Summary
Organization name
McBride Memorial Library Books on Wheels
other names
McBride Memorial Library
Tax id (EIN)
24-0796862
Address
500 Market StreetBerwick, PA 18603
McBride Memorial Library is a 501c3 public library in Berwick, Pennsylvania, that provides free literacy, connection, and life enrichment services to Berwick and its neighbors. It strives to respond to community needs with both traditional and modern services that public libraries are uniquely qualified to offer. Precious opportunities to read and gain knowledge, as well as take advantage of literary and cultural enrichment for children, teens, and adults, can be found within—and brought forth into the community from—the McBride Library.
An especially beloved outreach service offered by the library is Books on Wheels!
Books on Wheels is a service that brings books and reading to people who cannot visit the library. The twenty-four year old, well cared for (and still running like a charm) 2002 Honda CRV pays visits to assisted living and nursing homes; age-, ability-, and income-based apartment complexes, and private homes on a regular basis. Items delivered by van include fiction and nonfiction, large print books, magazines, and CD audiobooks.
The program's dedicated coordinator, Jeannie Murray, even spends time with patrons teaching them to use the Libby digital book platform. Delighted readers have discovered the rich selection of eBooks (with adjustable size font) and audiobooks that can be read and listened to on computer, tablet, or smart phone.
Eligible patrons include residents of Berwick Borough, Briar Creek Borough, Briar Creek Township, Nescopeck Borough, and Salem Township who cannot travel to the library due to illness, injury, disability, or being homebound, even if temporarily.
Current locations visited by Books on Wheels include the following:
- Celebration Villa of Berwick
- Glen Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Monroe Estates
- Rosewood Apartments
- Evan Owen Apartments
- Individual Residences
This service is offered to a grateful community for FREE, but cannot happen without your generosity. Your support allows the library to purchase materials, especially large print books, that bring joy to these patrons. Your generosity also helps to keep the wheels turning: the Books on Wheels automobile requires routine maintenance, fuel for the journeys, and on occasion new parts. Your donations of the past two years purchased a badly-needed set of brand new tires!
The library does a lot on a shoestring and every penny counts. McBride is grateful for a community that values literacy and cares for its neighbors so well, especially our older loved ones.
Won't you consider supporting this outreach program?
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support!
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Mission
The mission of the McBride Memorial Library is to enrich lives by connecting people wiht information and ideas.
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Organization Data
Berwick, PA 18603