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Free Library Subscriptions to Publication About Alzheimer’s Disease

aclarkOH — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:57 +0000

The following email is posted for the Ohio library community with permission from the sender.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering free library subscriptions to care ADvantage, a quarterly publication for caregivers and individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses.

Each issue of care ADvantage presents articles written by top experts in their respective fields, offering valuable information and insight into a wide range of timely topics from the medical and practical to the emotional and inspirational.

Over 200 public libraries nationwide have subscribed thus far, and we would love to extend an invitation to you join them in providing this magazine so patrons who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses can have greater access to the information and support that is available to them. We would also greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word to other libraries across the nation, if possible.

Every library in your system can each receive one free issue per quarter, with no end date to their subscription. Please call 866-AFA-8484, Ext. 111 or email me at mausten@alzfdn.org to subscribe or to request a sample copy of the magazine.

Thank you so much!

Melissa Austen
National Events Coordinator
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
322 Eighth Avenue, 7^th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Ph: 866-232-8484 ~ Fax: 646-638-1546
Email: mausten@alzfdn.org
www.alzfdn.org

www.afacareadvantage.org

TechSoup for Libraries – Production Donation Program

marshastlib — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:21:48 +0000

Date/Time: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 11:00 AM Pacific (Noon Mountain / 1pm Central / 2pm Eastern)
Register: http://techsoupforlibraries.org/events/flip-in-out-the-library

TechSoup’s product donation program for libraries and nonprofits includes easy-to-use Flip video cameras that allow you to share your library and community stories. Find out how public libraries are using this technology as a tool for making connections, recording library events, and sharing knowledge. Flip Video’s simple camcorders can be used by people with any level of video experience to create, edit, and share movies. Libraries use these camcorders to give their staff, volunteers, and constituents the ability to further their causes through digital storytelling.

We’ll showcase several libraries. The Tonganoxie Public Library in Kansas rocks the flip at their library. They use Flip cameras to produce videos of library events, to record staff training, and to share advocacy techniques. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library uses Flip cameras within their system for programming at their branches. The cameras are used to film anything from library advocacy and outreach to answering questions about current events. Join us to learn and share.

Hope to see you there!

Stephanie Gerding, TechSoup for Libraries
TechSoup Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to making technology and technology education available and affordable to nonprofits and libraries all over the world.