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| Organisation Name: Baby Boomers: Ageing and Engaging | |
| The Baby Boomers: Aging and Engaging seminar was held on Friday 25 May 2012, at the State Library of Victoria. It is part of the professional development delivered as part of the Statewide Public Libraries Development Projects.
There was a great line-up of presenters highlighting both strategic and grassroots initiatives, including: Setting the scene: Demographics and policy Kirsty Williamson (Monash University and Charles Sturt University) Keynote address: The crossover generation: Baby boomers and the role of the public library User needs: What do boomers want from library services? Carolyn Jury (Yarra Plenty Regional Library) Aged Persons Strategic Framework: Positioning public libraries for the age wave Mylee Joseph (State Library of New South Wales) Everyday heroes: What do boomers want from library services? Tony Iezzi (Vision Australia Information Library Service) Baby Boomers and blindness Sherrill Harvey (Geelong Regional Library Corporation) Ipads for Seniors Baby boomers as volunteers Amanda Everton (Volunteering Australia) Volunteering trends Roisin Murphy (State Library of Victoria) Engaging and working with volunteers for the State Library's 'Love and Devotion' exhibition Georgina Earl and Christina Davidson (Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation) Book Buddies volunteer program: English coaching for adult learners of English Michele Matthews (Bendigo Regional Archives Centre) Volunteering at Bendigo Regional Archive Centre Fiona Baranowski (Geelong Regional Library Corporation) Closing remarks Slideshow presentations are attached at the bottom of the page. |
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