Des Moines Public Library Bookmobile

ID: 395 ~ Source: Des Moines Public Library Archives ~ Creator: Des Moines Public Library ~ Date: 1946
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Des Moines Public Library Bookmobile

Des Moines Public Library bookmobile created from a converted federal ordnance plant bus

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By DMPL Team
Whether they wanted to check out books about dinosaurs, listen to the strum of a guitar played by a library staff member, or simply get a break from the summer heat, Des Moines citizens flocked to the library’s bookmobiles. What began in 1937 as a…