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Sample Public Library offers the following programs and services of special interest to seniors in our community.

Books in Different Format

  • Large-Print Books
    • Fiction
    • Nonfiction
  • Media
    • Books on tape
    • Books on CD
    • Braille tapes
    • Music CDs
    • Movies (DVDs and VHS)

Book Clubs

See Book Clubs for information on Sample Library’s many book clubs. We now have a new book club at Sample Community Senior Center especially for seniors.

Homebound Reader Services

This free service is available for those who are confined to their homes by an illness or an injury, either chronic or temporary. Library staff will select books (regular, large-print, or Braille), books on tape/CD, music CDs, movies (DVDs or VHS), and magazines, and mail them to you every other week.

Contact the Circulation Desk at circulation@library.org or 123.555.1004 to enroll.

Books on Wheels Program

It’s dinner-and-a-book or dinner-and-a-movie… delivered right to your doorstep! Available to homebound readers enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program.

Contact the Circulation Desk at circulation@library.org or 123.555.1004 to enroll.

Technology

See Computer and Internet Classes for a list of free basic and intermediate computer classes on how to search the Internet and library catalog, including classes especially for Seniors.

Online Reference Center

ASKNOW 24/7 Reference Service: it’s like having a personal librarian ‘round the clock!

Speakers Bureau

Librarians are available to speak on topics of interest to seniors. Contact the Reference Librarian at reference@library.org to request a speaker.

Volunteer Opportunities

See Volunteers for information on how you can support your local library… and have fun, too!

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