The Daily Reflector of Greenville reported that bookmobiles, or mobile libraries, were founded decades before the invention of the automobile. In the United States, libraries sent staff out in carts to ensure everyone had access to books. Bookmobiles arrived late in North Carolina. By 1940, only 12 counties used them, according to a 2006 publication of the North Carolina Library Association.
And contrary to what you may think, their popularity is still on the rise – at least in Pitt County.
Source: News and Observer
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