Home Service is for the homebound elderly and those unable to visit libraries in Richmond. This service provides delivery of Library materials directly to homes or institutions.
Deliveries are once a month and can include large or regular print books and taped books.
There are closed caption decoders, a magnifier, and OsCaR, a computer station that converts print to speech. The funds for this equipment were generously donated by the Friends of Richmond Public Library in partnership with the National Library of Canada. The new system, called OptiView, displays the computer catalogue on a 20 inch computer monitor that magnifies print up to 60 times. The OptiView system enhances access to the Library's collections for sight impaired people and has made Richmond Public Library one of the most accessible libraries in the province. OptiView was purchased with funds generously provided by the Richmond Sunrise Rotary Club and a matching grant from the National Library of Canada's Adaptive Technology for Libraries Program.