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Horse-Riding Lady Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles

Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles | History | Smithsonian
During the Great Depression, a New Deal program brought books to Kentuckians living in remote areas

Packs of female librarians once roamed the hills of Kentucky, dispensing books to those whom they encountered.

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