33-608: Download coordinates as: Kingsthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people. Kingsthorpe is on the Darling Downs , 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) north-west of the Toowoomba CBD and 144 kilometres (89 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane . Kingsthorpe railway station on
66-674: A centralized contact to help them distribute the materials. At Fairfax County, Virginia , county-wide bookmobile service was begun in 1940, in a truck loaned by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA support of the bookmobile ended in 1942, but the service continued. The "Library in Action" was a late-1960s bookmobile program in the Bronx, NY , run by interracial staff that brought books to teenagers of color in under-served neighborhoods. Bookmobiles reached
99-638: A clubhouse with a canteen and amenities. The Kingsthorpe branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 2 Gowrie Street (beside the Kingsthorpe and District Memorial Hall). Mount Kingsthorpe Bushland Reserve is on a hill in the south-east of the locality ( 27°28′48″S 151°49′54″E / 27.4799°S 151.8316°E / -27.4799; 151.8316 ( Mount Kingsthorpe lookout ) ). Rising to 600 metres (2,000 ft), there are expansive views from
132-581: A nearby lamp-standard or civil defense post. The traveling library had a selection of fiction and non-fiction works; it even had a children's section with fairy tales and non-fiction books for kids. The mayor of the borough christened the van with a speech, saying that "People without books are like houses without windows." Even after heavy night bombings by the Germans, readers visited the Saint Pancras Traveling Library in some of
165-557: A system of traveling libraries in Texas. Women's Clubs wanted state governments to step in and create commissions for these traveling libraries. They hoped the commissions would boost the managers of the bookmobile's "Library Sprit". Unfortunately, the Texas Library Association (TLA) could not provide the type of service that is already provided to state libraries to bookmobiles. One of the earliest mobile libraries in
198-690: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Goombungee Road ( 27°28′19″S 151°48′52″E / 27.4719°S 151.8145°E / -27.4719; 151.8145 ( Kingsthorpe State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 187 students with 13 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Kingsthorpe. The nearest secondary schools are in Oakey , Highfields , and Wilsonton Heights (in Toowoomba ). Library services in Kingsthorpe are provided by
231-600: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Mobile library A bookmobile , or mobile library , is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Bookmobiles expand
264-758: The Hennepin County Public Library operated a horse-drawn book wagon starting in 1922. Following the Great Depression in the United States , a WPA effort from 1935 to 1943 called the Pack Horse Library Project covered the remote coves and mountainsides of Kentucky and nearby Appalachia, bringing books and similar supplies on foot and on hoof to those who could not make the trip to a library on their own. Sometimes these "packhorse librarians" relied on
297-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
330-556: The Western railway line serves the town ( 27°28′42″S 151°48′54″E / 27.4783°S 151.8150°E / -27.4783; 151.8150 ( Kingsthorpe railway station ) ). Kings railway station is a closed station on that line on the boundary between the localities of Kingsthorpe and Kings Siding ( 27°27′53″S 151°47′11″E / 27.4648°S 151.7864°E / -27.4648; 151.7864 ( Kings railway station (former) ) ). The town
363-514: The Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Kingsthorpe State School and Kingsthorpe Village Green every Wednesday. Kingsthorpe features a number of parks with recreation areas, play equipment, and amenities, including Rosalie Walk, Settlers Park, Village Green, and Stoney Ridge Park. The Recreational Reserve has a large sporting oval, tennis courts, picnic facilities with an electric barbeque, and
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#1732791338951396-550: The United States of America, The American School Library (1839) was a traveling frontier library published by Harper & Brothers . The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has the only complete original set of this series complete with its wooden carrying case. The British Workman reported in 1857 about a perambulating library operating in a circle of eight villages, in Cumbria . A Victorian merchant and philanthropist, George Moore, had created
429-520: The United States was a mule-drawn wagon carrying wooden boxes of books. It was created in 1904 by the People's Free Library of Chester County, South Carolina , and served the rural areas there. Another early mobile library service was developed by Mary Lemist Titcomb (1857–1932). As a librarian in Washington County, Maryland , Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all
462-644: The United States. In the state of New York from 1895 to 1898 the number of bookmobiles increased to 980. The United States Women Clubs became their primary advocate. The Women's Club movement in 1904, had the standard to be held accountable for the influx of bookmobiles in thirty out of fifty states. Because of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (TFWC), a new legislation to develop public libraries in Texas became possible after much advocating from TFWC for bookmobiles. This new legislation brought in library improvements and expansions that included establishing
495-682: The county. After securing a Carnegie gift of $ 2,500, Titcomb purchased a black Concord wagon and employed the library janitor to drive it. The book wagon proved popular, with 1,008 volumes distributed within its first six months. With the rise of motorized transport in America, a pioneering librarian in 1920 named Sarah Byrd Askew began driving her specially outfitted Model T to provide library books to rural areas in New Jersey. The automobile remained rare, however, and in Minneapolis,
528-680: The developing world. The Free Black Women's Library is a mobile library in Brooklyn. Founded by Ola Ronke Akinmowo in 2015, this bookmobile features books written by black women. Titles are available in exchange for other titles written by black female authors. In the U.S., the American Library Association sponsors National Bookmobile Day in April each year, on the Wednesday of National Library Week . They celebrate
561-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
594-625: The growing demand for "greener" bookmobiles that deliver outreach services to their patrons, some bookmobile manufacturers have introduced significant advances to reduce their carbon footprint , such as solar/battery solutions in lieu of traditional generators, and all-electric and hybrid-electric chassis. Bookmobiles have also taken on an updated form in the form of m libraries , also known as mobile libraries in which patrons are delivered content electronically. The Internet Archive runs its own bookmobile to print out-of-copyright books on demand. The project has spun off similar efforts elsewhere in
627-504: The height of their popularity in the mid-twentieth century. In England, bookmobiles, or "traveling libraries" as they were called in that country, were typically used in rural and outlying areas. However, during World War II, one traveling library found popularity in the city of London. Because of air raids and blackouts, patrons did not visit the Metropolitan Borough of Saint Pancras's physical libraries as much as before
660-493: The length of the van. The books were arranged in Dewey order, and up to 20 patrons could fit into the van at one time to browse and check out materials. A staff enclosure was at the rear of the van, and the van was lighted with windows in the roof – each fitted with black-out curtains in case of a German bombing raid. The van could even be used at night, as it was fitted with electric roof lamps that could access electrical current from
693-586: The nation's bookmobiles and the dedicated library professionals who provide this service to their communities. In February 2021, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS), and the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) agreed to rebrand National Bookmobile Day in recognition of all that outreach library professional do within their communities. Instead, libraries across
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#1732791338951726-608: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
759-460: The people it could. Meant as a way to reach more library patrons, the annual report for 1902 listed 23 deposit stations, with each being a collection of 50 books in a case that was placed in a store or post office throughout the county. Although popular, Titcomb realized that even this did not reach the most rural residents, and so she cemented the idea of a "book wagon" in 1905, taking the library materials directly to people's homes in remote parts of
792-474: The project to "diffuse good literature among the rural population". The Warrington Perambulating Library , set up in 1858, was another early British mobile library. This horse-drawn van was operated by the Warrington Mechanics' Institute , which aimed to increase the lending of its books to enthusiastic local patrons. During the late 1800s, Women's Clubs began advocating for Bookmobiles in
825-600: The reach of traditional libraries by transporting books to potential readers, providing library services to people in otherwise underserved locations (such as remote areas) and/or circumstances (such as residents of retirement homes ). Bookmobile services and materials (such as Internet access, large print books, and audiobooks ), may be customized for the locations and populations served. Bookmobiles have been based on various means of conveyance, including bicycles, carts, motor vehicles, trains, watercraft, and wagons, as well as camels, donkeys, elephants, horses, and mules. In
858-533: The state of Texas and throughout the United States. Kate Rotan of the Women's Club in Waco, Texas was the first to advocate for bookmobiles. She was president of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (TFWC). During this time Women's Clubs were encouraged to promote bookmobiles because they embraced their ideas and missions. After receiving so much support and promotion these traveling libraries increased in numbers all around
891-585: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
924-476: The top. Access is between 29 and 33 Emmanulla Road. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
957-521: The war. To meet the needs of its citizens, the borough borrowed a traveling library van from Hastings and in 1941 created a "war-time library on wheels." (The Saint Pancras borough was abolished in 1965 and became part of the London Borough of Camden.) The Saint Pancras traveling library consisted of a van mounted on a six-wheel chassis powered by a Ford engine. The traveling library could carry more than 2,000 books on open-access shelves that ran
990-488: The worst bombed areas. Bookmobiles are still in use in the 21st century, operated by libraries, schools, activists, and other organizations. Although some feel that the bookmobile is an outmoded service, citing reasons like high costs, advanced technology, impracticality, and ineffectiveness, others cite the ability of the bookmobile to be more cost-efficient than building more branch libraries would be and its high use among its patrons as support for its continuation. To meet
1023-463: Was in the Shire of Rosalie until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated into the new Toowoomba Region local government area. In the 2011 census , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 1,820 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 1,867 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people. Kingsthorpe State School
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1056-563: Was named after pastoralist brothers Colonel Henry Venn King and George Beresford King, of the Gowrie pastoral property. St Gregory's Anglican Church in Meringandan was consecrated on Sunday 12 September 1886 by Bishop William Webber . It was located on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) piece of land near the railway station, donated by Mr Foland. It was built by Mr Maag and was 18 by 38 feet (5.5 by 11.6 m) and could seat 150 people. In 1905 it
1089-921: Was relocated to Kingsthorpe where it was re-consecrated at St Gregory's by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson on 20 October 1905. The church was closed circa 1982. Gowrie Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 May 1901, becoming Gowrie Mountain State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967. It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 95 Gowrie Mountain School Road ( 27°30′26″S 151°48′09″E / 27.5072°S 151.8026°E / -27.5072; 151.8026 ( Gowrie Mountain State School (former) ) ), formerly within Gowrie Mountain but now within Kingsthorpe. Kingsthorpe State School opened on 10 July 1911. Kingsthorpe
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