Become a Winner!

PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE FOR OLDER ADULTS 2010 AWARD

The Innovative Services for an Aging Population: Office of Commonwealth Libraries Advisory Committee (ISAP) and AARP are interested in recognizing and promoting library service for older adults in Pennsylvania. They invite public libraries, regardless of size, to share their success in serving older adults through innovative and/or creative programming. This award, presented by AARP, will recognize a public library, small, medium, or large, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that conducts innovative and/or creative programming for older adults.

The following criteria will be considered in selecting the award-winning library:

• Realistic program goals, plans for continuation of the program and how the older adult, age 50+, is being served by the library.
• Community involvement in designing library services for older adults.
• Coordination and collaboration with community organizations serving older adults.
• Intergenerational aspect of the service.
• Can this program be replicated in other libraries and has is it been repeated more than once in the past year in your library?

The award will be presented at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Library Association in October.

Nominations for the award must be received by July 23, 2010 to be considered. Please send applications by email to me: ckoenig@state.pa.us If there are any questions, please call me at 717-783-5747.