Buckinghamshire’s Home Library Service
| Published: 12th August 2008 15:10 |
If you love books but can't get to a library - don't worry!
Buckinghamshire County Council's Home Library Service delivers books, story tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs each month to people who have difficulty visiting a library due to age, illness or disability. Trained volunteers, known as Library Visitors, choose the items their customers would like, and deliver them to their homes free of charge. The service is provided in partnership with the WRVS who have both male and female volunteers.
We realise that there are potentially many more people who would appreciate the service, and are working closely with many agencies to identify new customers. However, if you know of someone who would like to receive the Home Library Service, please contact us.
Alternatively, if you would like to become a Library Visitor, delivering our service to customers, we would like to hear from you. Taking books to people who love to read is very rewarding and much appreciated. Many volunteers become valued friends to their customers. We know the pleasure that reading, listening to a tape or watching a DVD can bring to someone unable to leave their home, especially if they are living alone.
For more information on receiving the Home Library Service, please telephone 0845 2303232, or to volunteer 01296 387863, or e-mail libraries@buckscc.gov.uk or web www.buckscc.gov.uk/libraries .
