Oshawa Public Library is this year's recipient of the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Services to Seniors! The following is the media release from CLA. Congratulations!
Winner of the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors Announced
(Ottawa, May 2, 2008) РOshawa Public Library has been named the winner of the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors. This award recognizes a library that has developed an ongoing service, programme or a procedure of benefit to seniors and/or a design and organization of buildings or facilities that improve access and encourage use by seniors. It is jointly sponsored by the Ex Libris Association and the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des biblioth̬ques.
The awards committee chose Oshawa Public Library for its partnership with the OshawaSenior Citizens Centre and the establishment of a joint Seniors’ Advisory Group which has enabled both partners to develop a wide variety of programmes. These programmes have appeal to the active Senior/Boomer group and also reach out to those with cognitive disabilities such as Alzheimer’s disease. The programmes developed have also been used by other libraries in the area. The co-operation with other groups in the community can easily be adopted by any size of library, and the programmes themselves use the skills of the library’s staff in their development.
The award presentation will be made at the CLA/ACB 2008 National Conference & Trade Show in Vancouver, BC on May 24.
The Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques is Canada’s largest national and broad-based library association, representing the interests of public, academic, school and special libraries, professional librarians and library workers, and all those concerned about enhancing the quality of life of Canadians through information and literacy.
The Ex Libris Association is a Canadian national association of individuals interested in historical and current issues about archives, libraries, museums, publishing house and related institutions and the people working in them.
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Media Contact: Janet Jacobson, President, Ex Libris Association,Email: jdgj@rogers.com
May 26, 2008
May 12, 2008
Annual Meeting Reminder
CLA Interest Group Networking Breakfast
Library and Information Services to Older People
Annual Meeting Friday May 23, 2008
7:30-8: 30 am
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel
Draft Agenda
· Welcome and Agenda
· New convenor, Heather MacKenzie
· Interest group Budget Update - plans for next year?
· Blog and listserv
· Open Discussion
· Early adjournment to catch our sponsored session “There’s A Place for Us”
Library and Information Services to Older People
Annual Meeting Friday May 23, 2008
7:30-8: 30 am
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel
Draft Agenda
· Welcome and Agenda
· New convenor, Heather MacKenzie
· Interest group Budget Update - plans for next year?
· Blog and listserv
· Open Discussion
· Early adjournment to catch our sponsored session “There’s A Place for Us”
May 04, 2008
Large Print Best Practices for All Libraries and Readers
Thorndike Press recently sponsored a Best Practices Webcast for large print books. If you missed the session held on April 29th, the event is available for the next 12 months.
February 18, 2008
Course on Information Resources for an Aging World
This came via a post by the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS). While only SLAIS students seem to be the only ones able to register, the course information sounds very interesting indeed:
Information Resources, Services and Technology for an Aging World
This term-long, 3-credit online-only course will focus on collection development, reference, and education services for older adults, and their professional and family caregivers. The course will cover the critical evaluation of materials in print, non-print, and electronic formats, and a discussion of information services provided by healthcare organizations, community agencies, medical center and hospital libraries,public libraries which serve an aging population, and academic libraries serving students in the helping professions. This course is especially appropriate for those interested in working in medical and public libraries, healthcare organizations, community agencies, and academic libraries which students intending careers in the helping or service professions, especially in fields that focus on older people.
Institution: The University of Pittsburgh
Class Number:LIS 2970
Total number of WISE seats available for students in all WISE institutions: 5
Faculty: Ellen Detlefsen
Course Tool: Blackboard
Start Date: 5/12/2008
End Date: 8/2/2008
Last Add Date:5/19/2008
Syllabus Link: coming soon
Information Resources, Services and Technology for an Aging World
This term-long, 3-credit online-only course will focus on collection development, reference, and education services for older adults, and their professional and family caregivers. The course will cover the critical evaluation of materials in print, non-print, and electronic formats, and a discussion of information services provided by healthcare organizations, community agencies, medical center and hospital libraries,public libraries which serve an aging population, and academic libraries serving students in the helping professions. This course is especially appropriate for those interested in working in medical and public libraries, healthcare organizations, community agencies, and academic libraries which students intending careers in the helping or service professions, especially in fields that focus on older people.
Institution: The University of Pittsburgh
Class Number:LIS 2970
Total number of WISE seats available for students in all WISE institutions: 5
Faculty: Ellen Detlefsen
Course Tool: Blackboard
Start Date: 5/12/2008
End Date: 8/2/2008
Last Add Date:5/19/2008
Syllabus Link: coming soon
August 27, 2007
RSVP!
Have you heard of RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)? This article talks about a volunteer service based in Southern California, which matches about 1000 volunteers who are 55 and over with their areas of interest, including museums and libraries.
It is part of Senior Corps, a national volunteer program in the United States.
It is part of Senior Corps, a national volunteer program in the United States.
June 10, 2007
Seniors Rock Out! The Zimmers
Have you heard of The Zimmers? This article tells you all about this new rock band, in which members' average age is 78 years old! Wow.
April 14, 2007
Talking Book Book Clubs in Ottawa
This article comes to us courtesy of Jane Beaumont. (Thanks very much, Jane!)
The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) Ottawa Book Club Chapter is just what it sounds like, a book club, but slightly different from your average club. Whereas most book clubbers flip through the pages of a good paperback or hardcover, the CCB Ottawa Book Club members listen to their books. The club is designed specifically for blind and visually impaired book lovers, reading their books with their easy-to-use "DAISY" players. DAISY is an audio format that uses the DAISY standard and stands for Digital Accessible Information System. DAISY talking books are distributed on CDs and the specialized player allows a reader to navigate through the book and insert bookmarks in same way as the reader of a printed book.
"I got the hang of my player in about 5 minutes," says Theresa Dupuis, a senior member in the club. "After that, I was ready to read!"
The DAISY readers will provide a means for members of the blind and visually impaired community in Ottawa to read, a right the CCB feels should be the right of every Canadian.
The CCB Ottawa Book Club is a unique, innovative project for the blind and visually impaired community. Book clubs offer a wonderful opportunity to gain knowledge, share ideas and opinions, socialize and discover books one would not ordinarily pick up. It also encourages persons with visual impairments to learn new technology and use alternate formats, which is fantastic for the seniors in the club. The Club could not have been possible without a generous donation by the Community Foundation of Ottawa, which provided the Club a means to purchase DAISY players for those in the Ottawa area who could not afford to purchase a player on their own.
"In addition to this being a first in Ottawa: a book club especially for people who have to rely on talking (audio) books, this is a great example of cooperation between local community organizations," states Jane Beaumont, CNIB Library Board volunteer. "The CCB Ottawa chapter that hosts the club, with the support of CNIB Library and the Ottawa Public Library submitted a funding proposal to the Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO). They provided the club with a $10,000 grant to purchase 20 digital talking book players for people who did not already own a player and wanted to join the book club."
Ottawa Public Library is a member of the CNIB Library Visunet Canada Partners Program and through that program ensures that there are enough copies of the selected books each month for all of the club members. Marcia Aronson, of the Ottawa Public Library, has given the club tremendous support with her extensive book club knowledge. An avid book clubber herself, Marcia spoke to the group at their first meeting on how book clubs work and what to expect in a club meeting. Marcia also gave the group great ideas on what books to read.
"When I make presentations at library branches on book clubs, I always stress the importance of being inclusive by highlighting titles in alternate formats." states Mrs. Aronson. "I believe this project could prove to be a model for other communities."
Resources:
For more information contact:
Mike Potvin, Canadian Council for the Blind, Researcher/Writer mpotvin@ccbnational.net Tel: 613 567-0311
Or
Jane Beaumont, CNIB Library Board volunteer
jane@beaumont.ca Tel: 613-294-4746
Community Foundations – check http://www.cfc-fcc.ca/ to see if there is a community foundation in your area
CNIB Library Visunet Partners Program
Contact: Faline Bobier, Coordinator
faline.bobier@cnib.ca Tel: 416 486-2500, ext. 7475
"I got the hang of my player in about 5 minutes," says Theresa Dupuis, a senior member in the club. "After that, I was ready to read!"
The DAISY readers will provide a means for members of the blind and visually impaired community in Ottawa to read, a right the CCB feels should be the right of every Canadian.
The CCB Ottawa Book Club is a unique, innovative project for the blind and visually impaired community. Book clubs offer a wonderful opportunity to gain knowledge, share ideas and opinions, socialize and discover books one would not ordinarily pick up. It also encourages persons with visual impairments to learn new technology and use alternate formats, which is fantastic for the seniors in the club. The Club could not have been possible without a generous donation by the Community Foundation of Ottawa, which provided the Club a means to purchase DAISY players for those in the Ottawa area who could not afford to purchase a player on their own.
"In addition to this being a first in Ottawa: a book club especially for people who have to rely on talking (audio) books, this is a great example of cooperation between local community organizations," states Jane Beaumont, CNIB Library Board volunteer. "The CCB Ottawa chapter that hosts the club, with the support of CNIB Library and the Ottawa Public Library submitted a funding proposal to the Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO). They provided the club with a $10,000 grant to purchase 20 digital talking book players for people who did not already own a player and wanted to join the book club."
Ottawa Public Library is a member of the CNIB Library Visunet Canada Partners Program and through that program ensures that there are enough copies of the selected books each month for all of the club members. Marcia Aronson, of the Ottawa Public Library, has given the club tremendous support with her extensive book club knowledge. An avid book clubber herself, Marcia spoke to the group at their first meeting on how book clubs work and what to expect in a club meeting. Marcia also gave the group great ideas on what books to read.
"When I make presentations at library branches on book clubs, I always stress the importance of being inclusive by highlighting titles in alternate formats." states Mrs. Aronson. "I believe this project could prove to be a model for other communities."
Resources:
For more information contact:
Mike Potvin, Canadian Council for the Blind, Researcher/Writer mpotvin@ccbnational.net Tel: 613 567-0311
Or
Jane Beaumont, CNIB Library Board volunteer
jane@beaumont.ca Tel: 613-294-4746
Community Foundations – check http://www.cfc-fcc.ca/ to see if there is a community foundation in your area
CNIB Library Visunet Partners Program
Contact: Faline Bobier, Coordinator
faline.bobier@cnib.ca Tel: 416 486-2500, ext. 7475
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