Hi Anne,

My son just recently moved into an apartment in Franklin Township to attend Rutgers University. One of the first things he did was to register for a library card at the Franklin Township Library. He raved about it!

I am Head of Youth Services at the Bordentown Branch Library of the Burlington County Library System.I read your e-mail about reading to elderly patients. At the moment I am involved in developing and implementing a Special Needs Collection which requires a lot of time and investigative work. I will keep in mind the project that you wrote about for future possibilities.

My best, Beverly Jacob

On Wednesday, January 27th 2010, anne...@franklintwp.org wrote:

I was asked to read aloud to a group of 14 Alzheimer’s patients to help them “engage.”
Reading aloud about events from the past can help Alzheimer’s patients connect to the reader along with providing an entertaining diversion. I found that short essays about the past were best.

I don't know if the following pieces will work meet your customer's needs, but it may give her a place to start.

Best,

Anne Lemay Head of Youth Services Franklin Township Library 485 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 732-873-8700 Alzheimer’s Patient Outreach – Books to Read Aloud Some selections that have been successful: /You Must Remember This: an oral history of Manhattan from the 1890s to World War II/ By Jeff Kisseloff P225 – Macombs Park and the Polo Grounds, watching the pre-Yankees baseball games, movie studios (used 9/11/07) P203 – Christmas in the Depression (used 9/11/07) P165 – parlors & corsets P228 – early telephones /The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank/ By Erma Bombeck P17 – The Antique Dealer (used 9/11/07) P40 – Barbie and Ken P60 – Trick or Treat … Sweetheart (used 9/11/07) P105 – The Garage Sale /Forever, Erma/ / /By Erma Bombeck P36 – Working Mom’s Telephone Crisis P100 – The American Clothesline (used 9/11/07) /The Snake Has All the Lines/ / /By Jean Kerr P37 – Go, Josephine, in Your Flying Machine P135 – My Wild Irish Mother /Bigger Than a Breadbox/ / /By Steve Allen Chapter 2: The War of the Worlds broadcast -------- Original Message --------Subject: [njyac] Picturebooks for adult day careFrom: Suzanne Klein ...@EBPL.org">SKlein@EBPL.orgDate: Wed, January 27, 2010 11:05 amTo: njy...@njstatelib.orgHi, everyone --We have a regular customer who volunteers to read aloud at an adult day care center. Many of the people she works with have conditions that have affected their ability to pay attention for a long period of time or fully understand what she's reading. She reads a lot of simple poetry to them and has even had some success with children's magazines, but picture books are the hardest category to find something that works.If you've helped someone in a similar situation or can think of a title that's simple, not too wordy, but would not be condescending or unsophisticated for an adult audience, please send me your ideas!Thanks,SuzanneSuzanne M. KleinYouth Services LibrarianEast Brunswick Public Library2 Jean Walling Civic CenterE. Brunswick, NJ 08816(732) 390-...@ebpl.org

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