https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/85676/archive/files/9c5b7b6e17483787e0a1ae6b05914c76.tif?Expires=1773878400&Signature=ft%7ENySytbbff%7EDQfaKZMAu4BA-6kbzQv8J0wPFNE%7EAHEatUpsd%7EAKNBqiMM1hCZq%7ERNbmv3c16RDsNTatsNkMruzeP0o5P90oJJgEfuvMHvQorQfxAusWxCupx8CECiJG1cerSeCeGaSSwghI-JosGbIoTHCQNLbikIoicEiJs3vJeI6OAmrY8l6P81WM9WYzttICpSrkvEND0U77ZcIhfonu7XpF-cW2MWT2cRxfRc5RoWXDYFX%7EpvnLjOxg-vAwvpcQErGLGSo-o%7E%7EemrC5uJM2rxwMkY2aWybhk7pMnP0NhzYS7zNzt33p4kBH0X6r4eJ8ICc3TQhof11ZOwpZw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4b6f6c3918b6f3a308d918845d57f863 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bookmobiles at PGCMLS Through the Years Subject The topic of the resource Bookmobiles, PGCMLS History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PGCMLS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections Staff Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Jul 10, 2024 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" title="© In copyright" rel="noreferrer noopener">© In copyright</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital still image Description An account of the resource The photographs and memorabilia in this collection document the history of the Bookmobile program at PGCMLS. Bookmobile service began in 1947 when the library service was in its infancy and had as yet little in the way of brick and mortar buildings to offer. One of the early priorities of the Board of Library Trustees was to pursue the acquisition of a vehicle suitable for providing library service in rural parts of the county. By 1978 the library system had added (and retired) several bookmobile vehicles into their to cover rural and areas far away from the main libraries in the county. By this time the imap and the infrastructure of the library system has drastically shifted and unlike when the bookmobile program started, Prince George’s County Libraries was now made up of multiple physical branches due to the second library director, Elizabeth Hage’s push to expand the library system’s physical structures and services. In 1978, the centralized Bookmobile Division was dismantled and vehicles were assigned to each Area Branch instead. The following year in 1979, Bookmobile service was reduced from 5 days a week to 4 days a week as a measure to save gasoline. In the summer of 1987, there was a special “Library on the Move” program. It was a van filled with new paperback books for all ages levels and two librarians. This bookmobile visited sites throughout the county such as recreation facilities, summer school programs, indoor shopping malls, community festivals among other places, with the main purpose of promoting the library system to nonusers and increasing the visibility of the library in the community. Services in the bookmobile program included: assisting customers in applying for a library card; checking out books, telling stories and giving information about PGCMLS. Bookmobiles Services at PGCMLS ended for good in 1991 due to the budget crisis. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Color photo Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5.5 x 3.5 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library on the Move Staff Subject The topic of the resource Bookmobiles Description An account of the resource Color photograph depicting the Library on the Move van and staff in the regular van setting during summer '87 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PGCMLS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections Staff Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1987 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" title="©Copyright" rel="noreferrer noopener">©Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .tiff Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1001475 Bookmobiles