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Library program ideas for older adults: partnerships, funding examples and liability notes
Summary
NNLM trainers and participating librarians shared program ideas—chair-based exercise, memory cafes, blood-pressure stations, caregiver support—and practical partnership suggestions, plus notes on liability waivers and where to find example forms.
Shauna Hasey walked attendees through planning basics and seven questions to guide program design (who, what, when, where, why, how, how much) and urged libraries to match scope and staff capacity to program ambition. She suggested starting with small, manageable activities such as highlighting MedlinePlus, hosting a one-time program, or offering a series tailored to a particular condition (for example, diabetes self-management).
Attendees and presenters listed partnership ideas and community contacts: area agencies on aging, public health departments, senior centers, YMCAs, FQHCs, cooperative extension, food banks and faith-based organizations. On liability, attendees asked about waivers for chair-yoga and other physical-activity sessions; peers and presenters pointed to example forms on LetsMoveInLibraries.org and noted that many facilities require insurance or waivers. "Christine said she teaches Tai Chi and uses a standard form," one participant reported in chat, and presenters encouraged libraries to check facility policies and local risk-management rules.
Presenters also reviewed sources of funding and example projects from NNLM, Let's Move in Libraries (past grant recipients) and AARP community challenge summaries as idea banks for program models and budgeting templates.
