'Libraries offer seniors more than books'

Newsday.com featured this article on November 29th highlighting many library services for older adults including Allan Kleiman's 'Senior Spaces' initiative at Old Bridge Public Library in New Jersey. Commonwealth Libraries will be presenting four 'Senior Spaces' workshops with Allan Kleiman in the new year. More information to come!

National Gaming Day | November 15

ALA
POPULAR GAMES SUPPORT LITERACY IN U.S. LIBRARIES, Libraries gear up for National Gaming Day @ Your Library

American Libraries
Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium 2008

PaLA Older Adult Resources

Thought you may enjoy these resources from Allan Kleinman's PaLA session Grandma's Doing Web 2.0! Are You?. Allan explored the new ways in which older adults are using the web and other technology resources including wii for gaming, blogs for personal history, and much more.

Visit the following links to learn more:

Pew Internet & American Life Project:
Demographics of Internet Users, 2008
Seniors and the Internet, 2006

Generations on Line
Libraries and other organizations can simplify the Internet for older adults with this software. Users can check their email, share life stories and more with this friendly interface.

cRANKy
Past the stereotypical name, you'll find a good search engine. Quick out the top searches good for collection development ideas.

ELDR
A magazine online and print that celebrates aging.

ThirdAge
Includes online classes, regular articles with featured authors. One of many sites geared toward Boomers.

Eons
An online social networking community for Boomers.

The Ageless Project
Discover personal blogs from many generations.

Fit Brains

Check out Fit Brains, an online collection of games to exercise the brain. And there's a local connection with Pittsburgh based Dr. Paul Nussbaum, clinical neuropsychologist and national leader in Brain Health.

www.fitbrains.com

Neighborhood Legal Services

At our last Older Adult Forum, Public Benefits Attorney Frank Pistella and Elder Law Attorney Meghan Tighe joined us from Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS).

Visit their website to learn more about Older&Wiser®, Elder Law Project and other valuable services provided by NLS. Frank Pistrella is also able to visit interested libraries to provide an informative program to your community about NLS.

November is...

National Long-Term Care Awareness Month,
National Family Caregivers Month, and
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.

To learn more visit:
American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance,
National Caregivers Association,
Alzheimer's Association.

FREE Brown Bag Opera Concerts

The Pittsburgh Opera is hosting FREE Brown Bag Opera Concerts on Saturdays at noon throughout October through May. On select Saturdays from 12:45-2:45 the Opera Up Close at which folks can get an inside look at the music with the Maestro, meet the artists, and get the inside story about the upcoming opera.

For more their information about these free Saturday offerings CLICK HERE to download the flyer with full details.

To learn more about other Opera talks and reviews visit the Pittsburgh Opera's General Interest page.