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BookMobile Ends in Western Mass

By Charlie Deitz

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Sheffield, MA – The Bookmoblie is a 75 year old tradition in Western Massachusetts, serving 59 public libraries through out the region. That service is coming to an end this month because of drastic funding cuts from the state. Friday, the book mobile made its last stop in Berkshire County, our Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz reports that the end of this institution could just be the tip of the iceberg for regional libraries in the Commonwealth