The summit county bookmobile joined with rich county in the mid1970s to become the summitrich bookmobile. Sanpetes juab bookmobile santaquin city library saratoga springs public library smithfield public library spanish fork public library springville public library stansbury park library summit county library tooele city library tooele county ecard tremonton city library tricounty bookmobile uintah county library utahn juab bookmobile utah. The state library selects six libraries for each grant cycle, which has also allowed a cohort to develop amongst the recipients. Patrons throughout utah can continue to access utahs online public library for ebooks and audiobooks, movies, online learning, and more, found at onlinelibrary.
This archived news story is available only for your personal, noncommercial use. In rural utah counties such as wayne and piute, bookmobiles offer the only library services. The utah state library usl bookmobiles program, in partnership. Bookmobiles are a service provided through a cooperative contract with the utah state library and local counties and cities. These include a fixedsite library, mobile library, highspeed internet, interlibrary loan ill, and many local programs. A program of the utah state library division utahnorthern juab county bookmobile in 20.
If you do not see a listing for your local branch library there is a possibility that it might be part of a larger library system. The collection of the library contains 21,895 volumes. Utah state library plans national bookmobile day by, posted apr. For some citizens, this is the only way they can access these. Due to covid19, the utah state library is open remotely.
While there are still a few libraries around that have managed to find a budget for a modernday bookmobile, sadly, most of the oldies have ended up rotting away in a junkyards or eventually disappeared altogether. Sanpetesouthern juab county bookmobile sanpete county, ut. The utah state library, which operates the bookmobiles, will follow the guidance of local and state health officials in determining when service can resume. The bookmobile was built with all the conveniences of a traditional brick and mortar library including a 15,000 w generator to power all components. Utahs online library is a program of the utah state library division. Patrons throughout utah can continue to access utahs online library for. Beginning in 1997, the state library division proposes that new funding and. The utahnorthern juab county bookmobile provides mobile library services to residents in.
Operate a library bookmobile or other library vehicles. Federal dollars used to support daily bookmobile operations in 22 counties will come to an end with the expiration of the library services and construction act in 1996. Utah state library bookmobiles circa 1975 paul buttars. Utah state library bookmobile program united way 211. Bookmobile program find information, services, and schedules for bookmobiles programs in.
Utah bookmobiles a program of the utah state library. Programs run by the utah state library serve people statewide. The tooele county bookmobile library has just completed its first year of the grant and were trying to create opportunities for these cohorts for problem solving and imaginative thinking about new services. State agency partners include the division of state history, utah state archives, the division of natural resources, and the utah state law library. Utah state library division 250 n 1950 w salt lake city. The utah state library provides the bookmobile program, which carries approximately 5,000 items, including picture books, easy readers, nonfiction, mysteries, classics, best sellers, general fiction, westerns, romance, large. A history of bookmobile library service in the state of utah. Utahnorthern juab county bookmobile utah county bookmobile. Utahs statecounty funding partnership is unusual, says swendrowski, a consultant for the association of bookmobile and outreach services, an arm of the american library association.
They provide full library service to citizens living in rural communities including. Sanpetesouthern juab county bookmobile, 75 s state st. The collection of the library contains 17,779 volumes. Utahnorthern juab county bookmobile is a public library. This library is affiliated with utah county bookmobile. The price city library is committed to serve the public and to aid in the enrichment of their informational, educational and recreational reading needs through technology, quality print and nonprint materials and by fully utilizing city, county and state resources. It is versatile and widely used due mainly to its conductive properties heat and electricity. In january of 2002 summit county entered into an agreement with the state of utah to take over the summitrich bookmobile headquarters in coalville. Utah state library leverages a local bookmobile library to. This study is limited to bookmobile library service in utah and to librarians who first began library service. Sanpete county bookmobile the sanpete county bookmobile. Utahs state mineral, copper, was enacted by the utah state legislature in 1994.
Patrons throughout utah can continue to access utah s online public library for ebooks and audiobooks, movies, online learning, and more, found at onlinelibrary. The library also operates an online library, pioneer, which offers information resources to public and state agencies. Utah state library bookmobile on the road circa 1970 via usl. The utahnorthern juab county bookmobile is a joint effort of the utah state library, utah county, juab county and sanpete county. Like all library services, the funding for bookmobiles across the country becomes threatened when budgets are tight, said swendrowski, with the bookmobile association. Utah bookmobiles, a vital part of rural communities, bring full library service to residents in garfield, kane, iron, juab, millard, piute, sanpete, sevier, utah. Panguitch city library serves the rural community of the beautiful and historic panguitch, utah. Most bookmobiles are operated by city or county library systems. The history of bookmobiles in utah began in 1947 when ruth vine tyler. In november of 2002, summit county and rich county bookmobile services were separated. The utah state library, which operates the bookmobiles, will follow the guidance of. The utah state library retains the right to remove offensive, vulgar, or defamatory comments, as well as personal attacks. The multicounty bookmobile is open to anyone residing in garfield and kane. This library is affiliated with the library system that serves sanpete county, ut.
The bookmobile provides onsite library service as well as mobile library service to outlying communities without immediate access to city libraries. The sanpetesouthern juab county bookmobile is open to anyone residing in sanpete county and southern juab county levan and nephi. The sanpete county bookmobile parked in front of an older bookmobile at the utah state library. The tricounty bookmobile is a joint effort of the utah state library, piute county, sevier county, and wayne county. Oct 15, 2015 millardwest central utah bookmobile in the 1987 pioneer day parade. The series will highlight broadband availability and other pertinent issues using context from utahs rich collection of digital mapping data. Document resume ir 055 787 utahs bookmobile counties. Even those living in the most remote corners can download digital materials through utahs online library or simply browse in a bookmobile, find inspiration through the summer reading program, and. Millardwest central utah bookmobile in the 1987 pioneer. The utahnorthern juab county bookmobile is open to anyone residing in.
Access scholarly articles and databases, find or renew books online, reserve a study room, or get research help from usu librarians. This library is part of the utah state library interlibrary loan cooperation. Shawn bliss bookmobile librarian utah state library. The utah bookmobile helps to provide library service to those in rural areas that dont have access to a traditional library. We offer access to interlibrary loans for those hardtofind books. Including the approximate 1,500 city residents, the library also serves users of the multi county bookmobile which house their headquarters at the panguitch library. The sanpetesouthern juab county bookmobile provides mobile library services to residents in sanpete and juab counties, utah. The utah state library usl bookmobiles program, in partnership with the counties, provide full service mobile libraries to citizens living in rural communities including. It is used in electronics, plumbing, transportation, and in alloys a mixture of two or more. The headquarters for each bookmobile will also be closed during that time. Bookmobiles are a service provided through a cooperative contract with the utah state library and local counties. Utah bookmobiles a program of the utah state library division.
State of utah 2 city of corvallis 2 county of monterey, ca 1 americorps 1. Sep 27, 2018 the utah state librarys eight bookmobiles serve cache, carbon, garfield, iron, juab, kane, millard, piute, rich, sanpete, sevier, utah, and wayne. Fairview office 75 south state street 435 4279305 435 4275010 fax email hours of operation monday. Garfield, kane, piute, iron, millard, sanpete, sevier, juab, wayne, and utah counties. Matt bevin, a republican, has proposed cutting all funds for local library operations from the state budget. Indianola is served by the utah northern juab county bookmobile. Utah state library mobile libraries bookmobiles provide library services as well as internet access to those living in rural communities. Utah state library chooses innovative system to power. The millardwest central utah bookmobile is open to anyone residing in millard county, eureka in juab county, and the town of vernon in tooele county.
Utah state library bookmobiles circa 1975 paul buttars, former manager of the utah state library bookmobile program, in one of the older bookmobiles. We plan to continue to provide high quality services throughout this difficult time. Funds for this program were made possible in part by the institute of museum and library services. The utah state librarys consortium represents several partner agencies as well as bookmobile services to 11 counties in utah and a resource sharing collection housed at the state library. View shawn bliss profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Garfield, iron, juab, kane, millard, piute, sanpete, sevier, wayne, and utah counties and the city of vernon in tooele county. Utah state library division a division of the department. Utah bookmobile service suspended for 2 weeks beginning. The library serves a population of 75,634 residents. Sanpetesouthern juab utah state library bookmobiles.
This page contains a list of public libraries in utah. Utahnorthern juab county bookmobile, tricounty bookmobile, sanpetesouthern juab county bookmobile, multicounty bookmobile. The utah state librarys consortium represents several partner agencies as well as bookmobile services to 11 counties in utah and a resource. Utah state library provides services for libraries and librarians throughout the state of utah. Celebrating 50 years utah state library russell davis senied as state amy owen under arfro owens librarian from 1957 to 1987 on the first leadership from 1987 to 2004, the utah day he reported for work. The utah state library is a division of the department of heritage and arts. To limit the spread of covid19 and protect drivers, technicians, and patrons, utahs bookmobile service will be.