Librarians take to the streets as Salem library gets new van
Alice MacGougan is used to hauling heavy boxes of books around Salem.
As a senior librarian for the Salem Public Library, MacGougan makes monthly trips to 10 retirement communities around the city, helping seniors who often lack transportation get books from the library.
“We have quite a large community for only having two library buildings which are quite close together,” she said.
Her trips just got easier with the rollout of a new library outreach…
