WALKING BOOKS

Are you an avid Library user who can't make it to the Library due to disabilities? Or do you know someone who is homebound?

Thanks to the Walking Books program, elderly or disabled homebound patrons throughout Greene County can get Library materials delivered to their homes once or twice a month. Staff of the Outreach Services Department and volunteers make the deliveries and interview each Walking Books patron to learn his or her taste in reading materials. Staff members help patrons keep track of what they have read and suggest books that might be of interest to them. They deliver a fresh book bag each visit and return materials from the previous delivery. Materials are checked out for the entire period between deliveries.

To find out more about this free service, or to volunteer to help, call Walking Books at 883-6112 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Two Ways YOU Can Help

• Be a delivery driver
  • Deliver books and other items to Walking Books patrons every three weeks
  • Return to pick up the items and to deliver a new bag of materials
  • Develop a camaraderie with Walking Books patrons
    
    
• Be a Book Buddy
  • Review the reading preferences of Walking Books patrons
  • Select materials for the patrons through the month by using COOLcat, the Library's online computer catalog
  • Feel good about making a difference in people's lives