Can’t Come to the Library?  Let the Library Come to You!

New Homebound Service Delivers Borrowed Materials to Patrons

Books can be a great escape, but only if you have access to them.  The McCracken County Public Library staff knows many patrons cannot borrow materials because they cannot physically come to the library itself. 

The elderly, critically ill, or injured may be “homebound,” but they are free to take out whatever books or audio books they’d like thanks to a new McCracken County Public Library program!

By filling out an application, anyone physically unable to come to the library may have their materials delivered to them – FREE.  The library will mail books and audios to private addresses.  Library staff will hand deliver books and audios to those living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or staying in hospitals.  The service encompasses anyone who may be unable to check out materials, whether their situation be permanent or temporary.

The Homebound Library Service application allows library staff to make appropriate selections for the patron in question.   Each person may select books, audio, or both.  They may also mark their genre preferences, like “spy stories” from Adult Fiction or “Cooking” from Adult Non-Fiction.  Children’s materials are also available. 

At this time, the Homebound Library Service is available to patrons living in the city of Paducah and McCracken County.  The library hopes to extend the delivery area in the future.

An application for the program is available at the library’s circulation desk at 555 Washington Street, in Paducah.  Homebound patrons have access to it online Here.  They may also request an application be mailed to them by calling 270.442.2510, ext. 118.