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'When I'm 64': the public library after the retirement of the baby boomers"
Book, travel and news clubs, life-long learning programs, access to new technology, volunteering, social and cultural activities are future needs of the growing group of baby boomers who are hitting retirement and have more leisure time. All these needs could be met by Libraries with decent coffee shops, of course! This article has a number of excellent suggestions on ways libraries can provide information and recreational resources for such a significant section of the community.
Further reading:
http://www.fola.org.au/pdfs/FOLA_Seniors.pdf
'When I'm 64': the public library after the retirement of the baby boomers"
Book, travel and news clubs, life-long learning programs, access to new technology, volunteering, social and cultural activities are future needs of the growing group of baby boomers who are hitting retirement and have more leisure time. All these needs could be met by Libraries with decent coffee shops, of course! This article has a number of excellent suggestions on ways libraries can provide information and recreational resources for such a significant section of the community.
Further reading:
http://www.fola.org.au/pdfs/FOLA_Seniors.pdf
posted by Northern Territory Library at 12:28 AM
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From my experience in working in public libraries, community groups often make the most of libraries as a means of outreaching to the community, via its noticeboards, and using its facilities (ie. collections, meeting rooms). Public Libraries could certainly benefit by forming partnership arrangements with Community service departments within the local government.
Furthermore, in regards to the journal article, it's important for public libraries to keep up with new technology. This means regularly upgrading hardware (expensive, but necessary!) as well as ensuring that library staff are all aware of new trends in human-computer interaction (ie. Web 2.0, mobile technologies). Despite whay people might think, it's not just teenagers who are going to want to be able to effectively use sites like YouTube and MySpace, after all, and we need to understand their information needs, and help them get the most out of these resources.
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