Various communities in Cole and Osage counties depend on regular visits from the Missouri River Regional Library Bookmobile for access to books, CDs and DVDs.
The library will celebrate the contributions the vehicle makes to the counties during National Bookmobile Day on April 11. The recognition day falls during the middle of National Library Week.
Coordinated by the American Library Association, the celebration is an opportunity for bookmobile fans to show their appreciation of the vehicles by writing letters, thanking staff or voicing support to community leaders, according to the association's website.
"This year, we're having a pretty big celebration," local library marketing coordinator Natalie Newville said.
The bookmobile will be parked at the MRRL Park, 214 Adams St., from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 11. Library staff will read for story time at 10:30 a.m. and again at noon. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will read stories beginning at 1:15 p.m.
"We'll also have games in the park," Newville said. "And people can visit the bookmobile and snap pictures of themselves 'driving' it."