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JamaJoan's Vintage Bookmobile had its maiden voyage Saturday, January 28th, 2023, setting up "shop" five miles from our home. We pulled the trailer with our 1975 Chevy truck to the local farmer's market in the River Hills shopping center, Kerrville.
The results were very positive with ten children/adults visiting and thirteen books dispersed. Although I plan to give one book per visitor, exceptions will be made.
Graphic novels are popular with the upper elementary boys and my stash needs replenishing already. Off to the thrift store I trek as soon as this freeze ends. The library book store was on my list of places to go today but we are staying home. The porches are laden with ice as are the railings to hold onto.
This is banner-making day for the bookmobile. I have acquired quite an assortment of oilcloth and am cutting triangles of polka dotted print, yellow stripes and blue gingham for my first banner. I use heavy twine and a glue gun to secure the triangles to the "rope." The banner I made this summer has been hanging by the 1956 vintage trailer and "weathers" very nicely.
Books and more books are my delight! One generous lady went home Saturday and returned with a box of many paper books. Remember "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs?" It is truly like Christmas for me as I go through boxes kind folks have already given me
More organization is needed in the book mobile and I must know my inventory. Children come in and I ask then what they are interested in reading. The little ones need to be given choices. My familiarity with the books is necessary. I am delighted to be flipping through each and every book, wiping them down with cleaner, making sure the books are in good to better shape,reading as I flip the pages.
Here's hoping the ice on the wooden steps melts and I can spend an hour ot two in the bookmobile.
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