Guidelines for Australian home library services

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) supports social inclusion and asserts that all Australians should therefore have access to the resources and services of a public library, regardless of their circumstances. Home library services exist to provide services to users who - through reasons including disability, illness and limited mobility - are unable to access public libraries in person.

These guidelines are intended to be used in establishing, providing and evaluating a home library service of a public library. Parts of these guidelines may also be relevant to other libraries, including special libraries, which provide home-based library services.