Public Library's Book Bike Debuts

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This week, Omaha Public Library launched its new "wi-fi-enabled" book bike, "a long blue bicycle with a trailer of books in tow," the World-Herald reported. The bike's trailer is stocked with books as well as iPads "so people can sign up for library cards, download e-books and learn about other services."

"We have been making a concerted effort to get out into the community more instead of asking everyone to come to us," said OPL marketing manager Emily Getzschman, who added that the library hopes the book bike "will find those who maybe haven't set foot in the library in years and that it can show them everything OPL has to offer. Like a library made out of bike."