(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired)
Registration for the free webinar on “Engaging People Living with Dementia with Library Materials” is now available. The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 1:00 PM CDT. The webinar will give practical advice about how to choose books and other reading materials that are uniquely suited to each individual, following the tenets of person-centered care. In addition, ideas for developing group programming will be shared, based on successful programs held in libraries and memory cafes across the country and around the globe.
The webinar will be recorded and archived for later access for those who cannot attend. Feel free to share with other interested colleagues.
Speakers include Christine Damon, gerontologist and consultant; Mary Beth Riedner, creator of Tales & Travel; and Tami Hurst, outreach staff member for Olathe (KS) Public Library. The webinar is sponsored by the Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s (LSDA) interest group of the American Library Association.
To register, please go here.