Central Rappahannock Regional Library

The Central Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg, Virginia, will invest in an outreach vehicle to bring technology resources into underserved areas of rural Westmoreland County. COVID-19 affected open library hours, and with long driving distances between branches and limited home access to internet-enabled devices, the library needed a mobile solution. The Library on the Go van will regularly visit schools and community gathering places to offer residents access to tablets, laptops, wireless printing, and Wi-Fi. In addition to technological resources, the outreach vehicle will offer a print collection, library card sign-ups, readers’ advisory services, and special programming. By providing services in this way, the library will expand access to traditional library services in the rural county and serve new patrons of all ages who may be unable or unwilling to come to the library branches.