The Home Delivery Library Service is free for anyone living within the St Helens Borough unable to get to their local library due to age, illness or an accident. The service is also available to carers and anyone temporarily restricted to home, due to illness or an accident. There are no age limits- our customers currently ranging from 10 years old to 100 years
Referrals
A first referral visit will be carried out at your home to gain an idea of your reading tastes. You will then be visited every 4 weeks by a member of the Community Services Team with a selection geared to your choice. Materials that can be provided include:
- Large Print and ordinary print books
- Talking Books on either cassette or CD
- Music CDs and cassettes
- Videos and DVDs
- Talking magazines
- Local community and Council information
- Free loan of equipment. e.g. tape players, headphones etc.
A free item request service is also available
We visit residential and nursing homes, sheltered accommodation and daycare centres. The van carries a range of stock and visits each venue on an 8 weekly cycle. Items available for loan include books in large print and ordinary print, talking books, videos, DVDs and music CDs. A small selection of local community and Council information is also available. There are no charges for any part of these services.
Alternatively, a book deposit collection can be provided to a venue if it is more appropriate. In this case, the selection of reading materials will be changed on a regular basis.
A free item request service is also available.
Contact us
For further information on any of the above services, please telephone the Community Services Library on 01744 677898 or email: communityservices@sthelens.gov.uk