All share a commitment to reaching new audiences and bringing materials and services to those who may not otherwise be able to take part in the public library experience. Opening the same month, the Boulder Public Library Book Bike aims to attract new patrons, introduce library resources and activities, and educate people on the evolution of libraries. Across the country in Berkeley, the Library on Wheels, just a few months younger, exists to serve the community in new and exciting ways and reflect its culture of cycling and sustainability. The Boston Public Library Bibliocycle, launched in summer 2014, believes in turning new faces into regular library patrons, integrating bicycling into daily life and encouraging healthy minds and bodies. Wherever their home base, these library book bikes share many similarities and a sense of common purpose. Coming soon are library book bikes for San Francisco, Montclair, NJ, Rochester, MN, and Austin, TX. Among the ever-expanding book bike fleet are those of the public libraries in Berkeley, Boston, Boulder, Cleveland Heights, Denver, Evanston, IL, Longmont, CO, Los Angeles, Maricopa County, AZ, Oakland, CA, Omaha, Pima County, AZ, and Seattle. They have been rolling through the streets of America since 2008 and are rapidly growing in number and popularity. They are the biking librarians and their trusty book bike steeds, and they are coming soon to a community event near you.īook bikes are the latest earth-friendly, human-powered mobile library outposts. They roam the neighborhood on customized bikes, trikes, tandems and trailers, heavy-laden with books but buoyant with good cheer. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor threat of overdue fines stays these dedicated librarians from the enthusiastic completion of their civic appearances.
They hail from such far-flung lands as Omaha, Tucson, Boulder, Los Angeles, Boston, and beyond. They may roll into town astride the Bookbike, Books on Bikes, the Bibliocycle, the BookCycle, or the Library on Wheels. The Pima County Public Library fleet of bookbikes Abel, published with permission.Ī research paper for the University of Texas at Austin
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