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Outreach
Bookmobile
The
Santa Clara County Library Bookmobile is
a library on wheels with books, magazines, cassettes, compact
disks, videos, and other materials for all ages. The Bookmobile
regularly visits designated sites within Santa Clara County.
Check the current schedule for
stop locations and times or pick up a copy at your local
Community Library.
Bookmobile
materials are checked out for a period of two weeks and
may be returned to the Bookmobile or to any other public
library in the county.
If
you have any questions, comments or requests, call the
Bookmobile office at (408) 293-2326 x3060
Homebound
Service
Santa
Clara County Library offers free delivery of library services
to the homebound residing in our service area. A wide variety
of library materials, including books, videos, DVDs, music
CDs, talking books, and large print materials may be selected
for a patron.
The
first step in applying for this service is to contact the
adult reference desk of the Community
Library in your area. Our staff will prepare a profile
of the type of library materials of interest to the homebound
person. A community library volunteer will deliver the
materials, or they will be mailed with return postage provided.
Since there is a limited number of materials that can be
mailed, the patron may prefer to send someone to pick up
the materials our staff has selected.
Facilities that serve seniors and people
with limited mobility - such as nursing homes, convalescent
hospitals, and day care programs - may request a collection
of large type books. The collection is loaned free of charge
for 3 to 6 months and then replaced with new titles. Facilities
must be located within the Santa Clara County Library service
area. To request this service, contact the Adult Services
Manager at (408) 293-2326 x3010.
Services
for the Visually & Hearing Impaired
Each
Community Library has a wide collection of books in
large type, on cassette, and on compact disk, which
may be borrowed by any library user. Some large print
magaznes and some "described"
videos are also available.
In
addition, borrowers with visual or other disabilities
may be eligible to borrow recorded and braille books
from the Braille
and Talking Book Library, a branch of the California
State Library. You may find out more by calling (toll-free)
1 (800) 952-5666 or by visiting the reference desk of
your local library.
Books
Aloud, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization
which records books on cassette tape for free loan
to the blind and disabled only. Recordings can
be mailed directly to the home of eligible readers,
or may be sent to your local library within Santa
Clara County. Call (408) 808-2613 or contact the
reference desk at your Community Library for more
information.
Each Community
Library has a computer for the visually impaired
to access the library's catalog of books, videos,
talking books, etc., as well as the World Wide Web.
The computer magnifies characters on the computer
screen progressively larger until it is the size
the user wishes. If the user prefers, the voice activation
can be turned on and the computer will read the screen,
with the user regulating the loudness of the voice
and the speed at which the screen is read.
The
Santa Clara County maintains a TDD (Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf) phone line at (408) 364-1528 for
hearing impaired users who wish to contact the library
and ask questions about the library and its services
or request information from a librarian. Also, most
videos and DVD's in the library's collection include
closed captioning for viewers with hearing impairment.
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