Bookmobiles and direct-delivery outreach services are an integral, vital part of libraries around South Carolina. Their contribution to public life is recognized during National Bookmobile Day, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, as part of National Library Week. Individual libraries across the state that offer bookmobile services will celebrate the day in a variety of ways.
National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.
For more than 100 years, bookmobiles have served rural, urban, suburban and tribal areas, bringing access to information and life-long learning resources to all classes and communities as a central part of library service. National Bookmobile Day will serve to highlight their value and extend their reach.
For more information about Bookmobiles and the latest updates, resources, and events on National Bookmobile Day, visit www.ala.org/bookmobiles or contact ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach Services at (800) 545-2433, ext. 4294, or email olos@ala.org.
To learn more about National Library Week 2010 visit www.ala.org/nlw.
The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) and the Association for Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) are sponsors for National Bookmobile Day.
National Bookmobile Day is coordinated by the Bookmobile Advisory Sub-Committee of the OLOS Advisory Committee and OLOS Staff acting as liaison to the committee, in conjunction with the Public Awareness Committee and ALA's Public Information Office (PIO). ABOS, an ALA Affiliate and co-sponsor of National Bookmobile Day has been the leader in organizing bookmobile staff around issues affecting their work life and visibility in the profession for over 20 years.
