The work of a woman librarian in charge of one of the mobile vans which carry the services of the free public library into the remote villages and isolated farms scattered over the country districts of Britain.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321491
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Librarians
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries - Great Brit
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries and readers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries, Traveling
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Public libraries
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)