CCL Bookmobile is Out and About in Town

            Did you know that our Bookmobile is extremely active in our community? We visit so many different places and offer more than checking out books!

One of our monthly visits is Calhoun County Council on Aging (CCCOA) which is a county agency that provides programs and services to promote the well-being of aging persons residing in Calhoun County, SC. Its purpose is to help them maintain their independence, function to the best of their ability, and to inform them of resources, activities, and opportunities available in the community. The Calhoun County Library likes to visit Council on Aging on the second Monday of every month. Participants board the Bookmobile and choose reading materials from various options offered. Our library staff members go inside and visit with participants and even conduct a STEM activity with them every other month. Community members love getting active through STEM activities such as stacking cups with rubber bands as a team and making ice cream in a bag along with making crafts and playing games to keep our minds sharp. We look forward to our visits at the Council on Aging every month.

Another regular stop for the Bookmobile is the Gressette Center. They provide individualized community based residential, employment, and support services which promote independence, dignity, and community integration for persons with developmental disabilities and special needs. Our Bookmobile visits them on the first Wednesday of the month, and we offer books and magazines to community members at the Gressette Center. They love checking out magazines and looking at the pictures, and we love visiting with them!

When we’re not stopping at either of the spots mentioned before, we’re taking the bookmobile to local places such as Rose of Sharon School, Early Learning Academy, OCAB/ Headstart, Press Academy after-school center, Foundation Christian School, and Beulah after-school center. We engage children with STEM activities, story times, and more.

We enjoy interacting with our community. There’s nothing better than giving someone a book, magazine, movie, or other library materials and watching their faces light up, or watching a child doing a STEM experiment and realizing he’s just created a chemical reaction! We also offer home deliveries to qualified patrons. Our outreach department is now doing home deliveries on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month which is a change from previous days.

Don’t forget to celebrate National Bookmobile Day and National Library Outreach Day on Wednesday, April 16, 2025! We know it’s a few months away, but we like to celebrate the Calhoun County Library’s outreach every day and that day will just be even more special!

So, next time you see our bookmobile out and about, give us a friendly wave and know that we are going to support our community!