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A2 | LOCAL NEWS The APRIL 3 - 16, 2026
Bookmobile reintroduced

BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ

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PICKUP LOCATIONS
DRESDEN: Bonnie Longaberger Senior Center,
Scotties Den, Circle K, Thirsty Dawg, Dresden
Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza, Dresden Buzz,
Main Street Pizzeria, The Mill, Agin Hardware,
Certified, Subway, Shrivers Pharmacy, The exterior and interior of the new MCLS Bookmobile. Lynette Dotson
Humble Heart
FRAZEYSBURG: New Beginnings Drive Thru, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Dairy Queen, Frazeysburg Village Office,
Subway, Duchess Gas Station, Fallsburg Pizza, hoods and people looking forward However, if someone needs to have next stop’s inventory and easily and
Village Pizzeria & Kitchen
to them, integrating them into their something printed, the staff can quickly swapped with what was pre-
NASHPORT: Crenos Pizza, The Clover Key
lives,” said Marketing & Community print the document ahead of their viously on the vehicle. The carts are
ZANESVILLE: Kroger, The Muskingum County Relations Director Sean Fennell. “We next visit and bring it with them. tailored to each location, so more
YMCA, John McIntire Library, The Center, Mass
Media Comics, Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse find that there’s a lot of excitement Holds will work the same way; some- books from the large print collection
Family Sports and Wellness Center, Donald’s from kids of all ages, really, when one can request a book, and it will may be added to serve the senior
Donuts, The Zanesville-Muskingum County
Conference & Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art they get to pick out a book of their be loaded onto the bookmobile and communities that the bookmobile
Market, Walgreens (Military Rd.), Sunrise Bowling own. And I know with our history with brought out the next time it is on lo- visits, while carts loaded with tons of
Center, Colony Square Mall, Chatty Cat Café , the bookmobile and the community, cation. picture books will be ready for a stop
A Taste Of Ohio Wine Bourbon & Beer,
Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl, Riesbeck’s Food Markets, it’s going to resonate with both older The MCLS applied for a grant that where a lot of young children are ex-
Tee Jay’s Country Place, Ditty's Downtown Deli, people and, of course, the new gen- was administered by the state of pected.
Winerak Market, Rittberger North Market
eration.” Ohio through the Institute of Mu- The bookmobile is 100% ADA ac-
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library, Patrons using the bookmobile seum and Library Services, which cessible. There is a wheelchair lift
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co.,
Happy Donuts, Riesbeck’s Food Markets can expect to have access to an ev- helped to fund the bookmobile proj- built into the bookmobile and a wide
er-changing selection of books, mov- ect. That included the vehicle itself, aisle in between carts of books, so it
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner
ies, CDs, video games, etc. Approxi- a new collection of books, and two will provide a spacious browsing ex-
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware,
West Side Market, Keck’s Pies and Pints mately 1,500 items will be on board sets of special carts that latch in perience that is accessible to all.
at one time, adding more value to place on the walls of the bookmobile “I think that right now, especial-
NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza,
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza, outreach services provided by the li- to keep them from moving while be- ly with all of the attention on John
Oscar’s Place, Riesbeck’s Food Markets brary. ing in transit. McIntire Library, it’s important for
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch “They’ll be able to place holds, and “We looked at the 1950s book- our county and everyone to know
Library then we’ll bring them out with us, so mobile, and then we looked at the that the Muskingum County Library
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library, if they don’t find something that we 1970s bookmobile, and we used System is still the Muskingum Coun-
Higgins Lumber, Midtown Bar and Grill, have on board, we can certainly bring some of that visual language in the ty Library System,” added Fennell.
Old Town Pizza
Bold type indicates a location with an them something,” McPeek said. creation of the wrap so that it, again, “Even with our energies focused a lot
outdoor newspaper box. “It will function very much like a is looking back and kind of taking on John McIntire and Zanesville, we
mobile branch of our library. I can’t some of those design elements from absolutely are not forgetting about
think of many services that you won’t the past, making it a little more our county and that we serve every-
The be able to offer in some way, added contemporary. It’s still connecting. one, and this is part of that, an ex-
It’s still reaching back while looking pansion of that, and recognizing that
Fennell. “That may be modified, ob-
viously, because of the nature of the forward,” Fennell commented about we want to serve more of our popula-
bookmobile. We will try to bring Wi- the design of the wrap that was ap- tion and that they want our services.”
Fi with us when we can.” plied to the exterior of the bookmo- Look for updates on outreach stops
Printing services will not be avail- bile. over the coming months by visiting
740-270-2408 able on demand because there will The carts on the bookmobile muskingumlibrary.org/outreach.
(CALL/TEXT) not be a printer on the bookmobile. are made to be preloaded with the

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