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Circulating Care

by Crista Chapman
Clayton Bivens, 12, runs to his classmates awaiting their turns on the bookmobile at Cuba Elementary School.

Sandy Alderice, Mayfield’s bookmobile librarian, provides books and companionship throughout Graves County. She delivers compassion and friendship to patrons in need of more than just a good read.

Librarian Sandy Alderdice visits with Connie Stroup at one of her stops. She said her visits are important because "they help break up the loneliness for some of the elderly people."
Bookmobile librarian Sandy Alderdice suggests titles to patron Diana Rugge. Sandy makes stops all over Graves County for people who have no other way to access library materials.
Bookmobile librarian Sandy Alderdice reviews book selections for a day care stop on her route. Sandy's routes run throughout Graves County.
Bookmobile librarian Sandy Alderdice chats with James Green during a delivery at his home.

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