"George Moore". Mealsgate.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
"History". Chester County Free Public Library. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
"A History of the Bookmobile". PBS. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
"'Library on Wheels' Travels The Path Of America's First Bookmobile". WBUR Here & Now. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Tabler, Dave (16 April 2018). "First bookmobile in the country". Appalachian History. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Ehling, Matt (30 June 2011). "The Hennepin County Library system – connecting past with present". MinnPost. No. Politics and Policy. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
WPA (July 2012). "Packhorse Librarians in Kentucky, 1936–1943" (PDF). University of Kentucky. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Attig, Derek (12 April 2012). "National Bookmobile Day: Aggregation Edition". HASTAC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
Bashaw, D. (2010). "On the road again: A look at bookmobiles, then and now" (PDF). Children & Libraries. Vol. 8, no. 1. pp. 32–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
Atwell, Ashleigh (28 February 2018). "Bed-Stuy Pop-Up Library Focuses On Black Women Writers". Bed-Stuy, NY Patch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
"National Bookmobile Day". ALA. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
"First ever national library outreach day". ALA. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
"Kenya's children of the desert". Guardian Unlimited. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
"Camel Library Service". Kenyan Camel Book Drive. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
"Mobile Section" (PDF). IFLA Newsletter. No. 1. Autumn 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
"Mobile Libraries". Lincolnshire County Council. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
"Bibliobuses: La biblioteca móvil – Historia". Bibliotecas de la Comunidad de Madrid. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"Books on Bikes". The Seattle Public Library. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"Books on Bikes Helps Seattle Librarians Pedal To The Masses". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
"Volusia County Libraries Have a Book Bike!" (PDF). Friends of the Daytona Beach Regional Library Newsletter. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"Luis Soriano". The Gallery of Heroes. CNN. November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

whilbr.org

"The first county bookmobile in the US, Western Maryland Regional Library". whilbr.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2005.

womenconnectng.com

"Funmi Ilori, Founder of I Read Mobile Library Reveals the secret behind her innovation in the Educational Sector". 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

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Brena Smith; Michelle Jacobs (18 May 2010). "Libraries and patrons on the move: from bookmobiles to "m" libraries". Reference Services Review. 38 (2). doi:10.1108/rsr.2010.24038baa.002. ISSN 0090-7324.
"Books on wheels: When the library comes to the homeless shelter". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

worldpulse.org

"REVIVING THE READING CULTURE IN AFRICA". World Pulse. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

youtube.com

TRT World (29 December 2017). New Years Library: Garbage men build a library from "trash" books. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via YouTube.
Queens Public Library (9 November 2015). Mobile Library Tour. Retrieved 11 March 2025 – via YouTube.