description
Friedman, co-founder of Lifetime Arts, provides a progress report on the qualitative research carried out by the Touchstone Center for Collaborative Inquiry regarding the impacts on librarians and participants involved in the national expansion first phase of Lifetime Arts’ Creative Aging in Public Libraries Project. The evaluators examined programming taking place in Boston, Dallas and Miami library systems, especially focusing on the tools, training and technical assistance provided by Lifetime Arts. Where programming had been completed they also did post-program surveys of individual participants. One finding noted by the evaluators was “many librarians found that Creative Aging programming helped both staff and patrons to see a new identity for the library as a community center for lifelong learning.”
subject terms
Aging & Longevity > Adult Education
Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental
Aging & Longevity > Lifelong Learning
Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging
Aging & Longevity > Social Interaction & Isolation
Community Engagement > Community Based Learning
Community Engagement > Partnerships
Creative Aging > Arts Education
Creative Aging > Creative Aging Model
Creative Aging > Creative Expression
Creative Aging > Program Models
Creative Aging > Social Engagement
contributor
Ed Friedman