San Antonio Public Library's Bookmobile: On the Road Again: March 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

Big Man/Woman on Bookmobile

You've heard of the BMOC--Big Man (or Woman) on Campus. Well, here are the Big Men and Women on the Bookmobile: our most popular authors.

Children's books
5. local author Rick Riordan (the Percy Jackson series)
4. Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Treehouse series)
3. Jane O'Connor (Fancy Nancy series)
2. R. L. Stine (Goosebumps series)
1. Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Magic fairies series)

Among all the San Antonio Public Library branches, the list of most popular children's authors includes Osborne and Meadows, but also Dr. Seuss, Marc Tolon Brown and Stan Berenstain.

Adult fiction
5. Debbie Macomber (romances, many of the titles are a street address, such as the Blossom Street series)
4. David Baldacci (suspense and political thrillers, including the Camel Club series)
3. Nora Roberts (romances and mysteries, under the name J. D. Robb)
2. Janet Evanovich (romances and mysteries, including the Stephanie Plum series)
1. James Patterson (lots and lots of mysteries, including the series for Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club)

Among all the San Antonio Public Library branches, the most popular writers for adult fiction are almost the same as those listed above, except Michael Connelly beats out Debbie Macomber.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Another view of the Scholastic caravan

At Kirby with the Scholastic caravan

While the bookmobile is in the repair shop, we will be working from the Scholastic caravan for some of our stops. Here we are Hopkins Elementary yesterday.

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*Inclement weather may necessitate cancellation of a bookmobile stop. On stormy days, please call 207-2500 to confirm a stop.

MONDAY

Medical Center Area (Bookmobile Route 1) Audie Murphy Veterans Memorial Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Monday 2:00-4:00 p.m. July 8...July 29...Aug. 19...Sept. 9...Sept. 30

Nellie Reddix Center, 4711 Sid Katz (Rt. 1) Monday 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 9...Sept. 30

Boerne Stage Road (Bookmobile Route 2) Compass Bank Parking Lot 24164 IH-10W and Boerne Stage Rd. Monday 3:00–6:00 p.m. July 15...Aug. 5...Aug. 26...Sept. 16

Elmendorf Area (Bookmobile Route 3) Whataburger, 4125 S. Loop 1604E. Monday 3:00-6:00 p. m. July 1...July 22...Aug. 12...Sept. 23

TUESDAY

ARC-SA (Bookmobile Route 1) 13430 West Ave. Tuesday 10:00-noon July 9...July 30...Aug. 20...Sept. 10

Pam Stephens Center (Route 1) 6530 Wurzbach Tuesday 1:00-3:00 p.m. July 9...July 30...Aug. 20...Sept. 10

Helotes Independent Baptist Church (Bookmobile Route 3) 15335 Orange Tower Tuesday 9:30-10:15 a.m. July 2...July 23...Aug. 13...Sept. 3...Sept. 24

Helotes Hills United Methodist (Route 3) 13222 Bandera Rd. Tuesday 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 2...July 23...Aug. 13...Sept. 3...Sept. 24

Casa Helotes Senior Center (Route 3) 12070 Leslie Rd. Tuesday 12:00-3:00 p. m. July 2...July 23...Aug. 13...Sept. 3...Sept. 24

WEDNESDAY

Valley View (Bookmobile Route 2) HEB: 11551 West Ave. & Blanco Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

July 17...Aug. 7...Aug. 28...Sept. 18

Victor J. Ferrari Family Center (Route 2) 107 W. Rampart Wednesday 2:30-4:30 p.m. July 17...Aug. 7...Aug. 28...Sept. 18

THURSDAY

Kirby Senior Center (Bookmobile Route 1) 3211 Alan Sheppard Thursday 1:00-2:00 p.m. July 11...Aug. 1...Aug. 22...Sept. 12

Hopkins Elementary (Bookmobile Route 1) 2440 Ackerman Rd. Thursday 2:30-5:30 p.m. July 11...Aug. 1...Aug. 22...Sept. 12

Somerset (Bookmobile Route 2) Somerset ISD 19644 Somerset Rd. Thursday 3:00-6:00 p.m. July 18...Aug. 8...Aug. 29...Sept. 19

Encino Park (Bookmobile Route 3) Community Center 1923 Encino Rio Thursday 3:00-6:00 p.m. July 25...Aug. 15...Sept. 5...Sept. 26

Some Things You Should Know about the Bookmobile

From time to time, the bookmobile needs to undergo repairs. When these repairs conflict with a scheduled stop, the staff will still be at the stop, even though the bookmobile can’t be. We’ll bring your holds and a selection of other books that you can check out, and we’ll work from a table set up in the space where we normally park.

Hazardous driving conditions may force us to cancel a bookmobile stop. If this happens, we’ll notify all the San Antonio Public Library branches that we’ve had to cancel. In the event of inclement weather, we recommend calling Central Library at (210) 207-2500 or any San Antonio Public Library branch before coming out to the bookmobile stop.

Renewing Items Checked Out on the Bookmobile

Placing Holds

You can get on the waiting list for a popular item by placing it on hold. Or if a branch library has an item you want to borrow, you can place a hold on it and have it sent to the bookmobile.

To place a hold, call Central Library at (210) 207-2500. Have your library card number ready, as well as the title and author of the item. Inform the staff at which bookmobile location you want to pick up the item. You can also place holds by accessing your account through our website.

Please be aware: for popular items, there may be a long wait. Please also be aware: due to the limitations of our computer system, we are unable to send notices of hold arrivals to bookmobile patrons.

Requesting a Bookmobile Appearance at a Public Event

Please read these guidelines before submitting a request. Please note: we are not able to attend events outside Bexar County, nor events that take place on an official City of San Antonio holiday.

--The bookmobile is a library on wheels, carrying approximately 3,500 books, books-on-CD, VHS tapes, DVDs and other media. Items range from board books for infants to Large Print books.

--The bookmobile’s primary purpose is to bring library services to Bexar County residents who, due to distance, age, or disability, are unable to visit a library branch.

--As scheduling permits, we accept requests for our bookmobile to appear at community events, such as National Night Out, job fairs, district fairs and literacy fairs. No fee is charged for this service; however, please be aware that the number of special appearances the bookmobile can make is very limited, due to the bookmobile’s service schedule.

--Visitors to the bookmobile can register for library cards, check out library materials and place holds.

--Our 32-foot-long bookmobile requires at least 40 feet of parking space.

--The bookmobile has its own generator and does not require electrical power.

--The bookmobile has a wheelchair ramp.

--Requests for appearances must be submitted at least four weeks in advance.