(via Lauren Wittek, University of Arizona – Health Sciences Library)
Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “The Roles of Libraries in an Aging Society: A Social Justice Imperative”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 25, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
Social justice is a concept which has become increasingly prominent in library research and practice. However, one population whose needs are still rarely discussed as being a social justice imperative are those of older adults. This is surprising given the growing number of challenges many older people face including ageism, elder abuse, and intersectional discrimination for being both older and a member of another marginalized population. This gap becomes even more conspicuous in light of statistics which show that people 65 and older are already the fastest growing population in the United States and in many countries around the world; older adults are also expected to see their numbers grow exponentially over the next several decades.
In response to these realities, the presenter will share examples of his research at the intersection of libraries, older adults, and social justice. These examples frame the development of recommendations that ALA, libraries, and library workers can take to improve practice towards meeting the needs of older adults. These recommendations broadly examine what role the library should take in an aging society and considers how differing combinations of people, information, and elder justice can transform or diminish the library’s role in the twenty-first century.
The presenter is Dr. Joseph Winberry, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science
This class is worth 1.00 hour of MLA CE credit at the “Beginner” level. Region 4 is the sponsor, and the webinar is part of its R4 Connections series.
For more information, including the class objectives, and to register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here.