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Bookmobiles on Parade

Posted: Jun. 28, 2010.
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The 2010 Parade of Bookmobiles held during ALA’s Annual Conference in Washington D.C. featured bookmobiles from the Fredrerick County (MD) Public Library, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (VA), the Baltimore County Public Library (MD), the Enoch Pratt Free Library (MD), the Bowling Green Public Library (OH), and a vehicle from Meridian Specialty Vehicles.

 

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Hi-Tech Collection

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Pasco County (Fla.) Library System’s New Port Richey, Florida, residents receive a firsthand view of the digital media collection through interactive computer stations inside the Digital Bookmobile. The transformed 75-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer bookmobile developed by Overdrive is equipped with broadband internet-connected PCs, high-definition monitors, premium sound systems, and portable media players. The vehicle is on a national tour to public libraries around the United States.

Serving Remotely

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Michael D. Antonovich and Margaret Donnellan Todd cut a ribbon.

County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich (with scissors ) and County Librarian Margaret Donnellan Todd (far left) cut the ribbon November 4, 2009 for the new County of Los Angeles Public Library’s Antelope Valley bookmobile, which will provide service to rural and remote areas of northern Los Angeles County. The bookmobile is equipped with a satellite dish for online access to the internet and will provide public computer workstations and wireless internet access for laptop users.