Analisis Pelayanan Perpustakaan Keliling pada Dinas Perpustakaan Kota Binjai

Abstract

The research aims to find out about Mobile Library Service at the Library Agency of Binjai. This is descriptive qualitative research and the informants are determined by conducting purposive sampling. The research informants are the section head of service, the section head of library material management, the clerk, and driver of the mobile library. Data are collected through observation, intervei ws, and documentation. Data are tested using data triangulation namely source triangulation, technique triangulation, and time triangulation. The result indicates that the Mobile Library Service at the Library Agency of Binjai, according to the Guideline of Mobile Library Implementation of 2013 issued by the National library of the Republic of Indonesia, consists of 4 categories. First, the type of service provided by the mobile library in Binjai consists of circulation/borrowing service and references service. The circulation service of Binjai mobile library currently is not running and does not serve book lending due to the pandemic. Secondly, Binjai mobile library has service programs namely the promotion of mobile library and free reading service which is conducted in schools during the reading service given to visitors. Thirdly, there are 2 vehicles used for mobile library equipped with vehicle tools such as a jack stand, wheel chock, wheel lock, spare tire, medicine box, and warning triangle. Some equipment of mobile library namely collection shelves, folding chairs, loudspeakers, and fans. Lastly, type of service statistics of Binjai mobile Library is the statistic of library material borrowed by the librarian, number of visitors, and number of borrowers. The monthly statistic of mobile library visitors in 2021 reaches approximately hundreds of visitors and during the year of 2021 the number of mobile Library visitors reaches 4,948 people.