Volunteers deliver library material to people who cannot easily get to a library themselves.
Home library service clients include those who:
- have an illness or disability which prevents visiting the library in person
- cannot carry library items home
- live in a
- nursing home
- hospital
- hostel
- supported accommodation house.
- care full-time for someone physically unable to borrow library items
- are children of, or cared by, someone physically unable to borrow library items
Contact your local library to register.
When registering, we collect information that includes:
- formats of library materials preferred. For example,
- books
- audiobooks on CD
- magazines
- CDs
- DVDs
- preferred genres and subjects
- suitable day and times for a home visit
- quantity and frequency of items needed
- relevant medical conditions
- contact person in an emergency
- access information. For example, a person may live in a flat at the rear of a house
Courier Service
We rely on volunteer couriers to support our home library service clients. Our staff match a volunteer courier to the client. Where possible, couriers deliver to clients who live nearby.
See our
volunteers program.
Recorded Book Service
This service is available only to those clients currently receiving it.