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.