A generous family donation was given to the Home Library Service in memory of a keen booklover and avid user of the Home Library Service, Jean Coram, of the Chew Valley.

The Home Library Service is for readers who have severely restricted mobility and cannot visit their local library. Volunteers get to know readers’ interests and collect and return books from the local library on their behalf.

We were very grateful to receive a generous donation of £675 from Jean’s family and her many friends. This has enabled the purchase of seventeen talking books titles for the library service. The libraries team has chosen some books by authors that Jean enjoyed, including Gervase Phinn and Sally Magnusson.

A plate has been placed inside each book which reads: “In loving memory of Jean Elizabeth Coram, an enthusiastic member of the Home Library Service. Her family and friends invite you to journey as she did through the wonder of words.”