Have bookmobiles reached their final chapter?

Despite predictions to the contrary, libraries continue to survive--and even thrive--in the computer age. One library service, however, that may be doomed by changing times and changing circumstances is the bookmobile.

An article by Anna Badkhen appearing on Boston.com outlines the struggles of Linda Caravaggio to keep a bookmobile running in the town of Beverly. Hers is one of only four bookmobiles that continue to operate in the state of Massachusetts. Across the United States, an estimated 900 bookmobiles remain in service, many in rural or low-income areas.

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