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It’s National Bookmobile Day!

Posted on April 14, 2010 by kara

Finally. As a fan of libraries and their advocates, I recently wrote about pioneering Maryland Librarian Mary Titcomb – who developed the idea for the first mobile libraries back in 1905 – and provided a brief history of the bookmobile … Continue reading →

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Happy Days Are Here Again!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by kara

THE BOOKMOBILE IS COMING! Old folks, remember the excitement at hearing those words??? Well The Digital Bookmobile is headed to California! It will be rolling into LA tomorrow. First stop: The Los Angeles Public Library, Central Branch, this Wednesday, March … Continue reading →

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Mary Titcomb: Librarian. Pioneer. Superstar.

Posted on February 27, 2010 by kara

A gold medal in the Librarian Olympics goes to Mary Titcomb. Born in Framingham NH in 1857, Mary Titcomb was an originator in Library and Information Science and a tireless and inspired advocate of library outreach. As the first librarian … Continue reading →

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