Bookmobile in Granma, Cuba

Libros para Cuba (Books for Cuba) is a California non-profit organization working to advocate for the right to free exchange of professional information, interaction, and collaboration with colleagues in Cuban libraries. Over a year ago, Libros para Cuba sent a bookmobile (holding 5,000 volumes) to the outlying provincial library of Granma, Cuba, to help provide library outreach services to rural areas. According to their blog, the project is still going strong!!

As part of its committment to literacy and principles underlying the freedom to read, the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG) has supported the bookmobile project of Libros para Cuba . Click here to see additional information on Cuba and libraries hosted by PLG.

All Aboard the Digital Bookmobile!

When: Aug. 12th, 10am-8pm in Prospect Park, Opposite the Memorial Arch
What: The Overdrive Digital Bookmobile

On Tuesday, August 12th in Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Public Library will be partnering with Overdrive, a digital content distributor, to promote downloading services available in libraries. Overdrive has constructed an 18 wheel high tech tractor trailer educational experience called the Digital Bookmobile, which will be touring public libraries throughout the country.

The Digital Bookmobile will connect and instruct patrons about the Brooklyn Public Library’s online catalog and Digital Media Catalog (eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMusic, and eVideo). On board the Digital Bookmobile, library users can take part in hands-on training using web connected PCs, interactive displays, portable MP3 players, and exhibits. Brooklyn Public Library staff members will be around to help with library card registration, online public catalog searching, and general questions about the Brooklyn Public Library.