[Publib] Books By Mail Programs

[Burns, Megan]

we run a similiar service as an outreach one. Customers are sent a list of genres to select that they would be interested in receiving titles from, and then staff at outreach and special needs services facility select titles which are sent to a 'home' library. Customers can either pick these up themselves, or nominate a 'courier' (a friend or family member) to come and collect them. If the customer has no-one who could pick them up, and are unable to get into the library, a staff member will drop the books off to their house. These are issued to a concession card which gives the customer 6 weeks, rather than the standard 4.

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Ashley Parker
Sent: Tue 20/05/2008 2:40 a.m.
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Books By Mail Programs



I am interested in starting a "Books by Mail" program at my library for those patrons who are physically incapable of coming into the library itself.  I am interested in learning how other similar programs work and if there is a way to do this at low cost.

 

Thank you,

 

Ashley Parker, Director

Malvern-Hot Spring County Library

ashley.parker at arkansas.gov <mailto:ashley.parker at arkansas.gov> 

202 E. Third St.

Malvern, AR 72104

501-332-5441

 


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