图书使人们团结在一起

|由Lisa乔伊斯,组稿编辑,桑代克新闻|“我住一些最有趣的人,但从来不知道,直到我读他们的讣告。”我始终记得从高级赞助此评论。作为外联馆员波特兰公共图书馆(缅因州)近25年来,我在一个高级住宅所花费的时间交付制作了大量的和...Read more

Retirees: Learning, Rediscovering…Living the Dream

They’ve worked hard. They’ve raised kids, saved, and made sacrifices. Now, with long-awaited free time, they want to pursue new interests and rediscover old ones. Today’s retirees are keen to make the most of their non-working years.

But the more than 13% of the US population aged 65 or older (and that percentage expected to balloon in the next five years)1is the group least likely to have visited the library in the last year.2上市libraries have their work cut out to serve the needs of this age group. Luckily, Gale has resources that can attract and support seniors’ thirst for discovery.

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