Homebound library service

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If you cannot get to the library and have no-one to go for you, then the library can come to you. Volunteers can visit readers in their own homes, taking books and other materials to them.

We can provide:

• books by popular authors
• romances, family sagas, crime and science fiction books
• books on many subjects
• large print books and talking books for visually impaired readers
• music CDs of all types

You can also make requests for particular books or CDs. If you require the use of a book rest we can lend it to you.

If you would like to find out more you can contact your local library or alternatively contact Library Services by -

email: libraries.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk

phone: 0141 840 3003

fax: 0141 840 3004

or by writing to:

Library Services
Abbey House
8a Seedhill Road
Paisley
PA1 1AJ

Volunteering with the Housebound Library Service

If you have some spare time and enjoy reading and talking to people, then you might like to become a volunteer with the Housebound Library Service. Volunteers work from their local library, visiting readers who can no longer get to the library themselves. Each volunteer is matched to one or two people whom they visit once a fortnight, taking them books or music CDs that they have chosen for them from the library.

Anyone can be a volunteer - all we ask is that you supply two references, including one from a former employer or professional person who knows you well. You can claim travelling expenses or mileage if you use your car.

If you would like to help, then contact your local library who will give you an application form.