bookmobile

[book-muh-beel, -moh-]

noun

1. an automobile, small truck, or trailer constructed to carry books and serve as a traveling library, as for communities where libraries are not accessible.

bookmobile

/ ˈbʊkməˌbiːl /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): mobile library. a vehicle providing lending library facilities

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookmobile¹

First recorded in 1935–40; book + -mobile

Example Sentences

Washington’s 60 public library systems have at least 349 branches, including Dayton Library, and 24 bookmobiles providing free collections, Wi-Fi, and programs to every county in the state.

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Fox derives great pleasure when a patron such as Welty picks some of the more adventurous fare she’s selected for her bookmobile travels.

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A visit inside the bookmobile Saturday revealed bookshelves on both sides of the interior, with children’s books in English and Spanish on the lower shelves and adult-oriented books on the higher shelves.

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In 1941, the bookmobile serving the county was making 46 service stops.

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Two smiling Lemoncello Library staffers in yellow jumpsuits with ID badges lanyarded around their necks emerged from each of the eight bookmobiles with stacks of manila envelopes.

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