Pop-Up Library
The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library’s new Pop-Up Library vehicle offers patrons an additional opportunity to access library materials and resources beyond the library building.
The W-TCPL system in late 2022 was awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Education to help fund a new literacy outreach initiative. A key part of the Student Engagement Initiative is to use Pop-Up Library services to provide collections and programs for the growing needs of schools and students in Trumbull County.
The Pop-Up Library allows staff to take programming such as summer reading activities to places where families may already be visiting, including schools hosting summer enrichment programs, day camps, parks, and shelters. You’ll see the Pop-Up Library throughout the community at public events like parades, farmers markets, activities in the park, and community festivals.
The W-TCPL’s full-size Bookmobile continues to serve rural communities and neighborhoods with a regular schedule of stops throughout Trumbull County. The Pop-Up Library provides an additional opportunity for residents to connect with library materials and services outside of library walls.
About the Pop-Up Library
The vehicle can hold approximately 500 books along fixed shelving installed on the sides of the interior, and nearly double that number on portable carts.
Visitors to the Pop-Up Library can sign up for a free library card and borrow books that can be returned to any W-TCPL library.
The custom outreach vehicle was built by Matthews Specialty Vehicles of Greensboro, NC, and took nearly 2 years to complete.
The Pop-Up Library is 9 ft. 10 inches high, 24 ft. long, and features a 2022 Ford Transit-350 HD shell with a back lift gate.
For More Information About the Pop-Up Library
For more information about the Pop-Up Library, contact the W-TCPL Community Engagement Department at (330) 399-8807 ext. 214.
To inquire about the Pop-Up Library participating in your parade, Farmers Market, community festival, or other public event in Trumbull County, please complete and submit the Pop-Up Library Visit Form below.