SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Home delivery of library books is available to individuals who are confined to their homes due to physical disability, age or temporary immobilization because of illness or accident. Volunteers deliver materials on a regular basis. Selections are based on the patron’s reading preferences determined during a registration interview. Please call (519) 845-3324 extension 432 for more information, to register for this service or to apply as a volunteer. Top
Our talking book collection provides recreational reading for people whose physical or visual disability limits their use of standard printed materials. These are books recorded on cassette tape. The tapes are numbered in Braille and a regular tape player is all that is needed to listen. Individuals using these books are required to have their disability confirmed by a qualified professional because of the copyright restrictions on the material.
Talking books can be borrowed in person from the Sarnia Branch library or we can select for you and mail them free of charge from the library headquarters. (You can return mail them free of charge as well).
We have a limited number of cassette players available for short-term loan to our talking book patrons.
Please call 519-845-3324 for more information or to register for this service. Top
If you use a tape player from the CNIB and experience mechanical difficulties, you may return the player to your local branch library for a replacement. Top
Lambton County Library has an extensive collection of large print books, which any member may borrow. These are exchanged between the branches regularly. Top
Nursing homes and continuing care facilities receive a selection of library books regularly for use by their residents. Top
Request and Inter-library loan
The books in any one branch are only a small part of the Lambton County Library collection. The request service provides access to all books in the system. If we don’t have it, we’ll do our best to borrow it from another library for you from Interlibrary Loan or consider it for purchase. Top
All branches have photocopiers for public use. Microfilm readers/printers are available at Headquarters and the Sarnia branch. There is a fee for copies. Top
Internet access is available at all branches free of charge to the public. It recommended that reservations be made in advance. In branches where usage is heavy there may be time limits imposed on an individual’s use. Top
Fiction, non-fiction and audiovisual materials are available for children and adults. Top
Books and audiovisual materials are available in Dutch, German, Mandarin, Polish and many other languages. Top
Class visits and library tours
Library tours are available to schools, community groups and the general public to provide an orientation to the services, resources, programs and facilities of the library. These can be booked in advance at individual branches. Top