Words on Wheels Homebound Program

About Words on Wheels

The Crook County Library (CCL) Words on Wheels Homebound Services program fulfills the library’s mission by delivering materials to eligible residents who are homebound.

Apply for Words on Wheels by completing the electronic form below. Application forms are also available at the library or can be delivered by email or mail.

Prior to your first delivery a library staff member will contact you about your reading preferences so we can provide you with the materials you want. Next, a Words on Wheels liaison will be assigned to you, and based on your reading preferences, will select library materials for you. Let us know if you liked the materials you received by completing a Reader's Rating form, which is provided with each delivery. 

An alternate contact may assist a patron with enrolling in Words on Wheels and may also serve as an additional contact for managing a Words on Wheels patron account.

Words on Wheels Borrowing Policies

  • A homebound patron may borrow up to 50 items for in-person delivery.
  • Words on Wheels patrons may request books (including large print titles,) media such as audiobooks on CD, DVDs, and music CDs, and magazines from the tri-county shared catalog viewable at https://encore.dpls.lib.or.us.
  • Loan periods are 30 days as needed for delivery dates; renewals are permitted if items do not have outstanding holds.
  • Fees will be charged for lost library materials consistent with CCL guidelines.
  • In-person delivery of library materials will be scheduled for the first Thursday of every month.
  • The service area for the Words on Wheels Program is the entirety of Crook County. 

Unable to Use Print Resources?

If you are unable to use print resources ask us about another free service — the Talking Books and Braille Library. The State Library of Oregon offers the Talking Book and Braille Library to any Oregon resident who is print-impaired, which includes visual, physical, and reading impairments. For more information, call (800) 452-0292 or visit TalkingBooks.Oregon.gov.

Words on Wheels Application

Eligibility requirement: I am a Crook County resident. *
At least one of these must apply: *
Do you authorize someone else to answer questions or otherwise assist with your account? Please list the name/s here.
If you do not have an active Crook County Library Card, please notify us so we can create a card for you.
Do you live in a residential care facility?
Patrons who live in residential care facilities and wish to use library services should contact their facility program coordinator or other administrator. Words on Wheels does not currently serve residential care facilities. CCL does offer organizational cards to facilities.
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