Home reader service
We welcome everyone at Staffordshire Libraries. But, we recognize that for many, a visit to the library is not possible.
If you can, ask family, friends, or neighbours to collect books for you.
Otherwise, you can contact your local library to ask about the home reader service.
The service is available in some of our libraries. In those libraries, volunteers and staff will bring books to your home and pick them up. They will do it in a Covid-safe way.
Those using the service are not charged for borrowing or requesting books or audio books.
Large Print and Audio Books
Libraries stock a range of large print and audio books for everyone to enjoy. For people who are registered blind or partially sited borrowing audiobooks is free. It is free for everyone to borrow books from our service. If you would like to access this service contact your local library to amend your account.
eLibrary
We have a range of eBooks, eAudio, eNewspaper, eComics and eMagazines in our digital lending library. These items can be read on digital devices with a range of settings to support people who are blind, partially sighted, have hearing issues or dyslexia.
Blind and partially-sighted customers
Our libraries hold a wide range of books in large print and in CD audiobook format. Visually impaired customers are not charged for borrowing or requesting any of these items from the library.
Our eAudio collection is growing all the time across our three platforms:
- Bolinda – BorrowBox app
- OverDrive – Libby app
- Ulverscroft – uLibrary app
Any library member can download these titles onto their device for free from anywhere with an Internet connection.
For people who are registered blind or partially sighted, the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) have a very large library of audio books on CD, USB or available as a digital download. Customers can borrow up to six talking books at any time, completely free of charge. RNIB also provide books in Braille.
Our library computers have software to magnify text, read documents/webpages aloud and allow you to choose contrasts/ colour schemes to meet your sight requirements. Please request a large print keyboard if you have need of one.