Home Delivery

Home Delivery Service is available to any library patron temporarily or permanently unable to visit the library due to a visual or physical disability.

Call Val at 223-1309, ext 217 or Jennifer at 223-1309, ext 218 for more information.

We can deliver:

• Books
• Large-print books
• DVDs
• CDs
• Audiobooks

You may request specific titles or just tell us what your preferences are and we will make selections for you to enjoy. We track the items you’ve borrowed so you will have fresh selections delivered.

Additional Services

Additional services may be available for patrons with visual or physical disabilities.

Call Val at 223-1309, ext 217 or Jennifer at 223-1309, ext 218 for more information.

• Newsline – provides audio versions of daily national newspapers using speech created by computers.  Users dial-in on the telephone and select a newspaper.
• Talking Books – Quincy Public Library assists eligible individuals with the application process for talking books for the blind and physically handicapped program.  The free Talking Book service provides digitally recorded books and a machine on which to play them.  Talking Books are available to patrons who are unable to read conventional printed material due to:
  • visual impairments or
  • physical disabilities that prevent holding a book or turning pages.
• Radio Information Service – provides a free special radio receiver to eligible users so they can listen to volunteers read national and local newspapers.

“Home Delivery is a very personal service,” explained Jennifer Burkett, Collection & Delivery Service Specialist. “People feel they are getting a visit from a friend. They’re excited to receive new books, movies, music, or magazines to enjoy.”

Each month, QPL delivers about 3000 items to more than 200 grateful patrons.

Bobbi Mock, QPL’s Manager of Circulation & Delivery Services, said, “Providing library material to homebound patrons helps them stay connected to the community.  Having these resources delivered to them allows them to keep up their brain function through the enjoyment of library material.  It allows them to keep as active and engaged as possible.”