Bookmobile coming to Ector County
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Say wow for the new 'WOW' words on wheels bookmobile at the Ector County Library.
A van that will have almost everything you will find at the library. The van will carry books for children, adults, and young adults. They will even have books for readers where English isn't their first language.
'There are a lot of people especially at West Odessa and south Odessa who can't make it to the library,' Board Member Ector County Library Foundation Randy Ham said. 'Well, now we have a bookmobile that will go across Ector County.'
This idea came about three years ago by Director Howard Marks, he wrote up grants and got the funding for this project.
'This has been a long time coming and we are happy to see it here in front of the library,' Ham said.
If you want to check out the 'WOW' bookmobile, head over to the Ector County library, where you will see it in the parking lot.
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