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zeusdogmom

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44. The bookmobile💕💕💕💕

Mon May 30, 2022, 04:57 PM

May 2022

Life saver especially during the summer when the school library was unavailable. Mom would load us up into the station wagon after lunch every other Wednesday. 5 kids and 2 reading parents really racked up the circulation statistics for that stop. (important numbers for libraries). The lumbering vehicle would drive up to the little country store, the door would open and aah! the world of books. At that point I had no idea how big libraries could actually be. School library about the size of today’s family rooms. Only limit - I had to be able to carry the books myself. The librarian would always have a couple of books waiting just for me - made me feel very special.

One of my many librarian jobs thru the years was to drive the bookmobile for a county library system. Sometimes another librarian went with me but usually it was just me. Best. Job. Ever.

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how many du members read physical books in this day and age? [View all] AllaN01Bear May 2022 OP

Yes, still prefer them /nt bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1

i read on my kindle. can't read books in the dark living room. Trueblue1968 May 2022 #49

Have you considered buying a light of some kind? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #66

i have a book light but i find the east of reading a kindle to be just great. I get many of my book Trueblue1968 May 2022 #75

I do- mostly from the library hauckeye May 2022 #2

I will never give up my books. True Blue American May 2022 #34

The bookmobile💕💕💕💕 zeusdogmom May 2022 #44

Ours stopped right in front of our house. True Blue American May 2022 #46

Right in front of your house !!! zeusdogmom May 2022 #60

I just happened to be lucky True Blue American May 2022 #78

Not only read books, but collect, mostly pre 2000 mountaineering/climbing Ferryboat May 2022 #53

My 5th grade teacher introduced our class to wnylib May 2022 #70

Scholastic Books zeusdogmom May 2022 #81

Thanks. I didn't know what organization wnylib May 2022 #88

The younger cousins probably enjoyed them very much zeusdogmom May 2022 #91

I will give up my books..... lastlib May 2022 #90

I would like to read that True Blue American May 2022 #94

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Indeed. I am now reading Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time question everything May 2022 #71

I love that book! Enjoy! yardwork May 2022 #83

I do. a couple a week CJW May 2022 #74

I prefer a book. Bluethroughu May 2022 #3

I do, all the time. Ocelot II May 2022 #4

I always have an old fashioned paper book to read. zanana1 May 2022 #5

Amen! True Blue American May 2022 #35

I do. Need a break from the screens. Nululu May 2022 #6

Read'em every day. Midnight Writer May 2022 #7

Me. Don't use electronic. Shrike47 May 2022 #8

I do dweller May 2022 #9

Actual paper books - usually library books zeusdogmom May 2022 #10

So glad to know there is another just like me! True Blue American May 2022 #36

Me Tree-Hugger May 2022 #11

I always have four or five books out from the library, so I won't run out. planetc May 2022 #12

I do. I don't do well with ebooks at all. Audio however is great Bristlecone May 2022 #13

I do. I read so much on screens otherwise that I do not want to read books that way. highplainsdem May 2022 #14

I do. I always have a stack of books to read by my bed. brer cat May 2022 #15

I prefer books but use my Kindle .... because I live outside the U.S. LOVE BOOKS!! secondwind May 2022 #16

I'm a real book reader too. Tracer May 2022 #17

I do. Every day. mnhtnbb May 2022 #18

I like the feel of a book in my hands. 3catwoman3 May 2022 #19

I do. BlueTsunami2018 May 2022 #20

I do. And printed newspapers Hangingon May 2022 #21

Not any more snowybirdie May 2022 #22

Donate them True Blue American May 2022 #38

do you have a Half Price book store near you Skittles May 2022 #58

This was about ten years ago snowybirdie May 2022 #62

Libraries quit charging for over due books.:) True Blue American May 2022 #79

Yes, actually I only read 'real' books. I like turning pages. c-rational May 2022 #23

Many "real" books unc70 May 2022 #24

I do lapfog_1 May 2022 #25

I still love reading a book. Also the Sunday paper. bottomofthehill May 2022 #26

I still read REAL books sdfernando May 2022 #27

I typed a long-ish reply usonian May 2022 #28

dont feel too bad. i accidently hit a button or delete complety. thanks for you thoughts . AllaN01Bear May 2022 #52

I love books. I've written a few, but I only buy specific hardcover books to add to my library. Joinfortmill May 2022 #29

I read real books PJMcK May 2022 #30

I read the first book of a trilogy on Kindle, but then ordered the boxed set... Binkie The Clown May 2022 #31

Only way I read them. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #32

I prefer physical books. rownesheck May 2022 #33

I do. Yards of 'em. fierywoman May 2022 #37

I do. Working on about 5 at the same time. nt Chalco May 2022 #39

Exclusively. n/t cloudbase May 2022 #40

Me! Scrivener7 May 2022 #41

Me, solely, all the time, every day. nt babylonsister May 2022 #42

With long treks on busses in South America tirebiter May 2022 #43

I suppose eBooks are good for disposable commodity literature and technical manuals ... eppur_se_muova May 2022 #45

Not as often as I'd like, but I prefer reading physical books and likewise find things faster hlthe2b May 2022 #47

Yes indeedy Better Days Ahoy May 2022 #48

I do wryter2000 May 2022 #50

I do Solly Mack May 2022 #51

My town library holds library night at the local pub. BlueGreenLady May 2022 #54

A couple, but I'm more of an audiobook person sakabatou May 2022 #55

ME, lots of them Skittles May 2022 #56

Avid book reader here. GoldandSilver May 2022 #57

I am an avid ebook and avebury May 2022 #59

I do. Laffy Kat May 2022 #61

I have both NYC's Cloud Library for books, and physical books... electric_blue68 May 2022 #63

Nowhere NEAR what I used to. Frostlight May 2022 #64

I do, though not as often as I used to. we can do it May 2022 #65

When I find my book on the history of aviation Not Heidi May 2022 #67

I've been reading e-books only for at least 10 years, maybe longer FakeNoose May 2022 #68

I do. Prefer them unless the ebook is the only one available from the library question everything May 2022 #69

I do! Elessar Zappa May 2022 #72

Love my life collection - many science math and nature books n/t. airplaneman May 2022 #73

I prefer them DFW May 2022 #76

I read everything. nolabear May 2022 #77

I decided about seven years ago to buy new releases of books for the first time in my life betsuni May 2022 #80

Me! yardwork May 2022 #82

Retired truck driver and I still prefer audio books. I love Emile May 2022 #84

i am a dyslexic reader. and since i started doing estate sales i have found so many good OLD books. pansypoo53219 May 2022 #85

Our house would collapse if we added any more physical books to our home library. hunter May 2022 #86

That Goodwill bin is when I decided to start giving them away. True Blue American May 2022 #96

I hoard ebooks now. They don't take up any room at all. hunter May 2022 #97

Everyone said," Oh, have a garage sale." True Blue American Jun 2022 #98

If they want my books, they'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands. n/t malthaussen May 2022 #87

When at home, I prefer to read actual books csziggy May 2022 #89

I prefer them mvd May 2022 #92

I prefer them, preferably hard cover. Currently working my way through the Jack Reacher Vinca May 2022 #93

I prefer them. MissMillie Jun 2022 #99

I do. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #100

I prefer paper. bikebloke Jun 2022 #101

My entire family prefers books nt Wicked Blue Jun 2022 #102

I do both real books + Nook + Kindle. scarletlib Jun 2022 #103

I do. area51 Jun 2022 #104

I read a book occassionally Marthe48 Jun 2022 #105

"In this day and age"? GenThePerservering Jun 2022 #106

I do, exclusively. kskiska Jun 2022 #107

I have a fondness of physical books. Niagara Jun 2022 #108