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Book guy : a librarian in the Peace / Howard Overend.
Book Guy is unique. It's a librarian's story of getting books into the hands of rural school children and people in isolated places in the Peace River country and up the Alaska Highway. The story also tells how the mobile service began 50 years ago and traces-not without humour-the remarkable efforts of successive true-grit librarians to overcome the obstacles of poor working conditions, severe cold and the hazards of dust and ice and muddy roads.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780920663820
- ISBN: 0920663826 :
- Physical Description: 288 pages : illustrations, maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : TouchWood Editions, c2001.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 In the beginning -- 2 Up the beanstalk -- 3 The great peace country -- 4 Unique exilrs -- 5 Land of the snow queen -- 6 Books by a dam site -- 7 The all-peace venture -- 8 Packed they them their caravan -- 9 The most serious handicap -- 10 The shooting of JFZ -- 11 Back of the northern beyond -- 12 A dream dies -- 13 Farewell to arms. |
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| Subject: | Overend, Howard, 1919- Librarians > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Biography. |
Available copies
- 15 of 16 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | 921 Over (Text) | 33294001764067 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
