Andrea Johnson/MDN • Phyllis Buechler helps Edgewood Vista resident Kermit Mostad check out books on the Ward County Bookmobile March 3.

Michelle Demchuk and Phyllis Buechler have had some adventures in the two years they’ve been riding on the Ward County Bookmobile, but the people they run into are pretty friendly. “We’ve only been stuck once,” said Demchuk. The Bookmobile has broken down on remote rural highways, but they carry cell phones and someone always comes to their aid. “It’s North Dakota,” said Demchuk, who recalls one passerby stopping and asking, “Are you ladies warm in there?” The women have given the bookmobile a name because they got tired of having the librarian write down the initials “B.M.” when referring to the vehicle. “The Bookmobile’s name is Bernice,” said Demchuk. “We got tired of B.M. Bernice is so much better. And she’s an older lady so we tried to pick an older lady’s name.” The Ward County Library has had a bookmobile for 50 years. The library will celebrate the anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. April 5 at the Ward County Public Library.