"How Can We Fail?" The Texas State Library's Traveling Libraries and Bookmobiles, 1916-1966

The Texas State Library's multicounty bookmobile program and its earlier "traveling libraries" program had similar missions: to reach rural Texans deprived of proper library service. In both programs librarians faced inadequate funding and the daunting task of sending books over the v...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Libraries & the cultural record 2009-01, Vol.44 (3), p.299-325
1. Verfasser:	Cummings, Jennifer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advertisements Archives Autonomy Bookmobiles Cooperation Counties Farms Librarians Libraries Library circulation Library collections Library history Library operations Library patron services Loanwords Mobile libraries Oil fields Public libraries Radio Roads & highways Rural areas Rural libraries Services State libraries State library agencies Television Texas Trade and professional associations
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Zusammenfassung:	The Texas State Library's multicounty bookmobile program and its earlier "traveling libraries" program had similar missions: to reach rural Texans deprived of proper library service. In both programs librarians faced inadequate funding and the daunting task of sending books over the vast distances of the Lone Star State. Ultimately, Texas's traveling libraries and bookmobiles introduced the pleasure of reading to families in the state's isolated farms and ranches and garnered support for today's county libraries.
ISSN:	1932-4855 1932-9555 2164-8034 1932-9555 2166-3033
DOI:	10.1353/lac.0.0080