Adult Services Resources for November 2024

ICfL staff members have had their eyes out for relevant stories, tools, and tricks so you don't have to. Enjoy!

Calendar

• The Programming Librarian's calendar lists national monthly/ weekly celebrations, observances, and library related conferences and book festivals.
• Calendar of Social Engagement Opportunities from the National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults (engAGED)

Funding

• Creative Aging Grants - COMING SOON! Details will be announced on the LibIdaho Listserv in November. Stay tuned!
• Subgrant programs for the Digital Access for All Idahoans Plan will open on November, 4^th. We have three different grant opportunities to expand digital access in your community! Applicants can apply to multiple programs.
  • The Digital Access for All Idahoans Monetary Subgrant provides $10,000 to $150,000 for eligible entities to do digital access work.
  • The Connecting Communities Digital Access Program provides Windows devices and accessories to eligible entities.
  • The Tech Refresh Digital Access Program provides new computers to public and tribal libraries for in-library use or circulation.

  Questions? Contact Digital Inclusion Consultant Chelsea Summerlin at [email protected], or (208) 639-4175, or Grants Officer Jamie Thill at [email protected], (208) 639-4153.

• Welcoming Libraries Grant - Create an outreach plan and conduct outreach services (programs, partnering, and information sharing) to strategically identified underserved groups of children or adults to meet unmet needs in your community. (*Note: Outreach activity is the only allowable grant activity that can serve adults as well as children). Contact Kristina Taylor, [email protected], with questions. Deadline is November 8th.

Programming

• Tips on Food taste test programs from the Librarian Recommended blog
• The Notus Public Library hosted a "Fall floral centerpiece class" using coffee filters
• Host an event where attendees help transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War for the National Archives and the National Park Service
• Moscow Public Library partnered with Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) on a program about reviewing Mdicare plans yearly.

Professional development

• Notes from last October's LITT: Telehealth Chat have been posted on the newly created Telehealth LITT page.
• Article - "Arts Engagement as a Health Behavior: An Opportunity to Address Mental Health Inequities". Webjunction has an article with ideas of how to get started with arts programming.
• Article - "Solutions to Social Isolation in Rural Communities" from nextavenue. Look into how the Idaho Digital Skills page on Connecting with Others could help.

Resources

• From the Idaho Press Tribune, "Idaho's population aging faster than the nation's". There has never been a better time to assess how your library is serving older adults!
• Article - "Where healthcare is least accessible in the US, Ranked" from Forbes. Idaho is in the top 10 least accessible.
• Order free COVID home tests