Program Type:
Online CourseProgram Description
Event Details
Four-week Course | January 6 - February 2, 2025
The Administration on Aging projects that by 2040, there will be about 80.8 million individuals aged 65+ and older, more than twice as many as in 2000. The Alzheimer’s Association also reports that more than 6 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million. How does this growing demographic affect libraries, and what library services and programming can we provide to target this population?
In this course, participants will learn different avenues to engage individuals living with dementia in their library’s community.
This course will cover the following:
- How to create different types of programming to reach this audience and look at examples of what libraries across the United States are currently offering. Programming will be both for patrons residing in senior facilities or how to engage this population through programming at the Library, such as through memory cafes.
- How to build library collections that support residents living with dementia and their caretakers.
- How library staff at service desks can identify and support patrons living with memory loss that might visit the library.
- How your library’s community can become a Dementia Friendly Community and learn about the Dementia Friends program.
- How your library can partner with outside organizations to enrich current library resources and expand programming options to serve this specialized population and their caretakers.
David Kelsey is the outreach services librarian at the St. Charles Public Library in St. Charles, IL, where he coordinates the department’s services and programs. David served for seven years on the Board of Directors for the national Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, serving as the 2021 President. David has spearheaded outreach interest networking groups for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, System Wide Automated Network, and Library Integrated Network Consortium. He was a 2021 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and a 2017 ALA Emerging Leader as well as is the recipient of the 2018 ILA Alexander J. Skrzypek Award, the 2018 ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award, the 2019 ABOS John Philip Excellence in Outreach Award, and 2021 RUSA Francis Joseph Campbell Award.
CALL Training Partner for this Event: Library Juice Academy
Additional Information
Enrollment Statement
I understand that a space will be reserved for me in this learning opportunity at a cost to CALL, and if I am unable to attend this learning opportunity, I will cancel my enrollment as soon as possible and before the start date.
Single Enrollment Disclaimer
I understand that I can register for only one course at a time (no concurrent courses). If I do not attend this course, I understand that I may forfeit the opportunity to enroll in additional CALL courses during this fiscal year.