In the hills near Indian Springs
A family near Indian Springs selects their books.
A family near Indian Springs selects their books.
The bookmobile in use between 1921 and 1931, pictured near Sideling Hill.
The family selects their books.
A grandmother and the family visit the bookmobile.
The passenger is Samuel Haverford Ranck, Librarian, Grand Rapids Library, 1904-1941. Source - Gordon Olson, Grand Rapids City Historian. In his annual report for 1914-15, the following information is found:
"The annual meeting of the American Library Association was held in Washington this year, May 25-29...." [1914, the annual report covers a fiscal year that began on April 1, 1914 and ended on March 31, 1915]
The 1912 bookmobile visits south county.
The 1912 bookmobile travels through the mountains near Pen-Mar. The trees are bare and there are leaves on the road. The vehicle appears through the smoke.
The Librarian visits a home in the country. She has a large pile of books in her arms, while the woman in an apron has only a few.
Many counties are introducing a motorized circulating library service for the rural districts.
Image used in the National Geographic Magazine of October 1923 in a story about the automobile industry.
A group gathers at the bookmobile in the 1930s.