Resources
Transforming Life After 50: Community Assessment Course
Academic Courses | 2021
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 | 1997
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 | 1984
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 | 2008
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 | 2005
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 | 2012
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 …
The Intergenerational Life History Project: Promoting Health and Reducing Disease in Adolescents and Elders
via Public Health Report | Reports | 1995
From the abstract: A 38-week Intergenerational Life History Project is designed to create a collaboration in a lower socioeconomic neighborhood between 50 elderly people in the community ages 80 and older (whose life reminiscences make …
Experience Talks
Audio and Podcasts | 2021
From the website: Now as a live Zoom cast, Experience Talks shares the experience of dynamic baby boomers and beyond in a way that communicates across generations.