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The mobile library, books on wheels, and bookmobile phenomenon has grown across the country, and Texas is no exception. Here are a couple of new and existing unconventional bookselling and library services offered across the state. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Libros Bookmobile \u2013 Hutto <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Libros Bookmobile, based in Hutto, TX, opened for business October 6, 2021. Libros Bookmobile is a Latina-owned mobile bookstore specializing in gently used fiction for all ages. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Currently, Libros is setting up shop at local farmers\u2019 markets in Williamson County and the surrounding area, as well as vendor markets and other pop-up events; they are working on converting an old school bus into their shop.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You can find more information on their website<\/a> and on their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Children\u2019s Books on Wheels \u2013 Montgomery County<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n From their website<\/a>: \u201cRita Wiltz, founder and executive director of Children’s Books On Wheels (CBOW), established the mobile nonprofit organization in 2004 to bring reading to children in all areas that may not have access to books. Seventy-five percent of the population served by CBOW are below the poverty level. Wiltz and her team are mobile and travel to community events, churches, businesses, and other nonprofits in north, south, east, and west counties. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The after-school site at the Sleepy Hollow Multipurpose Building for the YMCA is hosted by CBOW. Summer Reading Projects donate books to children and their families at no cost. Each year over 9,000 books are distributed. Over 7,524 hot lunches were distributed in May through July 2020 through a collaboration with Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County for families affected by COVID-19.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Books and Bytes <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Books and Bytes<\/a> is run by Castleberry ISD and uses an old, refurbished school bus to bring literature and connectivity capabilities to disadvantaged neighborhoods in their school district.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLocated in River Oaks, Castleberry ISD is home to just over 4,000 students. Many of whom are economically disadvantaged,\u201d Castleberry ISD Lead Librarian Heather Lamb said for NBC DFW 5 <\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n She said teachers, administrators, and counselors see firsthand the lack of books in student homes and want that to change.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Street Books ATX<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Street Books ATX<\/a> is a bicycle-powered mobile library for people living outdoors in the Austin, Texas area. It seeks to \u201cempower people on the street through access to literature and create a community of support for people living outside, through a shared love of books.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Read the Lone Star Lit news brief about the opening of Street Books ATX here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Public Libraries <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Grapevine Public Library<\/strong>\u2019s GROW (Grapevine Resources on Wheels) Bus was unveiled in 2019 and continues to trek around Grapevine. Visit the website<\/a> to see its next stop.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Harris County Public Library<\/strong>\u2019s Curiosity Cruiser<\/a> \u201ca state-of-the-art mobile library that provides Houston children with access to books and exciting educational programs that integrate reading with science, math, technology, writing, and the arts.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n