Cobb County Public Library is accepting applications for the Books By Mail service for homebound county residents. Books By Mail is for eligible Cobb library cardholders unable to visit libraries due to a temporary or permanent physical disability, long-term illness or a lack of transportation.

The Books By Mail service is now available. The items are delivered to Cobb library cardholders through the US Postal Service.

“Cobb library workers are committed to overcoming barriers of access for the community and opening opportunities of engagement to meet the needs of all we serve,” said John Willard, Cobb Library Collection Development Manager. “We are excited to introduce this service and look forward to the growth of Books By Mail to bring the library into even more homes.”

The new free library service provides up to four items for checkout at a time with a circulation period of nine weeks that spans the date of the request for the items through the due date. Any combination of books, books on CD and DVDs may be checked out. Only one batch of library items may be checked out at a time under the Books By Mail program. The library provides pre-paid return postage at no cost to the library patron.

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved in February $21,600 of the county’s federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation to support the Books By Mail homebound outreach program.

To apply for the Books By Mail service and more details on how the service works, visit cobbcat.org/booksbymail or call 770-528-2343.