Illinois Outreach to Seniors  

"Reach Out and Touch Your Community"

Marshall Public LibraryFunded by an LSTA grant*, "Reach Out and Touch Your Community" is a program developed by the Marshall Public Library to reach people in their community with information about services, programs, and materials available from the library and many other community agencies. Partnering with other city organizations, the library developed "one stop shopping information access" packets targeting four special groups - newcomers to the community, the growing population of Spanish speaking people, new parents and senior citizens .

Each of the packets is tailored to the specific needs and interests of each target group and are distributed at various locations in the Marshall area. For example, information on Peace Meal, senior activities at the library, Medicare, Illinois Circuit Breaker and many other items of interest for older adults are in the packet for senior citizens. 

Other Illinois libraries and projects reaching out to Older Adults and Seniors

  • North Aurora Messenger Public Library: The library continues to partner with Asbury Gardens care facility by providing outreach services to seniors and residents assisted living. Library staff visit the care facilities twice each month bringing a selection of large print and audio visual materials for residents to borrow. Staff also provides on-site readers advisory and interlibrary loan services.*

* Funding for these grants was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), A Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Older Adults & Seniors  
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25 More Ways to Serve Older Adults
Allen M Kleinman suggests more ideas of how we can serve active older adults and Baby Boomers.
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 Challenges and Opportunities with Greying Populations in Rural Areas
A new study from the Carsey Institute indicating that older Americans who retire to rural areas quickly become involved and often provide a tremendous benefit by volunteering in their new communities but may bring new services needs.
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CLIC-on-Health for Seniors Training Program
How to training seniors on using the computer and Internet to find trustworthy online sources of medical information.
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Mt. Lebanon (PA) Public Library (and friends): Presti-Digitization
A group of Allegheny County (PA) libraries gets together to share the wealth and build on their communities' sense of history.
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Silver Surfing the Sunset Years: electronic literacy classes for seniors
Describes the metamorphosis of the Silver Surfers classes that Fort Collins Regional Library District developed for seniors, with details about the Internet class.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Older Adults & Seniors
A list of external links
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