Expanding Service

For a long time we have provided home delivery of materials to people who are unable to come to the Library and have no family member or friend who can help. In the beginning we used a small but willing core of volunteers. Then we began to use our bookmobile staff. Requests have grown to the point that our staff is unable to cover all the home deliveries. We've begun to use a new group of volunteers. The volunteer is matched one-on-one with a homebound person. Together they set a time for the visit, and discuss the materials for the volunteer to bring. For as little as one hour a month, a volunteer brings a welcome diversion and a new wealth of material to a shut-in person. Here's a feel good opportunity with the added benefit of sharing the love of reading with another person.

Moving Along

The winter weather has been most kind to our construction project. The floors on both the north and south sides have been successfully poured. The steel for the south side will arrive next week. When completed, the true skeleton of the youth services expansion will emerge. North side steel is a few weeks behind. And so on it goes.