[Publib] bookmobile alternatives

[Rebecca Bronson]

We created the deposit collections pretty much with the intention of serving
the folks at those locations. We use mostly paperback donations for the
deposit collections and do minimal processing, mostly just putting a sticker
on the books indicating that they are there courtesy of the Handley Regional
Library. We just do a count of items delivered and don't really expect to
get any of them back.

For others in the vicinity of where our bookmobile traveled, the largest
bookmobile stop is now served by the library where I work, a 35,000-square
foot full-service facility that we opened in 2001. Otherwise our bookmobile
circulation had steadily decreased for the remaining three years, I beleive
it was, before we took it off the road altogether. We do have plans in our
long-range planning for a branch library in the northern end of Frederick
County, where we had two stops for the bookmobile.

Rebecca Bronson
Reference Librarian
Handley Regional Library
P.O. Box 1300
Stephens City, VA  22655

540-869-9000 (voice)
540-869-9001 (fax)

www.hrl.lib.state.va.us


-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Kamm [mailto:suekamm at mindspring.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:46 PM
To: Rebecca Bronson; PUBLIB (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Publib] Re: bookmobile alternatives


Deposit collections are certainly one alternative to the bookmobile.
However, I wonder how people who don't use the locations mentioned would get
access to them.

I have never worked on a bookmobile (although a couple of the public
libraries I worked for had bookmobile service), but don't they serve
communities outside of instituions?

-----Original Message-----
>From: Rebecca Bronson <rbronson at hrl.lib.state.va.us>
>Sent: May 22, 2006 8:47 AM
>To: "PUBLIB (E-mail)" <publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: [Publib] Re: bookmobile alternatives
>
>A little more than a year ago we retired our bookmobile as well. Instead we
>now have deposit collections placed at several daycare centers and other
>locations in the community, including the regional jail and local women's
>shelter. We use paperback donations to fill the deposit collections and
drop
>off new titles about every month to six weeks or so.
>
>Rebecca Bronson
>Reference Librarian
>Handley Regional Library
>P.O. Box 1300
>Stephens City, VA  22655
>
>540-869-9000 (voice)
>540-869-9001 (fax)
>
>www.hrl.lib.state.va.us
>
>
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