RESIDENTS who are unable to travel to collect books themselves can get books delivered to their door.

Home Delivery is a door-to-door service for those too vulnerable or unable to travel to collect books themselves via Select and Collect. How Select & Collect works:

  • Library members can contact Carlisle Library by phone or email and request up to six books each time.
  • Customers can request different genres, authors and types of books, but not specific titles.
  • Library teams will process orders in seven days, picking books relevant to the customer’s request.
  • Members will be given a collection slot and should bring their own bag/s to collect their books.
  • Each library operating the service will have staff on hand to help, the service is completely contactless.

Like with regular book borrowing, members are free to take books away and return them within three weeks.

To order, call 01228 227317 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm or by contacting carlisle.library@cumbria.gov.uk.