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OUTREACH SERVICES

The Outreach Services Department delivers library materials and services to residents of the Knox County Library District who would otherwise have severely limited or no access to them. This includes:
  • Elderly
  • Home-bound
  • Physically challenged
  • Institutionalized
  • Preschool or Daycare
  • Amish Schools
  • To and from library branches
Services to institutional settings include Knox County Jail, a variety of preschool and daycare centers, and retirement centers and nursing homes. For more information call Mon-Fri. 8:00-4:00, (740) 392-BOOK ext. 240 or email: outreach@knox.net
The Outreach Department handles the Talking Book Service, in collaboration with the State Library of Ohio and the Regional Library for the Blind and Handicapped in Cleveland. Library service for the blind and physically handicapped in the United States is delivered through a network of libraries and agencies coordinated by the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS).

The Talking Book Program provides free recorded books, magazines and playback equipment to approximately 15,000 eligible blind, visually impaired, physically disabled, and reading disabled Ohio residents. The Outreach Department can also supplies applications for persons interested in the service.

Talking Book Application- Individual
Talking Book Application- Institution
Talking Book Program Certification of Eligibility
Braille Information
Resources for Senior Citizens and Their Families
Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) Service
BARD Service Reference Guide
BARD Enrollment Instructions
BARD Application- Individual
BARD Application- Institution
Request Proctor Services
Volunteer (PDF)
Library Employment Opportunities
Employment Application (PDF)
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Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County
201 North Mulberry St.
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone: (740) 392-BOOK
Fax: (740) 397-3866


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  • Account Login
  • Library Catalog
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  • About Us
  • Calendar
  • Online Services
  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Reference
  • History & Genealogy Resources
  • Outreach Services
  • Tech Education
  • Literary & Writing
  • Book Club Hub
  • Games
  • ILL Requests
  • Fredericktown Community Library
  • Danville Public Library
  • Gambier Community Library
  • Friends of the Library
  • Library Partners & Sponsors
  • Library Employment Opportunities
  • Communities For Immunity
  • Storybook Trail at Wolf Run Regional Park
  • Storybook Trail at Ariel Foundation Park
  • Obituaries