Homebound Services
The Laramie County Library System provides homebound service to individuals
who are not able to visit their local library, including people with physical
or visual disabilities, short-term shut-ins, and individuals who do not
have easy or conventional access to the library.
Patrons are visited monthly in their place of residence, including private
homes, retirement complexes, nursing homes, convalescent care or others.
This service can be provided on a short-term or long-term basis.
Homebound service provides patrons with personal one-on-one assistance
to meet their informational, educational and recreational needs.
Patrons participating in this program may check out materials from the
same wide variety of books and materials made available to the general
public. These materials consist of books, large-print books, books on
tape and CD, music CDs, magazines and more.
For more information about this service, please call (307) 773-7228.
Internet
Resources for Seniors
Missing Out on Benefits?
BenefitsCheckUp helps thousands every day to find programs for people
ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription
drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services.
Go to
BenefitsCheckUp.
Medicare: Where To Get Help
Here are some resources to help Medicare recipients sort out their options:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services: Medicare's Web site,
along with the new drug pricing tool, is available at www.medicare.gov.
The information also can be obtained by calling a Medicare representative
at 1-800-MEDICARE.
- Senior Action Network: For drug-pricing comparisons between brand-name
and generic drugs, go to www.drugdigest.org
or www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml.
AARP Policy and Research
AARP Policy and Research features publicly available research results
and policy analysis conducted or sponsored by the AARP on the issues and
concerns of older Americans. The site provides full text research and
policy reports, issue briefs, opinion surveys, Congressional testimony
and more.
Volunteer at the Library
We welcome people of all ages and skills to help on special projects or
on a regular basis.
Pick up a volunteer application at any
Library
location or call (307) 634-3561.
