Patrons of all ages were excited to get to see inside the book truck - many sharing that they had always seen it in the community and wondered what it looked like or that they hadn't been on a bookmobile since they were very young. We received a lot of amazing feedback about the accessibility of the book truck, the wide selection of stops and materials, and the beauty of the wrap. In fact, one family came back to find me to let me know just how impressed they were with our depiction of families of color on the book truck wrap. They returned on Sunday with their young children just to show them the book truck and the young boy exclaimed: "that looks like us with Papa and Mimi".
Vendors also made great use of the vehicle, checking out books to keep them occupied during lulls in their day and renewing their cards and materials.
We couldn't have pulled it off without Brent & Max making sure our internet was up and running for smooth checkouts and registration, the teams working the table and answering the public's many questions (Michelle, Tessa, Linda, Zander, Lisa L., Jonathan, Susannah, Rob, Martha, and Marcia) and Dale - who went to great lengths to make sure I had everything I needed for a successful weekend and put in some extra elbow grease making sure the book truck was looking it's best!
By my count we had 1,853 engagements with the community - that doesn't include many of the organizations that came over to find out how to work with us for future events.
Thanks to everyone who worked this event and made us proud!
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