LISNews: Librarian News

I'll never miss an opportunity to post a story on Book Mobiles! Here's One From Wisconsin State Journal: Since 1967, the big green bus has been chugging around the county, making sure those who can 't get to a bricks and mortar library can maintain their contact with literacy.

But the bookmobile is becoming something of a dinosaur around the country. Though there are still about 900 operating -- it is a big country, you know -- they are slowly being displaced. The Boston Globe reports bookmobiles are going out of business all over Massachusetts and that those that remain in operation are struggling.