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Mobile Libraries Around the World!

8/25/2014

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I believe that children need to see real-life examples of every-day people making a positive difference in the world around them.  The following books are filled with stories of people around the world doing just that, through sharing their love of books and reading with others! 
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My Librarian is a Camel by Margriet Ruurs
A non-fiction photographic essay of mobile libraries from thirteen countries around the world: Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, England, Finland, Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Thailand, and Zimbabwe.

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Miss Dorothy and Her Book Mobile by Gloria Houston
The true story of a young lady, newly a librarian, who decides to share her love of books with those around her in North Carolina by creating a mobile library since their town did not have a brick-and-mortar one.

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That Book Woman by Heather Henson
This fictional tale is based upon the true stories of The Pack Horse Librarians who shared books with the people in the rural towns of the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky in the 1930s.


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Biblioburro by Jeannette Winter
A love of books and a tiny house that can't contain them all is the inspiration for one young man to pack his donkeys full of them and travel to rural villages near his home in Colombia, sharing his books with the children as he passes through their village each month. This is the true story of the mobile library of Luis Soriano and his Biblioburro.

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Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
This is a story of a little girl who loves to read, but with only a few books in her village in the mountains of Colombia, she has long read them again and again.  Imagine her delight when a young man on a donkey comes riding through her village one day, with sacks of books available to borrow!  This is the true story of the mobile library of Luis Soriano.

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rebecca flansburg link
8/24/2014 10:57:37 pm

I love reading about mobile libraries. I love reading how innovative we human can be when it comes to the joy of reading :)

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Stephanie link
8/26/2014 01:04:40 pm

I do too, Rebecca! People can be so creative. It's inspiring!

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Valarie link
8/26/2014 04:01:47 am

When I was a child the book mobile would come to our neighborhood every week. I so enjoyed reading this post about mobile book reading around the world. Fantastic post. Thanks so much for sharing these great titles.

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Stephanie link
8/26/2014 01:09:01 pm

Oooh, may I ask where you grew up Valarie? I can only imagine how exciting it would have been to have a book mobile come through my neighborhood!! I've always loved to read!

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    Stephanie Kammeraad,
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    "Mama-Lady"

    I'm a homeschooling mama of two inquisitive kiddos, ages 13 and 10, and the wife of one creative husband, age 42.  I have a background in Special Education, I love to read, write, teach, cook, and travel with my family, exploring this beautiful world God gave us, and I love sharing great stories with children and the adults who care for them!

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