Tag Archives: Book Mobiles

For the love of literacy

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Martin Murillo operates a book cart mobile library in the city of Cartagena in Colombia. He used to be a street vendor, selling water and soft drinks, but nowadays the cart serves as a mobile library : La Carreta Literaria. He … Continue reading →

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Parking the Book Bus

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Back in 2019 I shared a heartwarming story about Ohio teacher Melanie Moore’s Book Bus mobile children’s book store that raised funds for literacy projects. On November 12th, a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration took place for the Book Bus … Continue reading →

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It’s a fool who does not read

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Antonio La Cava taught elementary school students in the little mountain town of Ferrandina outside of Matera, Italy for 42 years. After retiring from teaching, he transformed a trusty  Ape mini-truck into a tiny bookmobile, which he calls the “bibliomotocarro”. … Continue reading →

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