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“The Bookbike is an adult, three-wheeled tricycle that has a specially-created box in the front. When you open it up, it has bookshelves and it can hold hundreds of books,” says Adult Services Librarian Karen Greene, who modeled the program after one she first heard about in Chicago. “We take the Bookbike out to different locations to give away the books, to give away library cards, to give out information about library programs and literacy projects, as well as bike maps and bike programs,” she says.
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