Special Needs Services

Special NeedsHomebound Delivery Service

The Westhampton Free Library provides homebound delivery service to our patrons who are unable to visit the library due to a temporary or permanent illness or a disability. Any person eligible for a library card at our library can receive service. This includes all residents of Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Quiogue, East Quogue, Remsenburg, Speonk, East Moriches, Manorville & Eastport.

Homebound patrons are able to request titles from our library collection, or have a staff member choose materials for them. Materials are delivered on a regular basis and picked up at a scheduled date for return to the library. All items in the library collection are available for loan to homebound patrons. Item limits as established in our library circulation policy apply to homebound cardholders, as to patrons visiting the library in person.

Applications and approval are necessary to qualify for this service, which is free of charge. Please contact Jan Camarda at 288-3335, ext. 125, for details and an application. Or, you can download the application by clickling on the link below.

Download Homebound Delivery Service Application

Completed applications may be mailed or faxed to the library:

Westhampton Free Library
Homebound Delivery Service
7 Library Avenue
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

Fax: 631-288-5715

Literacy Suffolk

Statistics show alarming rates of low literacy in Suffolk County. One in seven Suffolk County adults (14%) are functionally illiterate, 75% of unemployed adults are nonreaders and almost 45% of adults living below the poverty level do not possess the basic reading and writing skills to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

Contact Literacy Suffolk if you would like to volunteer as a Literacy Tutor, know someone who needs Literacy Training, or whose first language in not English, or to find out more about this wonderful program.

Click here to visit the Literacy Suffolk Website.

The Long Island Talking Book Library

The Long Island Talking Book Library is a free service for library patrons with visual disabilities.

Click here to visit the Long Island Talking Book Library Website.