(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired)
Please save the date for a free webinar titled “Engaging People Living with Dementia with Library Materials”. It will take place on Thursday, April 28, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. This webinar will give practical advice about how to choose books and other reading materials that are uniquely suited to each individual, following the tenets of person-centered care. In addition, ideas for developing group programming will be shared, based on successful programs held in libraries and memory cafes across the country and around the globe.
Speakers include Mary Beth Riedner, creator of Tales & Travel; Tami Hurst, outreach staff member for Olathe (KS) Public Library; and Christine Damon, gerontologist and consultant.
The webinar is sponsored by the Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s interest group, in collaboration with the American Library Association’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (LSDA/ODLOS/ALA). More information about free registration and the link will be coming soon.