Trends in mobile and outreach services |
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| Authors: | Alexandra Yarrow Stephen McAllister |
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| Institution: | 1. Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa ON, Canadaalexandra.yarrow@biblioottawalibrary.ca;3. Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis paper reports on results of a questionnaire distributed to North American public libraries to determine what types of services they are providing to populations experiencing barriers to using bricks-and-mortar branches. The results indicate that many are offering homebound delivery and that bookmobiles remain popular, particularly in libraries serving large geographic areas. Some libraries are exploring kiosk, or vending machine style services. Lastly, new trends are emerging, notably pop-up libraries, vans, and book bikes. |
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| Keywords: | Bookmobiles libraries and older people library kiosks long term planning mobile services older-adult services and programming outreach services pop-up libraries public libraries surveys in public libraries |
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