This northern Arizona library is retiring its Bookmobile and getting a new one

The Flagstaff City-Coconino County Library Bookmobile
The Flagstaff City-Coconino County Library Bookmobile during a recent stop in Leupp. Michel Marizco

Coconino County is purchasing a new mobile library to reach the farthest edges of what is one of the largest counties in the United States.

Just like its mainstay counterparts, the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Library Bookmobile offers a bit of everything: a touch of mystery, the opportunity to try something new. But instead of the reader coming to the stacks, the library goes to the readers. And as a rolling library, it has its own unique problems. Some involving Stephen King. More on that later.

Bekah Wilce is the Coconino County Bookmobile librarian.

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