tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post7714132535832456243..comments2023-10-04T11:35:50.986-04:00Comments on Out of the Jungle: BookmobilesJames Milleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07368391001719650329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-55656895419767728642007-10-03T13:16:00.000-04:002007-10-03T13:16:00.000-04:00Delivery services are great and fill a need, but I...Delivery services are great and fill a need, but I think nothing beats browsing the shelves. At least that was the case for me when we lived in rural Illinois and the bookmobile's stop was a much-anticipated event.Marie S. Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526344204731209021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-77060429982710281602007-10-03T10:57:00.000-04:002007-10-03T10:57:00.000-04:00I enjoyed the bookmobile story, along with the BBC...I enjoyed the bookmobile story, along with the BBC story on bibliomulas (search that word on OOTJ). Thanks to Stephanie for bringing us academic librarians up to date on current public library service deliveries. I wonder if the book package has the same thrill factor as the bookmobile or bibliomula? In my little town of Milton, MA, the library had a mule-drawn book delivery service into the 1920's until the mule who pulled the library cart got hit by one of the new-fangled automobiles. They stopped the service at that point, and I don't think they ever had a bookmobile. I personally never got to use a bookmobile, but think it must have been as exciting as the ice cream truck -- less calories and no charge!Betsy McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824582240163409553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-58926290119281425382007-10-03T08:35:00.000-04:002007-10-03T08:35:00.000-04:00Except that many libraries provide this service wi...Except that many libraries provide this service without a traveling collection, either by mail or using home delivery service. People can fill out a profile (e.g., I like romance, but nothing too steamy; or all gardening, all the time) or request particular authors or books, and the library will deliver them on a regular schedule.stephanie davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234830502560520050noreply@blogger.com