Rural Libraries Services for Older Adults: A Nationwide Survey |
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| Authors: | Cynthia Hughes |
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| Institution: | University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA |
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| Abstract: | The author examined the survey results from 721 rural libraries throughout the United States and Canada to learn more about how they are serving older adults (defined here as anyone 65 years and older). The following areas of library service in particular were studied: funding sources, collections, strategic planning, staffing, technology use, partnerships, outreach efforts, and building design and accessibility. Results of this study were compared to those found in recent studies of services provided to older adults in suburban and capital city public libraries. |
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| Keywords: | Adult services in public libraries libraries and older people older-adult services and programming rural libraries survey of boomer services |
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