A journey northward from Mile Zero, where the Alaska Highway begins, through mountain wilderness. This film covers the route of the travelling library van, a free book service of the Public Library Commission of British Columbia. To oil towns, army bases, mining camps and scattered settlements, the bookmobile delivers a wide assortment of reading material.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323450
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Canada
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries and readers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries, Traveling
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Public libraries
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)