Home Library Service

Marrickville Library offers a free Home Library Service for residents who are unable to visit the Library in person.

The service is available to:

the frail aged;
persons with a disability;
carers;
persons suffering from a chronic illness;
persons temporarily unable to use the library due to ill health; and
residents of nursing homes and retirement villages in the area.

To be eligible, residents need to:

live in the Marrickville Council area; and
have their application form signed by a healthcare professional.

What we can offer

We offer accessibility to a wide variety of reading, listening and viewing material, and the ability to continue accessing the resources of the library when it has become too difficult to visit the Library in person.

Delivery service

Each month a selection of items will be delivered to your door free of charge.

Deliveries are made between Tuesday and Thursday. Home Library staff will provide a calendar with delivery dates for your convenience.

All deliveries are made during the morning between 10am and 12 noon by trained Library Staff.

Items for loan

Fiction books in large print or regular print
Non-fiction books in large print or regular print
Talking books on CD
E-books and audio books
Magazines
DVDs and music CDs
Materials in community languages

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How to join

Call our Home Library Service on 9335 2134. If we are not available please leave a message with your name and phone number and we will return your call. Alternatively you can e-mail us at hls@marrickville.nsw.gov.au.

One of our friendly staff will arrange a time to visit you at home. You tell us what you want and we can bring it to you.

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