I heard another librarian mention this on Twitter, Facebook or a list-serve somewhere, so it is not an original idea. This is how our new "book mobile" was born. We have a two sided, six shelf book cart and library helpers push the cart down the halls in the mornings. They also have a wheeled crate-style basket that we are using as a mobile book return bin. Check outs are recorded by hand and transferred into the computer by me, later. The students and teachers like this.
The library helpers love running the book mobile and have even decorated it with duct tape. When the newly remodeled book mobile debuted, the library helpers told me some of the students applauded them! Wow! How awesome is that?
The book mobile also helps divert some of the books that are waiting to be shelved to another "purpose".
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Might have to redecorate one of my carts! This is awesome. I think kids get in to the library often enough to check out books here, but I do go around with a cart to collect overdue things some times!
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