Lifelong Access Libraries Leadership Institute, December 1-2, 2008 in Newton, Massachusetts
Libraries for the Future is sponsoring this Institute as part of their Lifelong Access Libraries initiative which transforms libraries into centers of lifelong learning and civic engagement for active older adults. Specialists in the fields of aging, work, intergenerational programming and healthy aging will speak with attendees at this special Institute.
To apply: application available online at http://www.lifelonglibraries.org. Selection will be on a competitive basis, with a maximum of thirty slots available. The deadline for submitting an application is November 14, 2008. Please visit the website (http://www.lifelonglibraries.org) for further details.
Goal: The Institute will introduce participants to new theories and trends in the field of aging, focusing on adults approaching or entering retirement. It will provide an opportunity to explore the implications of these trends for libraries as centers for information, learning, and community connections. It will offer new models for services based on an understanding of 50+ adults as assets for libraries and their communities.
The Institute will focus on:
- Concepts and research underlying new approaches to working with midlife and older adults;
- Promising practices in adult services, including successful approaches being demonstrated by Lifelong Access Libraries Fellows across the country.
LFF, a non-profit dedicated to supporting innovation and investment in public libraries, has confirmed the following speakers:
- Mary Catherine Bateson, Anthropologist and Author
- Robert Tietze, Director of Experience Corps, Philadelphi, a program of the Temple University Center for Intergenerational Programming
- Diantha Dow Schull, Former President, Libraries for the Future