NORTH CASTLE HISTORY - The Town of North Castle
NORTH CASTLE HISTORY - The Town of North Castle
NORTH CASTLE HISTORY - The Town of North Castle
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THE MAGICAL BUS - NOlrrl-I <strong>CASTLE</strong> LIBRARY'S BOOKMOBILE<br />
by Sheila Smith Drapeau<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was a time in Armonk when a ~nusical bell that rang out througlr the<br />
streets created almost as much excitement as that <strong>of</strong> an ice cream tmck.<br />
Its peal was filled with the promise <strong>of</strong> mystery, adventure, poetry and<br />
prose that brought the world to one's door It was the bell attached to the<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Castle</strong> Free Library's Bookmobile, and it rode around Armonk,<br />
Banksville and <strong>North</strong> White Plains delivering fun and fulfillment lo those<br />
residents eager for a good read.<br />
Collectians <strong>of</strong> the <strong>North</strong> Castlz Public Libra~y<br />
<strong>NORTH</strong> <strong>CASTLE</strong>'S ONE AND ONLY BIG BLUE BOOKMOBILE<br />
PROUDLY SHOWS OFF ITS LOGO<br />
To find the driving force behind our library's Bool;l~obile one must turn<br />
back the pages <strong>of</strong> time to 1936 when a local invalid child's longing for<br />
books sparked a big idea, culminati~lg in the creation <strong>of</strong> a volunteer free<br />
libray, which, five years later resided in its own building on its present<br />
site on Whippoonvill Road East. Miss Julia Bennett, anAnnonk realtor by<br />
trade and volunteer extraodinaire, was the first to take the necessary steps<br />
to find out what was entailed in starling a library.
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