mobile library
noun
British
: a large vehicle that contains many library books and that goes to different places so that people can borrow the books
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Founded in 2015 on a brownstone stoop in Brooklyn by Ola Ronke Akinmowo, The Free Black Women’s Library (TFBWL) is a social art project and mobile library centered on books by Black women and non-binary writers.
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Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The event kicks off at 5 p.m., with the library’s mobile library Rover leading the way with a special Rover Run; dogs and their humans are invited to run the first lap of the color course.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
Storytime at Leu Gardens is part of the library’s public outreach effort, which in recent years has included mobile library book carts.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
The initiative endeavors to promote literature in local communities, including a mobile library service that goes to care homes, and is backed by Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin, who joined the Queen at the library.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
The festival will feature readings, panel discussions, workshops, children's storytimes, cosplay, a vendor marketplace, and a mobile library.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
People visiting the mobile library can register for library cards to check out material, receive digital literacy training and find help in researching health information on certain conditions.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Bookmobile Cruiser to hit the roads of rural Central Arkansas
A mobile library run by the Central Arkansas Library System is hitting the streets this fall, and made its first public appearance Saturday during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Fletcher Library in Little Rock.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The event kicks off at 5 p.m., with the library’s mobile library Rover leading the way with a special Rover Run; dogs and their humans are invited to run the first lap of the color course.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
Storytime at Leu Gardens is part of the library’s public outreach effort, which in recent years has included mobile library book carts.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
The initiative endeavors to promote literature in local communities, including a mobile library service that goes to care homes, and is backed by Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin, who joined the Queen at the library.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 July 2025
The festival will feature readings, panel discussions, workshops, children's storytimes, cosplay, a vendor marketplace, and a mobile library.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
People visiting the mobile library can register for library cards to check out material, receive digital literacy training and find help in researching health information on certain conditions.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Bookmobile Cruiser to hit the roads of rural Central Arkansas
A mobile library run by the Central Arkansas Library System is hitting the streets this fall, and made its first public appearance Saturday during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Fletcher Library in Little Rock.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Mobile library.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20library. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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