Since I serve on the library’s diversity committee, I thought I’d consider this year’s Reading Together selection, Animal Dreams, by Barbara Kingsolver, from a diversity perspective. There are several possibilities in this many layered novel, but I settled on the subject of Alzheimers disease.
If this subject is of interest to you, check out the 239 listings under Alzheimers in our catalog: 69 non-fiction and many fiction titles, as well as 7 DVD’s that include the excellent, Oscar nominated Away from Her, and one specifically designed to stimulate sufferers of this devastating disease. (Investigate a little, you'll find it!)
If this subject is of interest to you, check out the 239 listings under Alzheimers in our catalog: 69 non-fiction and many fiction titles, as well as 7 DVD’s that include the excellent, Oscar nominated Away from Her, and one specifically designed to stimulate sufferers of this devastating disease. (Investigate a little, you'll find it!)
There are helpful children’s titles, including Still My Grandma, for parents and caregivers who are trying to help youngsters understand someone they love who is no longer the same person they have grown up with, titles for teens to help them cope, and even mysteries and science fiction novels that include Alzheimers as a theme.
Although I have worked here many years and shouldn’t be, nevertheless I am often amazed at the tremendous amount of resources we have available on a single topic – just take a look…And if you don’t find what you need, don’t forget to ask one of our fabulous librarians for help!
Although I have worked here many years and shouldn’t be, nevertheless I am often amazed at the tremendous amount of resources we have available on a single topic – just take a look…And if you don’t find what you need, don’t forget to ask one of our fabulous librarians for help!
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