Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Washington County Bookmobile over the years
Children visiting bookmobile or deposit stations
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcbm215
IDEntry
124
Creator
Unknown
Rights
Washington County Free Library
Date
1950-1957
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Original size
20 x 24 cms
Coverage
Washington County (Md.), 1950-1957
Body
The bookmobile 1950-1957.
It was decided that the service would be year round, so a new type of bookmobile had to be designed. Gone was the fair-weather vehicle of old, with the bookshelves on the outside, exposing the precious cargo to the elements whenever a stop was made for the patrons. A 1950 Studebaker truck was outfitted with "inside shelves, seating space for three, and a closet or bin in every other available spot." The total cost was $4,652.
Notes
According to Marianne Brish Evett who was a summer time bookmobile driver in 1950-1952, Helen Margaret Cooper, the bookmobile librarian, is in the door of the bookmobile.