ALA Wants to Know How You Are Celebrating

May is Older Americans' Month!
Are you doing special activities this month?

Send them to olos@ala.org, and include copies of flyers, photos, etc. for sharing, and your contact information.

Also, see past Older Adults Month celebrations in local libraries at http://ala.org/ala/olos/outreachresource/mayolderamericans.cfm

May is Older Americans Month

The Administration on Aging has logos and information for you.

ALA has ideas from libraries across the nation.

LivesWires Author Richard Marinick to Speak

Author Richard Marinick will appear at the Reading Public Library on Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss his recent novel, In for a Pound. During a stint in prison for an armored car robbery, Richard Marinick earned two degrees from Boston University and turned his talents to writing.

Described by USA Today as “a cult classic", his writing is gritty and authentic. The author knows the mean streets of Southie and has paid the price. Fueled by his first hand experiences as a Massachusetts State Trooper, a gangster and prison inmate, In for a Pound tells a tale of crime and betrayal in the seamy, drug-infested South Boston underworld. Marinick will have books available for purchase and for signing.

This program is presented by LiveWires – Lifelong Learning in the Library. This event is free of charge, and is funded by the Reading Lions Club.

Thank you to Lorraine and Elizabeth for passing this on.

Older Americans 2008 - a Report from NCOA

See this new report from the National Council on Aging.

It states that Americans are living longer and enjoying greater health and prosperity, but there are economic and racial disparities.

Training Guide from the National Institute on Aging Helps Older Adults Find Health Information Online

The National Institute on Aging has developed a Toolkit for Trainers that can be used as an addition to computer training programs at public libraries, senior centers, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers, places where older adults typically take computer courses. Instructors at these locations can use the curriculum to teach older adults how to find accurate, up-to-date online health information on their own.

The Toolkit includes lesson plans, student handouts, Web searching exercises and illustrated glossaries.

“The Baby Boomers Guide to Social Security”

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal featured a special retirement section entitled “Encore.” The front page article is “The Baby Boomers Guide to Social Security” which highlights social security calculators, strategies and information for the almost 78 million Baby Boomers approaching eligibility next year.

If you are a NMRLS library, you will find it online on Gale.

Many gadgets on boomer holiday wish lists

Boston Globe article, November 20.

Lifelong Access Libraries Institute Alumnae

Elizabeth Dickinson and Nancy Aberman of Reading Public Library are among the newest graduates of the second annual Lifelong Access Libraries Institute held July 29 - August 3, 2007, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. See Elizabeth and Nancy (front and center) and news of the Institute at: http://data.webjunction.org/ea/documents/17773.html.

"The names we use for people over 50"

Libraries for the Future passed this on from today's Christian Science Monitor.