BookBar, Denver, Colo., has bought Mavis the Magical Book Mobile from employee Anna Kongs and will use it to continue Kongs's mission of donating books to those in need. Bookbar will also use Mavis for on- and offsite BookBar events, school visits, mobile book signings and more.
In 2015, Kongs converted the 1994 ambulance into a bookmobile, and last year she began working at BookBar, too, where owner Nicole Sullivan had been considering starting a bookmobile. As Kongs continued her graduate studies in library science, she realized she couldn't continue her bookmobile nonprofit. Late last year, Sullivan bought Mavis and promoted Kongs to bookmobile manager. The two are working on a business plan and upgrading the vehicle for a spring rollout.