Today’s guests are Emily Toombs, Director of Bookmobile Experience, and Lara Vilahomat, Director of Community and Outreach Experience of the Framingham Public Library.

Subscribe to The Ham’er podcast via the Substack app, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why the bookmobile is important for building community and connecting people

* The role the library played during the COVID 19 pandemic

* The Library of Things… did you know you can reserve a paddle board?

* How today’s libraries have changed to meet growing and changing needs

* What they both think you should experience along with taking out books

Show Links:

* Framingham Public Library:

https://framinghamlibrary.org/

* Bookmobile website with calendar: https://framinghamlibrary.org/bookmobile

* Events calendar: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar

* Signup for the library’s newsletter: https://framinghamlibrary.org/news-events/monthly-newsletter/

* The Ham’er Newsletter: thehamer.substack.com

Thoughts? Questions? Email Mary Kate: [email protected]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thehamer.substack.com