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Homebound? Check out our new Library by Mail program!
Library by Mail is a free service from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library that brings library materials to the homebound through the mail on a long-term or short-term basis.
Who can use Library by Mail?
Library by Mail can be used by any Erie County resident who is either temporarily or permanently unable to go to a physical library for reasons including:
- A lack of transportation
- A long-term or short-term disability making them homebound
- An illness making them homebound
What types of library material can be borrowed?
Anything you can check out from the physical library can be checked out with Library by Mail including:
- Books (regular and large print)
- Audiobooks
- International language materials
- Music CDs
- DVDs.
How do I sign up?
Complete and mail the application above to this address:
Library by Mail
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203
For questions or more information please call 716-858-7156 or email librarybymail@buffalolib.org.