My Dad was born on Dec 31, 1921 – exactly 100 years ago today. He passed away at the age of 88 but left us with so many great memories of good times shared with all our family. It’s a great day to remember all he did for us along the way as we keep him in our hearts.
This photo is one of my favorites. I was too young to remember the moment but I will always remember the bike and my Dad’s joy in getting me to ride it so many years ago!
During my morning reading this morning I happened across a story about bookmobiles – including a number of photos of older bookmobiles.
The idea dates back to Ms. Mary Lemist Titcomb, a librarian in Maryland who stated in 1905: “Would not a Library Wagon, the outward and visible signs of the service for which the Library stood, do much more in cementing friendship?”
As a kid growing up in Ohio – and later in Maryland with our two children, I can remember my delight in regularly visiting our local bookmobile every week or two. What could be better than having a portable library show up down the street – where you could browse and then borrow free books!
Throwback Thursday: Akron Public Library Bookmobile, 1965 #TBT pic.twitter.com/D1nIEAC7bj
— Akron-Summit County Public Library (@akronlibrary) April 26, 2018
Such a great idea – and reading this story was a lovely reminder of how much I enjoyed seeing the bookmobile arrive in our neighborhood!
Here’s one of my favorite photos from my younger days – my Dad helping me along on that big two-wheeler bicycle! Dad would have been 98 years old this year – and we all miss him dearly. On this Father’s Day 2019 we have lots of great memories of our wonderful Dad!
I enjoyed reading this post by Dan Levitan reminiscing about his 20 years at Maveron. I was fortunate to have been on the board of a Maveron company early in the firm’s life – and learned a lot from them!
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