To pass time during the coronavirus pandemic, your mom sits and reads for hours. She only has so many books in her home, and her area has made books non-essential items, so stores and libraries are shut. She needs more to read, but she doesn’t know where to go for them. How can you help her?
If she wants to read, she should have that opportunity. Help her access books. There are five easy ways to get books right now.
BookBub
Visit the website BookBub.com. Join for free and get access to hundreds of discounted or free e-books. Your mom does need an e-reader, phone, tablet, or computer to load the free e-books. Some of the free books are from bestselling authors while others are from up-and-coming authors.
Free novels include mysteries, general fiction, historicals, romances, horror novels, fantasies, and many other categories. She’ll find dozens of free books with new books added each month.
Google Play Bookstore
If your mom has a Google account, she should look into the Google Play Bookstore. Books are offered for discounts or for free. There are also free audiobooks if she’d like to listen to a book while she’s baking or doing the cleaning. If she can’t clean or cook her own meals, make sure you’ve considered elder care services for her.
Library E-Book Loans
While libraries may be shut down for now, they haven’t stopped lending e-books. Your mom should go to her local library’s website and see what’s available for online books. If there’s a book she wants to read, she can request it and see if the local library staff will add it for her.
ManyBooks.Net
ManyBooks.net has thousands of books you can read for free. One of the things that makes this site stand out is that it’s filled with classic novels. She could read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes or The Complete Works of William Shakespeare without having to pay.
Curbside Ordering
If books have been deemed non-essential in your mom’s town, look into curbside orders. She may be allowed to order books online and pick them up at the curb. If she can’t drive or shouldn’t leave her home, you or a caregiver from an elder care agency can pick up her groceries, medication refills, and other items for her.
Elder care makes sure your mom is happy and safe during the pandemic. She’ll have companionship without needing to leave her home and risk running into someone who has the virus. Call our agency to discuss the services and schedule that best suits your mom’s needs.
For Elder Care Services in Atoka TN, please contact the caring staff at Personal Care Services MidSouth today!