{"id":73,"date":"2026-06-29T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/hyperlinkedhorizons\/?p=73"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:52:02","slug":"reflection-blog-hyperlinked-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/hyperlinkedhorizons\/2026\/06\/29\/reflection-blog-hyperlinked-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection Blog – Hyperlinked Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jen in the driver’s seat of the Bookmobile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As someone who works in Outreach and drives our library\u2019s Bookmobile, I was drawn to the article <\/span>The necessary nearness \u2013 an ode to bookmobiles<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span> (Lauersen, 2025). In this article, Lauersen discusses Bookmobiles as important tools for increasing access to library resources. This is most certainly true. However, Outreach departments do more than just drive Bookmobiles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I live in suburban Chicago, in a village with a population of around 75,000. Our library district covers most, but not all, of this population. In my department, we have nine full-time staff. In addition to our weekly Bookmobile stops, shown by red stars on the map below, we have a library express van that brings carts of books into senior living facilities and preschools in the community (blue stars). During the school year, we visit all five village elementary schools and three middle schools (green stars). Our bookmobile contains materials for all ages, not just for children.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Outreach stops in Bolingbrook, IL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But that\u2019s not all. We also provide:<\/span><\/p>\n