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Randolph, NC Mobile Library.
The Randolph County (NC) Emergency Services donated a ?retired? ambulance body mounted on a 2011 Chevrolet G4500 diesel truck to the Randolph Public Library, and Mickey Fleet Services (MidAtlantic) turned it into a colorful Mobile Library complete with new body and custom upfit.
The new bookmobile box measures 14 feet long, 8 feet wide and 7.5 feet high. Bookshelves line each side with lower shelves in the form of mobile carts that can be detached and used outside of the vehicle. An awning can be extended from the passenger side for shelter. Besides books, the mobile library also carries other equipment for support activities.
Interior of Mobile Library.
The Randolph Public Library is initially deploying the Mobile Library to summer school lunch sites and daycare venues in conjunction with the summer reading program. The vehicle will also be seen at festivals and parades around the county. ?In many cases, the children who will be reached are in households where books are a luxury,? according to Ross Holt, Director of the Randolph County Public Library system.
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