Library on wheels : Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's first bookmobile
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New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.
ISBN
9781419728754, 141972875X
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52 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Junior - Nonfiction (2nd floor Children's Area)
JNF 920.2 TITCOMB, M
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781419728754, 141972875X
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 6.3, 1 Points

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-48) and index.
Description
Mary Lemist Titcomb (1852-1932) was always looking for ways to improve her library. As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland, Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. She was determined that everyone should have access to the library, not just adults and those who lived in town. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach the county's 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their families, Titcomb set about to change the library system forever with the introduction of book-deposit stations throughout the country, a children's room in the library, and her most revolutionary idea of all--a horse-drawn Book Wagon. Soon book wagons were appearing in other parts of the country, and by 1922, the book wagon idea had received widespread support. The bookmobile was born!
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Glenn, S. M. (2018). Library on wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's first bookmobile . Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Glenn, Sharlee Mullins. 2018. Library On Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile. Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Glenn, Sharlee Mullins. Library On Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.

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Glenn, Sharlee Mullins. Library On Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018.

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