Cardiff Hubs and Libraries runs a home delivery service that brings the library to the doorstep for residents who are incapacitated and can no longer travel to their local library independently, or carry books home.
This service is available to anyone with the following conditions:
- illness,
- infirmity,
- disability,
- post-operative recovery, or
- long-term isolation.
Home visits are scheduled on a 3 week basis to deliver and collect ordinary or large print books, and audiobooks. Residents are initially contacted to discuss their needs and reading tastes and after that they either give the driver a preferred list of books, or the books are chosen by experienced and knowledgeable library staff.
Books can also be reserved online for delivery as soon as they become available.
This service is entirely free, covers the whole of Cardiff and contributes towards the Council’s Plan for wellbeing with the particular aim of supporting older people/carers and preventing loneliness.
Please are you able to raise the awareness of this service within your Communities by distributing the attached Welsh and English posters in buildings managed by the Community Council and/or including the information in any appropriate communications issued to residents through social media, webpages, newsletters etc?
Any actions/activities that you can undertake to promote this service within your remit of a Community Council would be very much appreciated and will hopefully bring benefit to the residents you represent.
If you require further information regarding this service, please contact our home delivery service on 029 2087 1333 or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
