Resources
The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States
From the report: The United States, the third most populous country globally, accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s population. The U.S. population—currently estimated at 308.7 million persons—has more than doubled since its 1950 level …
Services for Older Adults – Brooklyn Public Library
From the website: Services for Older Adults at BPL offers inclusive programming and services tailored to our patrons over the age of 50, including lectures, films, performances and educational programs that reflect the wide interests …
In Alzheimer’s Disease, Maintaining Connection and ‘Saving Face’
From the article: Part one in a series on how people with neurologic disorders open and utilize new channels of expression
Creative Aging: the Emergence of Artistic Talents
From the article: As some people age and begin to lose cognitive abilities, they start to express previously hidden artistic talents. In my previous article, “Maintaining Connection and Saving Face,” I described Lester Potts, who became …
The Healing Power of Storytelling
From the article: Storytelling is a two-way street. Illnesses unfold as stories, and physicians need to learn how to listen to those stories. The same is true of giving advice, for if good advice is …
SAGE
From the website: For 40-plus years, SAGE has worked tirelessly on behalf of LGBT older people. Building off the momentum of the Stonewall uprising and the emerging LGBT civil rights movement, a group of activists …
Region and Chapter Links – National Association of Teachers of Singing
From the National Association of Teachers of Singing site: Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with more than …
ALA Public Programs Office (PPO)
From the website: The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office empowers libraries to create vibrant hubs of learning, conversation and connection in communities of all types.
Library Makeovers Draw Seniors
From the article: The over-65 population “will double in size by 2025, and libraries are realizing that this is a potentially new and exciting market,” says Kleiman, who has consulted with libraries across America on …
Excerpt From ‘Composing A Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom’
This is an excerpt from Mary Catherine Bateson’s book Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom.