Homebound Library Service

1. This service offers delivery of library materials to Kanawha residents who are residing in the care center or who are unable to visit the library.

2. Patrons must have a current Kanawha library card in good standing to participate. Persons without a card may call the library to set up an account and obtain a card.

3. Due to limited resources, persons participating must live within the city limits.

4. Participants in this service will be accepted for the following:  a temporary hardship due to a major illness, an ongoing need due to physical handicap, a long-term illness, residence in the care center, or homebound seniors. Others may be accepted at the Director’s discretion.

5. Upon acceptance for this service, patrons will fill out an information form with contact information and reading preferences. A library employee will call or visit to go over the form to further discuss areas of interest and help establish what materials are preferred. 

6. A library employee or volunteer will schedule a time to come to the residence to drop off the materials and pick them up at regular intervals.

7. Regular loan periods will apply to all materials delivered.

8. Participants will be responsible to contact the library if a regularly scheduled delivery date or time will not work for any reason.

9. Library employees or volunteers will be available only for scheduled visits to discuss reading selections and delivery of materials. They will not provide assistance with activities of daily living or advice on financial or personal matters.

10. Persons barred from library property under the law will not be served by the library’s homebound delivery service.