Bookmobile helps keep kids learning during summer

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — At Lennox Park it was gray and damp except for the Burlington Public Library's bookmobile, whose eccentric decal provide a splash of color to the landscape.

Songs by bands such as One Direction and Selena Gomez resonated from the truck's speakers as Burlington School District librarian Donna Carlson lowered the entrance to the truck, The Hawk Eye (http://bit.ly/1V78LET ) reported.

Schools must plan time into their first quarter curriculum to review skills taught during the previous school year, but lost during the summer months.

The bookmobile's first stop on a recent Wednesday was at Blackhawk Village, subsequent stops were at West Burlington High School and Lennox Park before the librarians stopped for lunch.

A grandparent and a couple parents stopped by the truck, but still there were no children.

"Transportation is an issue, and we don't like to take the city bus, so we don't really make it out to the library," said Jill John, Shasta and Shylee's mother.

Carlson has received notice the Great River Christian School would like to see the bookmobile in its parking lot, so she is making arrangements.