Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board: “As Libraries Turn the Page on Bookmobiles, Something is Lost”
From the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board:
Anyone who has spent time on a bookmobile has learned enough to know nothing withstands the change of time.
Still, we lament the slow passing of bookmobiles from our communities. Most recently, the Warren-Newport Library in Gurnee discussed ending neighborhood service with its bookmobile. That follows a long nationwide trend. The number of bookmobiles declined from nearly 1,125 nationwide in 1991 to fewer than 650 in 2019.
[Clip]
In their heyday, bookmobiles brought communities together and encouraged reading. We know times are changing, but we feel a pang each time another bookmobile drives off into the sunset.
Read the Complete Editorial (360 words)
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
ADVERTISEMENT
Archives
ADVERTISEMENT