Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library

The latest toolkit from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library®, is now available in print and as a free download. Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library responds to the needs of librarians across the country who provide services to the older adults in their communities every day.

The toolkit provides tips and tools to better understand and serve this important and growing segment of the population, covering topics ranging from programming, funding, publicity, accessibility, best practices and much more. The toolkit is also available in a large-print downloadable version. Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library is the fourth in a series of outreach advocacy toolkits available from OLOS.

Other available toolkits include The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library, The Guide to Building Support for Your Tribal Library and How to Serve the World @ Your Library: Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries. All of the advocacy toolkits are available in print and for download.

To learn more about Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library®, please visit http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/toolkits/olderadults.cfm.

To see the full list of OLOS toolkits, visit www.ala.org/olos.

Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library® was produced by the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services Advisory Committee and the OLOS Subcommittee on Older Adults. The mission of OLOS is to identify and promote library services that support equitable access to the knowledge and information stored in libraries. OLOS focuses attention on services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved populations and people generally discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, language and social class. The Office ensures that training, information resources and technical assistance are available to help libraries and librarians develop effective strategies to grow programs and services for library users.

Information provided by John L. Amudnsen of the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services.