A Free Library Service for the Homebound - Direct Delivery to
Your Home!
Books to You is a free delivery service provided by the Coeur d’Alene Public
Library to patrons of all ages who are unable to visit the library.
Volunteers will deliver library materials directly to you on a regular
schedule, bringing requested items, materials by favorite authors and/or items
on a particular topic.
Materials are available in a variety of formats including:
- Books Large-print books
- Audiobooks on tape or CD
- Videos/DVDs
- Music CDs and
cassettes
- Cassette and CD players
We are here to assist you with whatever library needs you have. If you are
interested in using this service, know someone who could benefit from this
service or wish to become a Books to You volunteer, contact the Outreach Services Coordinator.
Other Services
Talking Books: A free service provided by the Idaho State Library in
conjunction with the National Library Service for people who cannot read regular
print due to blindness, low vision or other conditions.
Video Enlargement: A machine that uses video equipment to enlarge
print is available for use in the Library.
Services for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing and their Families: Interpreter for the Deaf. Video
Relay Service. Check out adaptive equipment to try before you buy.
Library photo by David Townsend |
Midge Thysell, left, a Books to You volunteer for the
Coeur d'Alene Public Library has delivered books on tape to Ada Bateman for more
than 10 years. Ada, who is legally blind, in unable to read even the library's large-print
material, but enjoys its collection of audiobooks. She prefers autobiographies,
historical novels and Christian literature. She is also a client of the Idaho State
Library's Talking Books program. Ada is a resident of the Heritage Homes residential
facility in Coeur d'Alene. The library's Books to You program has been serving patrons
for nearly 20 years. The program is designed to serve patrons, of all ages, who
are unable to visit the library. Volunteers visit the homebound on a regular basis
to deliver and collect materials requested by the patrons. Patrons can request specific
titles or authors or simply ask their volunteer to look for books about certain
subjects.
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