Hospital library service

Library Service Devon

Our library service provides large print books to patients in our local hospitals and care homes. 

The service provides an opportunity for isolated or lonely people to chat with trained volunteers with highly developed listening skills.

Serving Newcastle General Hospital, the Royal Victoria Infirmary and North Tyneside General Hospital, our 40 volunteers give their time freely to deliver books to hospital wards and take the time to have a chat to patients.

Our coordinator also offers book services to local care homes and undertakes readings, if required.

We are always looking for more library volunteers, so if you have some spare time, enjoy the company of people and are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Wendy Nott on 0191 256 4719.