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===North America=== *[[Street Books]] is a nonprofit book service founded in 2011 in [[Portland, Oregon]], that travels via bicycle-powered cart to lend books to "people living outside".<ref>{{cite news|title= Homeless Outreach in Volumes: Books by Bike for 'Outside' People in Oregon| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/us/homeless-outreach-in-volumes-books-by-bike-for-outside-people-in-oregon.html|author=Johnson, Kirk|work=The New York Times|date=9 October 2014}}</ref> *Books on Bikes<ref name="SPL">{{cite web|title=Books on Bikes|url=http://www.spl.org/using-the-library/library-on-the-go/books-on-bikes|website=The Seattle Public Library|access-date=26 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212238/http://www.spl.org/using-the-library/library-on-the-go/books-on-bikes|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a program begun in 2013 by the [[Seattle Public Library]] that uses a customized bicycle trailer pulled by pedal power to bring library services to community events in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Books on Bikes Helps Seattle Librarians Pedal To The Masses|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/08/11/210248982/books-on-bikes-helps-seattle-librarians-pedal-to-the-masses|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041318/https://www.npr.org/2013/08/11/210248982/books-on-bikes-helps-seattle-librarians-pedal-to-the-masses|url-status=live}}</ref> *The Library Cruiser is a "book bike" from the [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]] Libraries that debuted in Florida in September 2015. Library staff ride it to various locations, offering library books for checkout, as well as WiFi service, ebook access help, and information on obtaining a library card.<ref name="DBFOL">{{cite web|title=Volusia County Libraries Have a Book Bike!|url=http://daytonabeachfol.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FOL-Newsletter-part-1.pdf|website=Friends of the Daytona Beach Regional Library Newsletter|access-date=26 March 2018|date=1 March 2016|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327145001/http://daytonabeachfol.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FOL-Newsletter-part-1.pdf|url-status=usurped}}</ref> *[[Bookleggers Library]] is nonprofit mobile library program in [[Miami]], Florida founded in 2012 that expands access to free books.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Markowitz |first=Douglas |title=Bookleggers Library Launches Story Time Podcast and Mobile Bookstore |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/bookleggers-library-launches-podcast-and-mobile-bookstore-in-miami-19495959 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Miami New Times |language=en}}</ref> The founding director, Nathaniel Sandler, and his library team have a mission to spread books across the city and encourage literacy. One way Bootleggers accomplishes this goal is though what Sandler refers to as “bookmobility.”<ref name=":0" /> In 2024, the library team created a book trailer they can utilize to haul books anywhere in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIBRARY TRAILER |url=https://www.bookleggerslibrary.com/bookleggers-library-trailer |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Bookleggers Library |language=en}}</ref> In addition, Bootleggers first launched a multimedia Bookbike in 2021 outfitted with a unique shelving system, speakers, and Wi-Fi capabilities to offer even more access to free books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOOKBIKE |url=https://www.bookleggerslibrary.com/bookbike-tours |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Bookleggers Library |language=en}}</ref> *The [[Queens, New York|Queens]] Mobile Library in New York partners with social services agencies like Homes for the Homeless to offer outreach and support to underserved residents in the boroughs. The bus-sized bookmobile services immigrant families and the homeless by providing 2,000 books, free Wi-Fi, videos, and alternative language resources when needed.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Books on wheels: When the library comes to the homeless shelter |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2019/1031/Books-on-wheels-When-the-library-comes-to-the-homeless-shelter |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}</ref> The Queens Mobile Library does tours to bring materials to senior care homes, parks, churches, resource centers, and community events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Library {{!}} Queens Public Library |url=https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/community-outreach/mobile-library |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.queenslibrary.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Ctd2DgpvI |title=Mobile Library Tour |date=2015-11-09 |last=Queens Public Library |access-date=2025-03-11 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The Queens Library also has a Bookcycle program, launched in 2018, to bring books and library resources to people in less accessible areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Athena |date=2024-07-11 |title=Queens Public Library launches ‘Bookcycle Summer Tour,’ bringing books and services on three wheels – QNS |url=https://qns.com/2024/07/queens-public-library-bookcycle-summer-tour/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=qns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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