Demographic shifts and an increasing number of branch libraries resulted in a waning interest in bookmobiles service, leading to the retirement of the last bookmobile in 1992. The growing percentage of older adults, on the other hand, led to a dramatic expansion of services in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve older adults. Service to Schools - Classroom collections are provided to teachers in elementary and middle schools throughout Hamilton County. Service to Correctional Facilities - Library material are provided for the Hamilton County Justice Center and other local correctional facilities. Service to Exceptional Children - Specially selected collections are delivered to schools, hospitals, and other facilities serving children with special needs.
Staff also provide programs including storytelling, puppet shows, and book talks.
The Collection IBBM 's collection is geared toward meeting the needs of users with special needs and the professionals who work with or care for them. A large collection of juvenile books, magazines and audiocassettes are used for providing Service to Schools. Materials covering education, children with special needs, aging, arts and crafts and activities are available to teachers, activity directors, nursing home administrators and other professionals served by IBBM . The collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, and classics. Juvenile large print titles are available through the Children's Learning Center.