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In some ways the St. Paul Public Library is the most unusual library in the Carroll and Madison Library System. First, it is located on the campus of the St. Paul Public School System. Second, it is actually a retired bookmobile – a very old one (it has an 8-track tape player mounted in it). The bookmobile was permanently relocated in St. Paul in 1995 by the North Arkansas Regional Library. At that time St. Paul and other CAMALS libraries were in that regional library system and the bookmobile still bears the North Arkansas Regional Library name.
Although the red and white exterior of the 30-year-old bookmobile shows signs of wear, the interior always gleams with new books and bustles with activity. The librarian receives frequent visits from the school community and the St. Paul community as well. Unbelievably, she holds many children’s programs in the limited space overcoming “minor” obstacles such as building size to provide excellent library service to all the residents of St. Paul.
The St. Paul Public Library is looking forward to a new to a much larger facility in 2009. In 2008, Madison County Judge Wes Fowler purchased a 3-bedroom mobile home from the Federal Emergency Management Administration. It originally was acquired by FEMA for families in need of homes due to Hurricane Katrina. The interior of the mobile home is currently being redesigned for library use. St. Paul’s new home will be five times larger than its current space. It will also have water and restrooms which the current facility does not have.
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