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Historically, bookmobiles are much older than the automobile. They originated in 1824 and were initially horse-driven bookmobiles. However, unlike today's purveyors of bookmobiles, the bookmobiles of days gone-by had to have two armed guards that would protect the bookmobile from claim-jumpers.
Nowadays, bookmobiles can be thought of as mobile fortresses that carry books. And, instead of having a driver and two armed guards, the bookmobile is operated by one highly proficient driver who is skilled in weapons, tactics, and self-destruction maneuvers.
Often, bookmobile drivers will have to drive to crime ridden inner city areas to give books to children because of all the crack cocaine that undermines the book renting business.
Using suppression fire, the driver will have to run through a hail of bullets and gore in order to get the books to their intended destination, despite the malevolent presence of drug peddlers and panhandlers.
All sorts of books are available at the bookmobile: from Danielle Steele novels to the latest novel from Sidney Sheldon.
All sorts of down with bookmobile organizations have risen up in the last few years, due to a rise in intolerance and ignorance. The only thing I can say to them is, "please, give bookmobiles a chance: they are our only link to the past and our only hope for the future."
It is my hope that bookmobiles will be here in the next millenium and that bookmobiles will outlast humanity.
Matt Wallace drives around in a black 1979 van with the words bookmobile
spray-painted on the sides. He lures people returning their trashy
paperbacks into his van and commits horrible fashion crimes. For further
information please call the Kamloops RCMP at (250) 345-9987.
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