From WOOD COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
A new bookmobile stop has been added in Bowling Green, thanks to a partnership between BGSU’s Jerome Library and the Wood County District Public Library. The second Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m., the WCDPL bookmobile will roll into Parking Lot N, next to Jerome Library, bringing popular reading materials for the entire campus community.
“We had been talking with Dean Bushong about how to let students, staff, and faculty know that while they are at BGSU, we are their public library,” said Michele Raine, WCDPL deputy director. “Then we realized we can bring the library to campus with our bookmobile.”
On the first visit to campus, about 30 students visited the bookmobile to check out books and sign up for library cards.
“With the bookmobile and the University Libraries working together, the campus community has access to the best of both a public library and an academic library,” said Sara Bushong, dean of University Libraries.
The bookmobile will offer popular best-sellers in fiction and nonfiction, a selection of youth materials, and staff can fill requests at the next visit. This new bookmobile stop will serve students on campus, or staff and faculty who might want to visit before leaving campus for the day. Patrons who visit the bookmobile can also use the library located at 251 N. Main St. in Bowling Green.
The next visit to Parking Lot N on BGSU’s campus will be Tuesday, April 14, at 4 p.m.
