[1]: 7  After that, she was hired as a cataloger at the Rutland Public Library in Vermont, where she worked for twelve years and became chief librarian.

[3] Titcomb was an outsider in the Hagerstown community, described as "frosty in manner," prim, proper, and pudgy, who always wore white gloves and a hat.

[4] She also expanded the reach of the library, sending boxes of 30 books each to stores, post offices, and other public places located in remote areas.

[3] Despite the expansion of the Washington County Free Library's services, Titcomb wanted to reach more people who lived in isolated areas.

To bring the library to these rural areas, in 1904, Titcomb developed an early American bookmobile, or "book wagon.

In the first six months, the book wagon made 31 trips, averaged 30 miles traveled per day, and distributed 1,008 volumes.

[4] The library board treasurer William Kealhofer contributed $2,500 to fund a new book wagon, which was an International Harvester truck.