# Bookmobiles Of A Different Breed Animals As Mobile Libraries By Trend Huntress | Published 2007-08-05 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookmobiles-of-a-different-breed-pack-animals-serve-as-mobile-libraries References: [news.bbc](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6929404.stm) & [bookpatrol.net](http://www.bookpatrol.net/2007/02/kenyan-literary-express.html) Four-legged [mobile libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astropads-new-bookcase) are bringing opportunities to children in rural villages. In the Andes foothills in Venezuela bibliomulas, or "book mules", are greeted by enthusiastic children with a passion for reading. In Kenya, the Camel Library Service brings books to children who don't have access to roads, clean water, or food much less a school. These literary beasts of burden are loaded up with all sorts of materials for kids and grown ups alike. The Venezuelan program is even trying to introduce technology to these [distant outposts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mushroom-library). Their goal is to install wireless modems beneath the banana plants to bring the world to them. Author Masha Hamilton was inspired to write a novel about the Camel Library Service. She spent time in Kenya researching the program and her book "The Camel Bookmobile" was released this past spring. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Libraries:** Mobile libraries with unconventional transportation methods are bringing opportunities to underprivileged areas worldwide. - **Rural Education:** Efforts to bring education to rural areas through alternative methods are growing in popularity. - **Technological Access:** Innovations in technology are being implemented to help connect underprivileged areas and communities worldwide. ### Who This Affects Most - **Education:** New market opportunities exist for organizations that can create educational programs and tools for underprivileged areas and communities worldwide. - **Transportation:** Innovative transportation services and methods have potential to connect more communities with necessary resources and services. - **Technology:** Technology companies can leverage their products and services to help bring connectivity and accessibility to more remote locations worldwide. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mobile Reading Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/library-of-us.md) - [Mobile Glass Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-libreria.md) - [Book Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornwall-public-library.md) - [Open-Air Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikea-billyotheque.md) - [Unique Book-Inspired Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/book-shaped-fans.md) - [Children's Story-Inspired Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/western-academy.md) - [Book-Inspired Public Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sit-down-to-read.md) - [Temporary Translucent Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-liberia.md) - [Reading-Focused Compact Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/library-tiny-house.md)