Cognitive Change Supports and Programs
The Southington Public Library strives to provide quality service to all members of our community and has taken steps towards being a Dementia Friendly organization. With guidance from LiveWell Institute and patrons affected by dementia, the library has taken steps to make the library experience easier for visitors experiencing cognitive change.
Dementia-friendly library cards, which provide longer loan periods on all materials (except new items), are available to patrons experiencing cognitive change. To utilize this card please speak with the Circulation desk staff and convey that you or a loved one is experiencing cognitive change or has dementia.
The staff at the Southington Public Library has been trained to recognize signs that indicate someone may be dealing with cognitive issues so we are able to assist them appropriately.
Dementia-friendly library cards, which provide longer loan periods on all materials (except new items), are available to patrons experiencing cognitive change. To utilize this card please speak with the Circulation desk staff and convey that you or a loved one is experiencing cognitive change or has dementia.
The staff at the Southington Public Library has been trained to recognize signs that indicate someone may be dealing with cognitive issues so we are able to assist them appropriately.
Resources
The staff has curated a collection just for people with dementia. This collection is located right near the Reference Desk in case assistance is needed.
The collection contains specialized fiction where the font, spacing and content are designed for people with cognitive issues. Other specialized resources are games, memory totes, memory kits, puzzles and painting sets all designed for people with dementia.
Other items in this collection include exercise, travel, reminiscence, and vintage television DVDs. There are many resources for caregivers also. Non-fiction books on dementia, caregiving, and other subjects related to cognitive change.
The collection contains specialized fiction where the font, spacing and content are designed for people with cognitive issues. Other specialized resources are games, memory totes, memory kits, puzzles and painting sets all designed for people with dementia.
Other items in this collection include exercise, travel, reminiscence, and vintage television DVDs. There are many resources for caregivers also. Non-fiction books on dementia, caregiving, and other subjects related to cognitive change.
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GAP & Other Programs
The Southington Public Library along with Bread for Life and the Connecticut Chapter Alzheimer's Association hold a monthly GAP (Giving Alzheimer's a Purpose) event. That is a social event for people with dementia and their care partners.
We also hold programs relating to dementia. These could cover anything from probate issues, assisted living options, communicating with loved ones with the condition, etc.
If you have any questions or requests for additional services, please contact Adult Program Coordinator Liz Chubet via email at [email protected] or call 860-628-0947 x6513.
We also hold programs relating to dementia. These could cover anything from probate issues, assisted living options, communicating with loved ones with the condition, etc.
If you have any questions or requests for additional services, please contact Adult Program Coordinator Liz Chubet via email at [email protected] or call 860-628-0947 x6513.
National Library for The Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, that are instantly downloadable to a personal device or delivered by mail free of charge.
Eligible borrowers can apply for exclusive use of this service in English and in Spanish. In addition, eligible individuals may access over 17,000 titles, which are available for download through NLS’s Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. An application for access to BARD is required and available on the NLS Bard website here.
Eligible borrowers can apply for exclusive use of this service in English and in Spanish. In addition, eligible individuals may access over 17,000 titles, which are available for download through NLS’s Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. An application for access to BARD is required and available on the NLS Bard website here.
Service to the Homebound
The Southington Public Library is pleased to offer Homebound Delivery Service for Southington residents in need. Through this program, library materials are delivered to Southington residents who are permanently or temporarily homebound. Books, magazines, DVDs, music CDs, and more are dropped off and picked up by Library staff on a scheduled day each month.