{"id":99105,"date":"2026-09-22T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=99105"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:01:43","slug":"all-aboard-the-bookmobile-hays-public-library-brings-books-on-wheels-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=99105","title":{"rendered":"All aboard the Bookmobile: Hays Public Library brings books on wheels to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image Courtesy Hays Public Library Bookmobile<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By ELI BLANKINSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As students approach the midway point of the semester, many are taking full advantage of the resources and events hosted on campus and in the community. Of those resources, the Hays Public Library\u2019s Bookmobile is hard to miss, with its green facade and outdoor speakers that typically play music to attract visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays Public Library purchased the Bookmobile in 2019 to make the library more accessible to all members of the Hays community and surrounding areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the best part about the bookmobile is the fact that we have a little bit of everything for everybody,\u201d said Hays Public Library\u2019s Outreach Coordinator Mae Moore. \u201cFor someone who’s not an avid reader or a big reader at all, I think just finding the right book is what will turn it around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bookmobile made its first stop of the year at FHSU on September 9 and will continue to make appearances in front of Tebo Library every other Wednesday this school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI come in after my last class of the day, so I have enough time to come in and actually browse the books,\u201d said freshman Jenna Percival. \u201cThey have a lot of good books in there, so that’s awesome. I just like being able to have a place to come in and return the books that I have and get more, and not have to leave campus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September is library card sign-up month at the library, a perfect opportunity to become acquainted with the resources the public library offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis month, if you don’t have a library card, we can make you one,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWhether it’s on [the Bookmobile] or at the library, you will be entered for a prize drawing for all sorts of different things. Get your library card, get something cool, and get some books too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to visiting FHSU, the Bookmobile makes stops at local senior centers, Hays and Ellis County parks, and local events such as the Downtown Hays Market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have so many regular people that come on here that wouldn’t [normally] be able to get out to the library,\u201d Moore said. \u201cA lot of the older folks in town\u2026they don’t have a car or they can’t drive, [so] this is their accessibility for [the library].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bookmobile will return to campus from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTotally go check it out,\u201d Percival said. \u201cYou’ll probably find something that you like, and if not, [Mae] is very helpful and wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full schedule of the Bookmobile\u2019s whereabouts can be found on the Hays Public Library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story submitted as part of Convergent Media Lab, a course within the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at Fort Hays State University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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