Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Mobile and pop up libraries

Following the trend of the previous post, mobile libraries are also growing in popularity!

Similar to Little Free Libraries, pop up libraries also offer a small selection of books. However, they are usually bigger than Little Free Libraries and they are not always stationary.

Beachfront libraries are a wonderful example of mobile libraries. These are fantastic because most people often vacation outside of their normal library system, so visitors would most likely be unable to check out books. Others probably would rather just not leave the beach or would like something to occupy themselves for a day on the sand. These, too, can vary by size.






There are other types of mobile libraries, too. Most library systems had a bookmobile program of some sort at some point. Quite a few have disappeared, surely due to budget reasons. However, there are individuals and organizations that have since decided to provide similar services to the public. 



Once again, size may vary! 







There are also smaller, stationary pop up libraries that may or may not be disassembled later. These can also be part of art projects, other competitions, or features.






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