We're committed to bringing the library service to the whole community, including those who for various reasons are unable or unlikely to access the services we provide in our main building.
Our Outreach Team deliver special programmes, events and services to adults in a number of settings beyond the main Library, including in Care Homes around the island.
Tea and Tales
Do your residents enjoy being read to? The Library's free Tea & Tales service sees our staff pay a visit to read stories aloud to a group.
Residents can engage and be part of book-related discussions if they wish to. Or they can just sit back and enjoy the story. It's also a chance for residents to meet others and make friends, chat and have fun. Our themed sessions include accompanying photographs and pictures to bring stories to life on topics like the old Guernsey Zoo, the tomato industry, fishing, local shops, and Guernsey characters.
Tea & Tales currently reaches more than 100 residents per month. To find out more and arrange a visit, contact Jackie Burgess on 720392 or email [email protected]
Care Home Resources
Care homes can borrow library stock free of charge on a long-term deposit loan. Including:
- Fiction and non-fiction books
- Books to Share
- Stories on USB (to support those with a visual impairement)
- Audiobooks on CD
- Large Print books
- Local history collection
- Poetry books
- Jigsaws
- DVDs
Don't forget your residents can also access thousands of eBook and Audiobook titles through BorrowBox, as well as digital newspapers and magazines from Libby and PressReader.
Tovertafel - drop in session every Thursday morning 10:00-12:00 at La Nouvelle Maraitaine Community Library. The Tovertafel is a magic table that creates moments of happiness for people living with dementia. This groundbreaking technology uses interactive light projections to entice children, adults and older people to get moving and have fun together. If you're interested in arranging a visit outside of these hours, contact Jackie using the information below.
For more information on any of these services please contact Jackie Burgess on 720392 or email [email protected]
