Home Delivery

Unable to get to the library?  We can help!

Visiting Library Services is available to Library Cardholders who are confined to a private residence or institution. The Library provides Visiting Library Service to eligible members who, for reasons of restricted vision, mobility, or long-term illness, are unable to use regular Library facilities. Delivery during the winter months is also available.

Monthly library deliveries are made to the following senior's residences in St. Marys: Kingsway Lodge, Wildwood Nursing Home and Fairhill Lodge.

Fill out the Registration Form to get started.

How Visiting Library Service Works

Material Selection: Materials are selected by library staff based on your personal reading profile. You can also request specific titles, authors and subjects of interest.

Collections: A wide selection of fiction and non-fiction titles are available, from classics to the latest bestsellers, in hardcover, paperback and audiobook CDs. Special formats are also available, such as Large Print Books and CELA DAISY audiobooks. In addition, users are able to borrow Magazines, DVDs and Music CDs.

The Visiting Library will deliver material to your home approximately every 4 weeks. We do our best to make sure the delivery service runs smoothly. To help us, please keep the following in mind: Loan Period: Materials from your delivery are due to be returned on the date of your next delivery; this time period is usually 4 weeks.

Requests: We encourage you to take an active role in your material selection. Please contact the library via note, letter, e-mail or phone with any specific title, author or subject requests you may have. Ask library staff how you can select your own books online.

Service Changes: If for any reason you need to suspend your service due to vacation, illness or change of address please contact us to let us know.

Renewals: Please notify staff at the Library one week in advance of your delivery if you have any titles that you would like to keep for an extra month. Remember, renewals are not always possible because other patrons may be waiting to enjoy the title. If this is the case, the material must be returned on your next delivery day. Visiting Library staff will be glad to place these titles on hold for you, so that you can receive them again at a later date.

Lost materials: Visiting Library patrons are not charged fines for materials returned late. In the event that materials are not returned, a bill for the replacement cost of the items will be sent to you. If you return these items, the charges will be removed from your account.

Fill out the Home Delivery Registration form to sign up and a Library staff person will contact you. 

For more information about home delivery please contact the library at 519-284-3346.