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Phentex

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16. Some of my happiest memories were of the bookmobile...

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 04:56 PM

Jul 2015

we had a teeny little school library and it was such a treat when the bookmobile came and let us get "new" books to check out. I wish they still existed, too.

My mom was a teacher. When she gave books to kids in 4th grade, sometimes it was the first book they had ever owned.

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Boy Who Couldn’t Afford Books Asks Mailman For Junk Mail To Read [View all] SoCalDem Jul 2015 OP

The whole world needs to be informed how crappy this country has become under conservative ideals Stargazer99 Jul 2015 #1

I want to send books.. abakan Jul 2015 #2

I don't have any boys left.. They grew up :) SoCalDem Jul 2015 #4

Bus pass! abakan Jul 2015 #10

A list from Good Reads teach1st Jul 2015 #5

Thanks I looked at the books I have... abakan Jul 2015 #11

Don't forget to ask the USPS for a book rate... madamvlb Jul 2015 #31

Thank You I will. abakan Jul 2015 #39

I'm the wrong one to ask awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #37

Some of us just have to make do with average... abakan Jul 2015 #42

None taken... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #44

Never crossed my mind. All I could think, was good for you, but some would interpret that wrong. abakan Jul 2015 #46

Have you thought of maybe donating them locally? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #49

no public libraries or schools in Salt Lake City? nt msongs Jul 2015 #3

No money for a bus pass..& no car in the family SoCalDem Jul 2015 #6

The kid has no transportation and it's the middle of the summer so school is out csziggy Jul 2015 #9

Some of my happiest memories were of the bookmobile... Phentex Jul 2015 #16

My husband worked in his library's book mobile when he was a teen csziggy Jul 2015 #19

"not being able to afford bookmobiles anymore" awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #38

I'm not sure how much the budget alone had to do with bookmobiles csziggy Jul 2015 #43

Yeah, probably varies from location to location... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #45

We never had money for Scholastic Books csziggy Jul 2015 #48

Same here. We should still have those. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #29

While I applaud the effort to send books to Mathew csziggy Jul 2015 #7

We had a tiny library in our town of 400 - TBF Jul 2015 #55

Some communities still have bookmobiles csziggy Jul 2015 #57

Very cool - not surprising that it all started with a librarian :) nt TBF Jul 2015 #59

That's so heartbreaking. procon Jul 2015 #8

Bus pass info SoCalDem Jul 2015 #12

I got a fare pay card abakan Jul 2015 #20

The USPS is TOPS! Octafish Jul 2015 #13

Would it be ohheckyeah Jul 2015 #14

If they cannot afford a bus pass, they probably don't have internet access SoCalDem Jul 2015 #15

You're right - ohheckyeah Jul 2015 #17

Many places have free wifi emsimon33 Jul 2015 #26

To download the books - wifi. Can be done anywhere with wifi dbackjon Jul 2015 #18

There is probably a McDonalds near him SoCalDem Jul 2015 #21

No books when I was a kid either Squaredeal Jul 2015 #22

I hate to sound like I'm going to sound matt819 Jul 2015 #23

suburbs tend to sprawl Retrograde Jul 2015 #28

go to the link posted and watch the joy in this boy's eyes..... chillfactor Jul 2015 #52

I used to ride a bike 7 miles one way to get to the closest library. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #53

I get annoyed by what I call the pro-austerity PR - TBF Jul 2015 #58

K&R emsimon33 Jul 2015 #24

in walkerstan lots of public schools are losing librarians dembotoz Jul 2015 #25

Republicans?? A "Christian" country?? Caring for the least among us?? BWAAHAHAHAHA! Jack-o-Lantern Jul 2015 #27

I'm getting together some books to send him. Poor guy will so swamped with books YOHABLO Jul 2015 #30

I hope they live in a good-sized apt or house. elias49 Jul 2015 #32

They are being sent in care of him to the Post Office bettyellen Jul 2015 #34

That's the post office address SoCalDem Jul 2015 #35

Recommend! Zorra Jul 2015 #33

.. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #36

Utah boy reading junk mail gets thousands of books after mailman's plea goes viral dbackjon Jul 2015 #40

If someone has an old bike, mail it to the kid. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #41

k&r avaistheone1 Jul 2015 #54

there are many free books on sites like gutenberg JI7 Jul 2015 #47

update - he's got 350 books so far Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #50

Steve and I just sent him eight books... martalcd Jul 2015 #51

Cool kid. He's up to about 500 books now. DirkGently Jul 2015 #56