Readmobile

You may have spotted the New Haven Free Public Library's 26 foot colorful ReadMobile at a neighborhood school, a local organization, at an event on the Green or at one of the city's parades. Originally put on the road thanks to State funding of Priority Schools, the ReadMobile keeps making in roads beyond its 2001 creation. Sporting a revolving collection that includes picture books, parenting materials, homework help materials, story kits, books for teenagers and a range of adult hits, 10-15% of the materials are in Spanish.

When on the road, the ReadMobile offers customers the convenience of checking out materials, getting a library card, searching the library's catalog and placing reserves on materials.

Additionally, the ReadMobile is a destination for individuals and families seeking access to free health and wellness information. Interested in Wheel Into Health at the New Haven Free Public Library? Read On! Due to the generosity of Covidien, a manufacturer of products and pharmaceuticals, the ReadMobile schedules visits with the Fair Haven Health Clinic and the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center. Using the ReadMobile, the New Haven Free Public Library is able to raise the knowledge and awareness of health and wellness information, provide facts on topics such as nutrition and exercise and offer access to a wide array of resources empowering the community to become better educated about individual health.

Revised March 23, 2011