Home Library Service
Hobsons Bay Libraries offers a free home delivery service to local residents who are housebound or unable to visit the library.
A delivery service can also be arranged for Hobsons Bay residents who are able to visit the library and select their own items but are physically unable to carry items home.
Complete the form below, a library staff member will call you to complete the sign up process.
Library Staff will then select books and other library materials for you based on your reading interests.
A bag of library items will be delivered to you every four weeks. Deliveries will be made on a pre-arranged delivery day.
Any resident of the City of Hobsons Bay who is:
- Unable to visit the library because of illness, mobility needs or disability.
- A primary carer who has limited access to the library while caring for a housebound person.
The service is available to you whether you are in a private residence, retirement village, nursing home or residential care. We can also deliver to Williamstown Hospital.
Residents who are housebound temporarily due to ongoing illness or restricted mobility may also be eligible for the service.
Home Library members have full access to the lending stock at all five of the Hobsons Bay Libraries. This includes:
- Books both Fiction and Non Fiction
- Talking Books on CD, and audio downloads
- Music CDs, DVDs and Magazines.
It is also possible to specify the format of book you need, whether it be standard print, large print or audio.
Reservations for library items can be placed for customers, and borrowers can also request items on specific subjects or by a particular author.
As well as English there is the option to request stock in one of our eight community languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Greek
- Italian
- Maltese
- Polish
- Vietnamese
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Croatian
Home Library Service Enquiry Form