Materials delivery services are provided to further promote the mission of the City Library to Salt Lake City residents who are homebound or live in one of the senior citizen centers that have requested a library deposit collection.
REF2.1 Materials Delivery Services for the Homebound
Homebound services are provided to patrons who are homebound or who have physical limitations that make it difficult to get to the Library.
REF2.1.1 A homebound service application may be requested by mail, phone, or e-mail. Patrons requesting homebound service must sign the application affirming that they qualify for homebound services and return it to the Library.
REF2.1.2 Homebound service patrons may not use their library cards in the Library; they will receive their materials by mail. Items checked out by homebound patrons may be returned by mail or directly to any City Library.
REF2.1.3 Homebound service patrons are limited to checkout at a basic library card level (see CIR4) and may checkout any circulating items that fit within the canvas mail bag used for mailing materials. Photocopied and other printed information may be mailed within the limits of the Library copyright policy (CS1.1.2). Interlibrary loan materials may not be mailed.
REF2.1.4 The loan period for homebound materials is extended by one week to allow time for items to be mailed out and returned. Materials that are returned late by homebound service patrons will be subject to fines as outlined in CIR4.
REF2.1.5 A homebound service patron may switch to regular library service by coming to the library in person and providing a current, official photo ID.
REF2.2 Deposit Collections
The City Library supports local deposit collections to provide library materials to patrons who may be unable to visit a City Library in person. At each location, a contact person is generally assigned to administer the Library’s materials. The decision to provide a collection is based on the availability of library materials and staff time. Organizations that are provided with a deposit collection are expected to follow procedures established by the Library.
Approved by Library Board of Directors, August 2013