The 2007 Lifelong Access Institute Fellows

Nineteen Fellows were selected from a field of more than 70 applicants. They came from 14 states, representing public libraries providing services to communities as small as Reading, MA, and as large and urban as San Francisco, CA. All mid-career librarians, the Fellows were selected for their commitment to furthering their libraries’ work with active older adults.

The Institute was held from from July 29 - August 3, 2007, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

2007 Institute Press Release

Profiles of 2007 Fellows

2007 Agenda

Nancy Aberman

Reading Public Library (MA)

Brigid Cahalan

New York Public Library

Mid-Manhattan Library (NY)

Mary Campbell

Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center (NC)

Nancy Curtin

Port Washington Public Library (NY)

Jane DeVries

Grand Rapids Public Library (MI)

Elizabeth Dickinson

Reading Public Library (MA)

Mark Donnelly

Queens Library (NY)

Sara Doyle

Sioux City Public Library (IA)

Marian Fragola

Durham County Library (NC)

Kathy Graybeal

Delaware Division of Libraries

Leroy Hommerding

Fort Myers Beach Public Library (FL)

Gayla Honeycutt

Kansas City Public Library (MO)

Louis Howley

Phoenix Public Library (AZ)

Mary Ide

WGBH Media Library and Archives (MA)

Cora Iezza

San Francisco Public Library (CA)

Jennifer Jackson

Greenville County Library System (SC)

Meryle Leonard

Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (NC)

Patricia McCarthy

Northland Public Library (PA)

Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer

New Jersey State Library

Mimi Morris

Dayton Metro Library (OH)

    

2006 Agenda    

 

Profiles of 2006 Fellows

Three annual Lifelong Access Libraries Institutes are being offered through the Lifelong Access Libraries Initiative from 2006-2008.  These week-long training programs lead to a special certificate in Lifelong Access Librarianship.  Participants will be selected from across the United States and will include representatives from each Lifelong Access Center of Excellence.   Our first Lifelong Access Libraries Institute was held July 30-August 4, 2006 at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 

The cost of Fellows’ travel, tuition, and room and board for the Institute will be covered by ALC.

Video Presentations from the 2006 Institute

View excerpts from presentations from experts on aging issues and library leaders.

• Trends and Issues in Aging, including brain health across the lifespan and serving diverse cultural communities.

• Core Components of Lifelong Access Libraries, such as peer advisory councils and health information and promotion.

• Access Skills for a Lifelong Access Library, including needs assessment and partnership building.