Home Library Service

The Home Library Service is a free service connecting City of Newcastle residents who find it difficult to access the Libraries' physical collection.

Unable to visit the library due to poor health or immobility
Living with a disability
Frail and aged
Resident in a care facility
Carers
A new parent

Members of our Home Library Service may borrow up to 15 items per month from the library's collection including:

Books (including large print)
Audio books
DVDs
Magazines
Music CDs
Materials in community languages
eLibrary and other online resources

Call our Outreach Services team or ask a friend, relative or care organisation staff to contact us on your behalf. We will arrange for the delivery of your preferred library items to your home on a specified day each month, and the previous month's loans will be collected. The Library also offers a self-select service for those members who can visit our libraries but have difficulties carrying their items home.

Terms and Conditions - Home Library Service membership

Contact Outreach Services on:
P: 02 4974 5348
E: homelibraryservice@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Newcastle Region Library provides a free home delivery service to residents in the Newcastle Local Government Area who have difficulty visiting the library as a result of age, illness, disability or carer's responsibilities.
Items are selected to meet each customer's needs & are delivered to their home once a month. Members of our Home Library Service can choose to borrow up to 30 items per month from the library's collection including:
     • Fiction & non-fiction books in standard print
     • Large print books
     • Talking books on cassette & CD
     • Magazines
     • DVDs & CDs
     • Community language books in a range of languages.
If you would like more information, or would like to apply to join the Home Library Service please contact the Outreach Librarian on 4974 5348.< h1>Online resources</h1>
<a href="http://2rphv2.gingerfever.com/" target="_blank">2RPH</a> is an Australian radio reading service broadcast on 100.5 FM in the Newcastle region. 2RPH, or Radio for the Print Handicapped is a community radio station that employs volunteers to read newspapers & magazine articles for those who have difficulties reading for themselves. A schedule of programmes can be found on their <a href="http://2rphv2.gingerfever.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.
 
 For those who are vision impaired or simply enjoy listening to audiobooks, the links below are to free online collections of audiobooks:
 
 < a href="http://librivox.org/" target="_blank">LibriVox</a> is an online catalog of 4,000 unabridged free public domain audiobooks & shorter works available to download in MP3, podcast or <a href="http://www.vorbis.com/" target="_blank">ogg vorbis</a>.  The audiobooks are read by volunteers & approximately 90% of the collection is in English, although recordings are available in a total of 31 languages.
 
 < a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1" target="_blank">Gutenberg Project</a> is a large collection of audiobooks available to download in MP3 or <a href="http://www.vorbis.com/" target="_blank">ogg vorbis</a>. This site provides access to a wide range of classic fiction titles, as well as audiobooks in a range of languages.
 
 Newcastle Region Library also subscribes to <a href="./?a=205107" target="_blank">Bolinda</a> a collection of Australian titles for adults, teens & children. For more information visit our <a href="./?a=205107" target="_blank">e-Audiobooks page</a>.
 
 Please contact the Outreach Librarian on 4974 5348 if you require further assistance.

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