Mobile libraries - past, recent
Did you know that women road horses to deliver library books in the 1930s, or there are photos of traveling libraries world wide in the 20th century; or that they delivered books by drone to students in the summer of 2020? Look no furhter than the links below.
Pack Horse Librarians. The Women Who Rode Miles on Horseback to Deliver Library Books (Kentucky, Mainly 1930-40s)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/librarians-horseback-new-deal-book-delivery-wpa?utm_source=share_by_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mailto_share
Vintage Photos of Traveling Libraries (Mainly US, but also Germany, Myanmar, Ghana. Mexico, and in the 20th century)
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vintage-photos-bookmobiles-traveling-libraries
21st Century equivalent via some forward thinking librarians. (Drone delivery to Virginia kids summer of 2020)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/10/wing-library-book-drone-delivery/
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