Resources
Transforming Life After 50: Partnerships and Collaborations
Academic Courses
From the course description: As a result of the Partnerships and Collaborations course, the third course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, you will be able to: Define what collaborations and partnerships …
Transforming Life After 50: Evaluating Results Course
Academic Courses
From the course description: Evaluating Results, the fifth course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, tackles evaluation techniques after library programs already exist to help determine their impact and effectiveness. As a …
Transforming Life After 50: Community Assessment Course
Academic Courses
Community Assessment, the second course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, provides the tools and knowledge to help librarian staff complete their community assessment at their own pace and according to their …
Creativity in Later Life
via Educational Gerontology | Books and Chapters
From the abstract: Creativity is not a timebound act nor a function of chronological age. Many older individuals engage in the creative process, and creative acts can help put into place the meaning of life …
Aging and the Elderly: Humanistic Perspectives in Gerontology
via Atlantic Highlands | Books and Chapters
From the WorldCat website: The volume presents a humanistic perspective on aging and the elderly, drawing on scholars in ancient and modern cultures, religious thought, literature, philosophy, art, poetry, and drama.
Guidelines for Library and Information Services to Older Adults
Toolkits
From the report: The American Library Association has a longstanding record of promoting library and information services to older adults. These guidelines, first developed in the 1970s, have been updated to respond to the changing …
The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grows Older
Books and Chapters
The Wisdom Paradox explores the aging of the mind from a unique, positive perspective. In an era of increasing fears about mental deterioration, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg provides startling new evidence that though the brain …
Generations Together
Websites
From the website: Generations Together (GT) is an international center for intergenerational studies at the University of Pittsburgh. It furthers program development, education and training, research, and dissemination, and technical support that helps professionals acquire …
Framework for Isolation in Adults Over 50
Reports
From the report: AARP Foundation is dedicated to serving vulnerable people aged 50+ by creating solutions that help them secure the essentials and achieve their best life. Isolation is one of the Foundation’s key mission …
Federation of State Humanities Councils
Websites
From the website: Founded in 1977, the Federation of State Humanities Councils is the national member association of the 55 state and jurisdictional humanities councils. Our purpose is to provide leadership, advocacy, and information to …