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Please join us for this informative session by Stephen Abram, MLS, is the founder of Lighthouse Consulting, Inc. He has deep roots in the library sector as an award-winning librarian and strategy and direction planning consultant for libraries, museums, associations, and the information industry. In his role as an advisor, he applies his skills in the library trends and community asset-mapping frameworks as well as innovative programming, makerspaces, placemaking, technology and other trends. He has completed dozens of public library, academic/college, and cultural organizations strategic and innovation plans as well as working on advocacy and funding strategies for public libraries. He has worked closely with LGA Architects onover two dozen successful library planning and facilities projects.
One of the fastest growing healthcare and social concerns in our communities is the issue of memory care and aging populations.
With the massive Boomer bulge now solidly in their post-65 years, the issues of aging and memory care are now coming to the forefront in our program planning cycles. Not everyone will suffer from memory loss, cognitive impairments, Alzheimer’s, aphasia, dementia, or the myriad of conditions that are associated with aging. That said, most express concerns about this for themselves, their friends, and family, and becoming a potential caregiver to loved ones. And those loved ones are becoming caregivers, seeking answers to their questions, developing strategies, and keeping their loved ones safe and living well and aging in place as long as possible. Memory care issues and symptoms are addressable and can be increased by environmental factors like depression and social isolation. The pandemic did a really good job hurting many of our users – especially teens and seniors.
This is a great opportunity for public libraries, given our social consciousness and empathetic roles in our communities as an open, free, and non-stigmatized space. We’ve been accommodating these library members for many decades, but now is the time to formalize some of these programs and seek to improve our program portfolios to serve our memory care and caregiver residents.
Our speaker will share easy ways to build collections, run programs, train staff, and will, in this overview session, provide a range of quick tips to unlock the potential of memory care programs in libraries - small and large. He has written widely on this topic and will share a number of White Papers to help you and your staff become proficient in this arena. They include:
Just about everyone - including front line library staff, have experience with people suffering from dementia and those who are for them. If your library desires to make a difference, then this is the webinar for you!
