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==Quick Facts==
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[[File:Mobile Branch - Small (4).jpg|thumbnail|One of <abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s two bookmobiles&mdash;a 2003 Bluebird.]]
 
[[File:Mobile Branch - Small (4).jpg|thumbnail|One of <abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr>'s two bookmobiles&mdash;a 2003 Bluebird.]]
 
*  1910 - Miss Myrtle Allen annual reports noted:
 
*  1910 - Miss Myrtle Allen annual reports noted:
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*  1939 - Fall, [[County Budget Commission]] granted $1,500 for the purchase of the library's first bookmobile. The truck was manufactured by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Corporation Indiana Body Company] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Indiana Richmond, Indiana]. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 31.</ref>
 
*  1939 - Fall, [[County Budget Commission]] granted $1,500 for the purchase of the library's first bookmobile. The truck was manufactured by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Corporation Indiana Body Company] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Indiana Richmond, Indiana]. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 31.</ref>
 
*  1940 - September 3rd week, the bookmobile was put on exhibit at the [[Wayne County Fair]] for all residents to see. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.</ref>
 
*  1940 - September 3rd week, the bookmobile was put on exhibit at the [[Wayne County Fair]] for all residents to see. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.</ref>
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*  1940 - October 3, The first bookmobile stop was [[Fredericksburg, Ohio]] which also was the first [[Deposit station]]. In the last 3 months of the year the number of registration of borrowers from the bookmobile came to 2,874. William E. {{Surname|Bartels}} was appointed librarian of extension including the bookmobile. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.</ref>
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*  1940 - October 3, The first bookmobile stop was [[Fredericksburg, Ohio]] which also was the first [[Deposit station]]. In the last 3 months of the year the number of registration of borrowers from the bookmobile came to 2,874. William E. Bartels was appointed librarian of extension including the bookmobile. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.</ref>
 
*  1942  Gas rationing affected the operation of the Bookmobile. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 35.</ref>
 
*  1942  Gas rationing affected the operation of the Bookmobile. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 35.</ref>
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*  1948 - Mrs. Faith {{Surname|Stoughton}} reported that the bookmobile had been serving 16 communities for the past 2 years, visiting every 3 weeks. Circulation was 145,731 up 6,500 from the previous year. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41</ref>
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*  1948 - Mrs. Faith Stoughton reported that the bookmobile had been serving 16 communities for the past 2 years, visiting every 3 weeks. Circulation was 145,731 up 6,500 from the previous year. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41</ref>
 
*  1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. *  1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41</ref>
 
*  1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. *  1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41</ref>

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    Quick Facts

    One of WCPL's two bookmobiles—a 2003 Bluebird.
    • 1910 - Miss Myrtle Allen annual reports noted:
      • The loan of books to teachers begun when the library became a school district library was continued with the purchase of books solely for use in schools.
      • A traveling library department was established during this year and for each month of the year, a collection of from 30 to 50 books in a small books case was sent to each school in the city. These books could be taken home by the students so a basis for the school branches to be established in the 1920's and later was made. [1]
    • 1939 - Fall, County Budget Commission granted $1,500 for the purchase of the library's first bookmobile. The truck was manufactured by Indiana Body Company of Richmond, Indiana. [2]
    • 1940 - September 3rd week, the bookmobile was put on exhibit at the Wayne County Fair for all residents to see. [3]
    • 1940 - October 3, The first bookmobile stop was Fredericksburg, Ohio which also was the first Deposit station. In the last 3 months of the year the number of registration of borrowers from the bookmobile came to 2,874. William E. Bartels was appointed librarian of extension including the bookmobile. [4]
    • 1942 Gas rationing affected the operation of the Bookmobile. [5]
    • 1948 - Mrs. Faith Stoughton reported that the bookmobile had been serving 16 communities for the past 2 years, visiting every 3 weeks. Circulation was 145,731 up 6,500 from the previous year. [6]
    • 1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. * 1948 - Wayne County donated $300 toward a new bookmobile. The branches were still under the supervision of the County librarian and visited them once a month. [7]
    1. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 18.
    2. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 31.
    3. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.
    4. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 32.
    5. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 35.
    6. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41
    7. ↑ History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 41
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