This was such an inspiring story about Mary Lemist Titcomb who started the first bookmobile, even before there were motorized cars. Mary was sent to school at the time when most women studied to become nurses or teachers. After she finished her higher education she went on to try and become a librarian after starting out as an apprentice. She worked her way up to head of a library. She began to wonder how she could get more books out in the hands of farmers who lived quite a distance from the library. Therefore, she came up with the idea of the first book mobile. I was surprised to learn how many miles the bookmobile covered and that each family was allowed to check out thirty books. This was a very fascinating read for all ages.
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