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Home Library Service Reviews

Library Act 1939: Section 10

a) Any person who is a resident of the area of the local authority or a ratepayer of the local authority is entitled to membership of the Library free of charge.;

c) Any person who is a member of the library is entitled to borrow free of charge from the library for use away from the library premises any library material of the library which has been classified by the librarian of the library as being of literary, informative, or educational value or as being fiction.

d) No charge is to be made for the delivery to a member of the library of any book or information that the member is entitled to borrow free of charge if the member for reasons of ill-health or disability cannot reasonably be expected to attend the library in person.

Standards

Living Learning Libraries Guideline 19. Home library services

Review template

A sample review template is available to provide some guidance. Library staff are encouraged to seek assistance from Public Library Services as required.