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ALA Releases Findings From National Study of Library Public Programming
via Programming Librarian | Articles and Blog Posts
From the ALA Public Programs Office: “The ALA Public Programs Office has released a report outlining the findings of an intensive research study that explored the characteristics, audiences, outcomes and value of U.S. library programming, …
Life Gets Better After 50: Why Age Tends to Work in Favour of Happiness
via The Guardian | Articles and Blog Posts
In this article, Jonathan Rauch, 58, author of, “The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50,” talks about the “U-curve,” in which academics have found evidence that life satisfaction falls in our 20s and …
Feel Like You Haven’t Hit Your Peak Yet? It’S Never Too Late
via The New York Times | Articles and Blog Posts
From the article: “A study published in Nature found that about 90 percent of people will experience a hot streak in their career, which is that span of a few years when a person’_s greatest, …
Self Esteem Among Americans Peaks at Age 60
via Psychology Today | Articles and Blog Posts
This blog focuses on research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which found that Americans have the highest self esteem at age 60.
Gina Angelone
via Ageist | Articles and Blog Posts
This is a profile of Gina Angelone, 54, filmmaker and author, who shares her experiences balancing work, family and aging for the better.
Still Making Art, and Sly Jokes, at Age 91
via The New York Times | Articles and Blog Posts
A feature on Romanian conceptual artist Geta Bratescu, who is a nonagenarian.
Kick the Doors Open
via Experience | Articles and Blog Posts
This article focuses on Ladies Rock Camp and features stories about women, trans and gender non-conforming participants of all ages and backgrounds who were inspired by each other and impacted by this movement.
Stress-Related Hormone Cortisol Lowers Significantly After Just 45 Minutes of Art Creation
via PsyPost | Articles and Blog Posts
From Drexel University: “Whether you’re Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related hormones in your body. Although the researchers from Drexel’_s College of …
Many People Feel Lonely in the City, but Perhaps “Third Places” Can Help With That
via The Conversation | Articles and Blog Posts
This article pulls research from a study at Cities Research Institute on ways in which “third places” help reduce urban loneliness in communities.
Fight Ageism by Retiring the Offensive Metaphor, ‘Getting Old’
via Cognoscenti | Articles and Blog Posts
In this article, Margaret Morganroth Gullette shares her accounts of ageism in today’s society and how this prejudice can affect people’s behaviors, attitudes, and mental and physical health.