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August 9, 2006 | 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Pacific

Beyond Bingo for the Boomers: Public Libraries to Fill a Void

Chris Johnson and Joan Clark, EqualAccess Libraries

Please Join Chris Johnson and Joan Clark from Libraries for the Future to learn about EqualAccess Libraries, a professional development program that helps librarians fine tune their library services to stay in sync with the changing needs of the people they serve. EqualAccess skills and model programs help librarians meet the information and education needs of active older adults, youth (age 10 - 18), and health consumers in the digital age.

This session will focus on Lifelong Access Libraries, a new facet of EqualAccess created to address the needs of the nation's 76 million baby boomers, a group that has transformed each demographic level it has reached. Supported by grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies, this program transforms public libraries into centers of lifelong learning and civic engagement for active older adults.

What will you learn?

• What key demographic trends prompt the need for public libraries to retool themselves to meet the hopes and needs of today's generation of active, older adults?
• How have selected public libraries re-engineered themselves to become life transition centers where baby boomers and older adults can find meaningful options for lifelong learning, volunteering, re-careering, social, and other opportunities?
• How is EqualAccess transforming libraries into 21st century community centers that meet the changing information and education needs of older adults, youth, health consumers, children, and others.

SirsiDynix Institute Archive

If you've missed any of the fantastic speakers we've had in the past, be sure to visit the archive to listen and learn at your convenience. The archive is a treasure chest of valuable information that you could use to spice up a staff meeting. Or you can even share a seminar with your Friends of Libraries group, when applicable.