Tri-Town Bookmobile

Tri-Town Bookmobile The Tri-Town Bookmobile is a mobile library offering books, resources, and wireless Internet capabili Custom made shelving will allow for over 1500 titles.

In Celebration of National Bookmobile Day
Maine School Administrative District #60 Announces Plans
for the Tri-Town Bookmobile

North Berwick, Maine. MSAD #60 will be converting a school bus into a bookmobile to serve the towns of Berwick, Lebanon and North Berwick, Maine. The Tri-Town Bookmobile or TTB bus conversion will be funded primarily by a $20,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Fo

undation. The project is supported by the Berwick Public Library, The D.A. Hurd Library of North Berwick, and The Martha Sawyer Community Library of Lebanon. Last fall MSAD 60 Superintendent Steve Connolly proposed the idea of a bookmobile as part of the district’s literacy initiative: “Literacy gives kids ‘the keys to the kingdom.’ We want to find our kids where they are and help get them there.” MSAD 60 District Grant Writer Tom Ledue worked with town and district librarians to frame the project. He then submitted a detailed proposal to the King Foundation in December. The project will serve the 18,000 residents of the School District, including 3,000 students K-12. The design of the TTB will strive to create a functional and comfortable mobile library environment. It will be equipped to carry a wide variety of adult and children’s books. The TTB will have race car seats for children, a workstation for adults and bench seating for storytime and general use. A heating system, air conditioning, and WiFi are also in the future plans. Routes for the TTB will be developed to serve the maximum amount of people in the three towns, prioritizing high need areas with limited access to town and school libraries. Initial funding for the TTB will allow for three partial days of service per week in the summer and one day per month during the rest of the year. The TTB will provide the town libraries and SAD 60 with a platform to support literacy needs across all three towns. The bus conversion will be happening this summer with a grand opening scheduled for the fall. There is great enthusiasm for the project. “A bookmobile will provide endless opportunities for adult education staff to reach students with limited transportation options. This is an exciting addition to our toolbox!” says Adult Education Director Brenda Gagne. Berwick Literacy Coach Chris Mara thinks that the TTB “will provide the students with more opportunities to read during the summer months and will help lessen the “summer slide” reading loss. Veteran Educator Ledue sums up the project with a long-term view: This is yet another example of the commitment of SAD 60 to create conditions to help all learners of all ages have the resources and support that they need to be successful.”

10/26/2022

We are pleased to present a conversation with Emmy-winning journalist Seema Yasmin, author of What The Fact, in connection with The US and the Holocaust: A film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, and in celebration of National Media Literacy Week.

Thank you for participating in the TTB's One Book One Community discussions of "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Hors...
08/02/2021

Thank you for participating in the TTB's One Book One Community discussions of "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse" book by Charlie Mackesy.

The program was made possible from an ALA/ARSL Libraries Transforming Communities grant.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to discuss The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse book with the program participants, such as the thoughtful and considerate high school students who participated in the virtual discussion. I gained perspective from the participants and appreciated their genuine, hopeful, and inspirational feedback.” said TTB Program Coordinator, Laura Cashell.

To learn more about the Tri-Town Bookmobile, please visit: https://sites.google.com/msad60.org/tritownbookmobile
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Join us Monday, August 2!Hear what the community is talking about. Learn what you've been missing. Here are examples of ...
08/02/2021

Join us Monday, August 2!

Hear what the community is talking about. Learn what you've been missing. Here are examples of what they are saying:

"It is such a good book..."
"The kids LOVED them!!.."

Join in the final "One Book Community" discussion of "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse" on Monday, August 2, from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. at the D. A. Hurd Library, 41 High St. North Berwick, ME 03906
(books and snacks provided)

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07/29/2021

Got art? Check out this amazing art shared with the Read books. Make art. 📚🚍

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07/26/2021

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07/26/2021

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07/24/2021

It’s time for the Olympics. Get inspired. Borrow books from the and 📚🚍

Visit the Tri-Town Bookmobile today!Thursday, July 22, 2021 ■ 8:00 - 9:15 a.m., Mary Hurd Academy, 77 High St. North Ber...
07/22/2021

Visit the Tri-Town Bookmobile today!

Thursday, July 22, 2021
■ 8:00 - 9:15 a.m., Mary Hurd Academy, 77 High St. North Berwick, ME 03906
■ 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Noble High School, Lot A, 100 Noble Way, North Berwick, ME 03906
■ 10:45 - 12:00 p.m. Hussey School (ESY, KJS, Boost, Covid Recovery)
■ 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., D. A. Hurd Library, 41 High St. North Berwick, ME 03906, outdoor storytime and outdoor games
■ 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., North Berwick Parks & Recreation, 266 Lebanon Rd, North Berwick, ME 03906

Do you know the Barbara Bush Foundation offers community members a free literacy resource called Book Explorers? Take...
07/22/2021

Do you know the Barbara Bush Foundation offers community members a free literacy resource called Book Explorers? Take your child on a reading adventure with Book Explorers!

It's not too late. You still have time. Hear what the community is talking about. Learn what you've been missing. He...
07/20/2021

It's not too late. You still have time.

Hear what the community is talking about. Learn what you've been missing. Here are examples of what they are saying:

"It is such a good book..."
"The kids LOVED them!!.."

Join in the final "One Book Community" discussion of "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse" on Monday, August 2, from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. at the D. A. Hurd Library, 41 High St. North Berwick, ME 03906
(books and snacks provided)

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