The State Library Bookmobile. The librarian in charge and the driver bring a wide variety of books to places without a permanent library building: old people’s homes; small country schools and townships; isolated farms. Shows the fittings of the travelling library, the librarian answering queries and bringing batches of books specially requested for particular purposes.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001375
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries and readers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries, Traveling
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)