Mobile Library Services
Library on the Go, Senior
Photo:
BCPL Graphics Production Department
Mobile Library Services uses four bookmobiles to provide convenient
library access for Baltimore County residents. |
1716 Merritt Boulevard
Dundalk, Maryland 21222-3295
Telephone:
410-887-7586
Fax:
410-282-3272
E-Mail:
mobile@bcpl.net
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Library on the Go, Sr.
and Library on the Go, Jr. |
Library on the Go, Senior
makes community stops for convenient check out and return
of library materials, providing an item reservation and
delivery service.
This, our biggest vehicle at 32 feet in length, carries
approximately 3000 volumes and was added in 2000. It has a
wheelchair lift and is
handicapped accessible. |
Library
on the Go, Junior
visits senior
centers, retirement homes, and special needs schools. This
smaller 26 foot vehicle carries about 2,000 volumes and works in
conjunction with the larger Library on the Go to deliver
library services throughout Baltimore County. Library on the Go, Jr. is handicapped
accessible and has a wheelchair lift. |
Library on the
Go, Jr.
(photo: R. Schaefer)
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Library on the Go, Sr. and
Library on the Go, Jr. provide:
New and popular novels and
non-fiction books
Easy and cardboard books for children
Paperbacks for pre-teen and teen readers
Limited books-on-tape selections
Access to all of the circulating books of BCPL.
Holds / Reserves
As the pickup branch select 'Library on the Go'. Or you may ask library staff to reserve a book for you.
Returns
are accepted from
any branch and material checked out from Mobile Library Services may be
returned to any branch.
Fines and Fees
can be paid on the bookmobile by using a
personal check or money order. Cash will not be accepted on the
bookmobile. Fees and fines may also be paid at any branch of the
Baltimore County Public Library.
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Read Rover
and Read Rover Plus
Read Rover
and Read Rover Plus support BCPL's mission to foster a lifelong love of
reading in children. This is accomplished through our monthly visits to
licensed day care providers. |
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Read Rover, June 2004. Photo by R. Schaefer |
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Story time in Read Rover. Photo by R. Schaefer
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Each month we perform a story time and help providers to check out
materials. Our story time programs incorporate pre-reading skills which
prepare the children for entering school.
Also, our
storytellers model successful techniques during the programs to teach
day care providers important early literacy skills that they can then
share with the children and their parents. |
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Themed flyers are distributed each month which contain our booklists,
reading tips, a rhyme or fingerplay, and a craft. Picture books, teacher
resources, easy non-fiction, concept books, CDs, DVDs, and storytelling
materials are all available for checkout to further support this goal. |
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Read Rover Plus vehicle,
June 2, 2006.
Photo by BCPL Graphics Production Department |
Read Rover Fliers
Read Rover:
Mobile Library Service - monthly editions
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Schedules
for Library on the Go, Junior and Library on the Go, Senior
Library
On The Go, Junior Schedule - May 2008 [PDF]
The Library On The Go, Junior bookmobile
weekday schedule in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Library
On The Go, Senior Schedule - May 2008 [PDF]
The Library On The Go, Senior bookmobile
weekday schedule in Adobe Acrobat PDF format Community Stops
| Stop |
Address |
| Edgemere
Shopping Plaza |
7500 block of
North Point Rd, Edgemere, 21219 |
| Fleming
Community Center (Turner Station) |
641
Main Street, Turner Station, 21222 |
| New
Town Village Center (Owings Mills) |
Groffs
Mill Drive, Owings Mills, 21117 |
| Manor Shopping
Center (Jacksonville) |
Jarrettsville
Pike and Sweet Air Road, Phoenix, 21131 |
| Fontana
Village (Rosedale) |
1
Orion Court, Rosedale, 21237 |
Saturday
Schedule
|
Library on the Go,
Senior Community Stops |
|
10:00 - 11:00
|
Fontana
Village |
Snow Policy:
Community bookmobile
service will be suspended when the Snow Emergency Plan is in effect. |
