Mobile Library Services Books and much much more.......
Mar 31, 2015
Mobile Library ServicesBooks and much much more.......
The Mobile Library service enables.
Assists people to maintain confidence and positive self-esteem
Acts to alleviate people's loneliness and isolation
Treats each person as an individual by offering a personalised service
Listens and supports people to express their needs and wants
Enables people to maintain the maximum possible level of independence, choice and control
Mobile 2
Mobile 2
Provides a library service to people living in: Nursing Homes Adult Training centres Sheltered Accommodation Residential Homes Retirement developments
Visits 40 sites on a 4 weekly timetable
3731 customers annually 23000 items issued
annually Free library service
“Dedicated community library”
On Mobile 2
Customers can select their own books
Staff will deliver library materials to customers in residential accommodation
Fitted with a platform lift for maximum independence
“Dedicated community library”
Home Library Service Delivered through 5 transit
vans staffed by trained Home Library Officers; each van carrying wide selection of approx 800 items of stock
Provides a library service in their own home to those unable to get to a library
Serving over 850 customers
Issuing 70,456 items annually
A dedicated Asian Home Library Service van and officer also serving 120 customers
Much much more! …
Computers at Home: a one to one service
Telephone reading group via conference call
Talking book readers’ group meets at the Central Library- guide dogs obviously welcome!
Reminiscence talks to groupsAuthor visits Staff will signpost to additional
services and information resources
And finally:
Free service with no fines/chargesCustomers can have as many items
as they require for 4 weeksNo limit on number of requests.