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Upcoming Webinars for Adult Services

Calendar of Events: March through May 2025

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Demystifying Genre (Colorado Library Staff Only)

Nothing is scarier than trying to help a fan of a genre you yourself don’t enjoy. You want to help that, for example, Romance reader, find the perfect book, but you are having trouble knowing where to begin because…eek!… you don’t read Romance. You are afraid they will find out you are a fraud. How can YOU possibly help THEM?!? Never fear, in this program, Readers’ Advisory expert, Becky Spratford, will teach you the basic appeals of the major genres, give you the inside track on what a fan of that genre is most drawn to, and provide you with talking points to get your genres readers to tell you what they want. This program focuses on providing you with a diverse and inclusive list of up-to-date authors; only authors will be discussed. You will leave this session with the confidence and skill to help fans of every genre, regardless of whether or not you have ever read a book in that genre yourself. And that will leave a trail of happy patrons in your wake.


This 90-minute workshop is the second in the “Readers Advisory Workshop Series” for Colorado library professionals.
Note: This is the final event for the “Readers Advisory Workshop Series” facilitated by Becky Spratford from RA for All. Registration for this event will ensure you get access to the full playlist of the series webinar recordings.

How to Be a Librarian for Brain Health and Dementia

Come ready with questions about brain health, memory loss, and dementia!
In this webinar, Kelly Osthoff, Senior Director of Programs for Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, and Cristy Moran, Adult Library Services Senior Consultant for Colorado State Library, will guide librarians and staff from all types of library institutions through resources suitable for meeting the information needs of their community members. Ready resources, including webpages and websites that can be bookmarked on information desk computers, social media accounts and influencers (some care professionals and doctors included!), resource navigation directories, and academic journals and other sources suitable for students with high school and university coursework on brain health. Libraries often provide support for finding and filing applications for medical and other social services. This session may also prove helpful for people wondering where to start looking.


Attendees are asked to come prepared with questions they’d like to ask about available resources and FAQs from community members and other library visitors.

In this workshop, participants will:

  • Locate and save at least five websites to bookmark and social media accounts to follow for general public inquiries (e.g., caregivers, people with personal brain health and memory concerns)
  • Identify some academic and medical resources for supporting research for students from high school to university levels (e.g., journals, databases, books)
  • Connect with specific resources from Alzheimer’s Association and Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment specific to brain health and memory care
  • Engage in conversation and Q&A with Alzheimer’s Association and Colorado State Library about supporting their communities

Loneliness and Social Isolation: Tackling the Social Disconnection Epidemic

The U.S. is currently experiencing a loneliness and social isolation crises. This webinar will discuss why we should care about loneliness and social isolation, the negative health consequences of these issues, how to recognize and identify loneliness and social isolation, and potential solutions for loneliness and social isolation including the role of community.


This webinar is presented by Dr. Rebecca Mullen, a family medicine physician-researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine. She practices broad-spectrum family medicine in the outpatient and inpatient clinical settings and is an educator in the University of Colorado Family Medicine residency program. Her research and clinical interests include loneliness and social isolation, aging health disparities, dementia, LGBTQ+ and gender affirming care.

Aging at Your Library: How Colorado Libraries Meet the Moment for Aging Adults (AARP Livable Communities + Colorado’s Public Libraries)

There are two opportunities to attend this session. It will be held live online twice. See dates, times, and registration links below.

April is a month of celebration for libraries! This month, community members and partners are invited to join the Colorado State Library to learn about what your libraries are doing to support you through your silver, golden, and diamond years. Community members and library professionals will have two opportunities in and around National Library Week 2025 to learn together and forge new relationships.


In “Aging at Your Library: How Colorado Libraries Meet the Moment for Aging Adults,” Coloradan community members, partners, and libraries will learn about the Colorado public library ecosystem, find their local libraries, and learn how their libraries have built robust programs, curated resources, and fostered partnerships to meet the ever-growing needs of aging and older adults. As the state’s population trends bend toward aging and aging-in-place communities, the trends of Colorado’s public library services, resources, and partnerships follow. From tai chi classes and Ageless Grace programming to end of life and caregiving for adults educational series, Colorado’s libraries have responded to the call of their communities to meet them where they are and take them where they want to go. Colorado’s Associate State Director of Livable & Diverse Communities at AARP, Marissa Volpe, will share the vision, scope, and opportunities for work with AARP Livable Communities in Colorado. Together from the vantage point of the state library and AARP’s Livable Communities, participants will learn how they are connected to one another and how we all work to creating an age-friendly, inclusive Colorado.


This presentation will include examples from the field, highlighting different libraries’ offerings and introducing participants to the new, innovative ways libraries respond to their unique and dynamic communities.


This 90-minute webinar will include 30 minutes for community members to engage in direct conversation with their local library partners. Please come ready for robust conversation and an eagerness to meet and chat with fellow Coloradans working toward age-friendly communities.


LibraryLand, please visit the AARP Livable Communities page to learn about the community who will be attending and to locate the resources that are available for you, your neighbors, and your library.

How to Engage Older Adult Patrons through Creative Aging this Summer and Beyond

Think 360 Arts for Learning, a leading Colorado arts education organization, has been involved in the Creative Aging movement since 2017. In this session, Think 360 staff will share their experience developing and leading Creative Aging programs with community organizations and libraries across the state. Library staff will have opportunities to discuss their own experiences with older adult programming and explore ideas and resources to launch Creative Aging initiatives in their communities.


This session is open to library professionals of all experience levels—we’re excited to learn from both seasoned program leaders and those just getting started in the Creative Aging realm. (www.think360arts.org)

All webinars will be recorded and all registrants – regardless of their ability to attend the live event – will receive the web recording link and any materials shared during the presentations.

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