Bring library books to a homebound person

Some places already have mobile library programs that connect volunteers to people who would like to use library books but don't find it easy to travel there and back. Whether a formal program exists in your neighborhood or not, it should be easy to get involved. You could ask at your local library whether there's interest in such a thing or post a notice on a bulletin board saying that you're available to play book-deliverer in a certain area for a certain part of the week. You get a bit of exercise (or, er, your car or beast of burden does), an elderly or physically incapacitated person gets some books, and the library gets more use.


Effort involved: directly related to how far away the book recipients are from you.


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