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• Edinburgh - Get up and go

  February 04, 2014

  "Get up and Go is a programme of events and activities for Edinburgh residents aged 50 and over."Edinburgh Get up and go… more

  Tagged with: Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Goethe Institut Conference: The 60+ Generation in the Library - Libraries involving older people and volunteers - moving forward

  February 02, 2012

  Report by Margaret Sloan of the seminar in Genoa, with contributors from Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. (2012)Libraries involving older people and volunteers… more

  Tagged with: Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide", Working with communities, Volunteering

• Library services for older people - good practice guide update: Recent Initiatives

  November 14, 2011

  Update to the "Good Practice Guide", highlighting initiatives in provision for older people.Written by Margaret Sloan, The Network, 2011.Library services for older people - good practice guide update: Recent Initiatives… more

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• Birmingham Digital Inclusion Project

  October 07, 2011

  Brief report by Helen Connery about libraries' work in Birmingham.Birmingham Digital Inclusion project… more

  Tagged with: Digital inclusion, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Cambridgeshire - EngAGE in the Afternoon

  October 07, 2011

  Report by Lynda Martin for Cambridgeshire Library Service, which outlines the scope of the EngAGE sessions (which include digital inclusion, activities, talks, etc).Cambridgeshire Engage in the Afternoon… more

  Tagged with: Digital inclusion, Older people, Intergenerational work , "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Cambridgeshire - Mature and active

  October 07, 2011

  "The Mature and Active programme continues to operate in partnership with East Cambridgeshire District Council( Sports Development Officers), Care Network , Ely Paradise Sports Centre, Burwell Sports Centre, Living Sport and Herward Housing. Focus of the project is to develop well being in older people to encourage and educate a healthy… more

  Tagged with: Health & Wellbeing, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Devon - IT at home pilot

  October 07, 2011

  This was a parallel pilot project to that running in Birmingham, and outlines the developments that Devon Libraries made. (2011)Devon IT at home project… more

  Tagged with: Digital inclusion, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Essex - Impact of library use on the well-being of older people

  October 07, 2011

  "In this research Essex libraries used the Generic Social Outcomes framework, a research model used by the museums, libraries and archives sector, to investigate the wider social benefits of library use for older people, i.e. retired people, particularly those aged 75 and over." (2011) Essex - Impact of library use… more

  Tagged with: Good practice, Impact, Health & Wellbeing, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Essex - Daytime Reading Groups: The impact of daytime reading groups on the well-being of their members and local communities

  October 07, 2011

  Report by Essex Libraries on their daytime reading group provision. (2009)Essex - GSO Daytime Reading Group… more

  Tagged with: Health & Wellbeing, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"

• Hillingdon - Evaluation of coffee morning and 'crafty' lunch

  October 07, 2011

  Report by Deborah Mbofana on how to evaluate an event. (2011)Hillingdon - evaluation of coffee morning… more

  Tagged with: Good practice, Monitoring & evaluation, Older people, "Library services for older people: good practice guide"