Discovering Whats Next: The Story Continues

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Discovering Whats Next The Story Continues

• The Library Experience Older Citizens Grant
• Carol Greenfield, Consultant
• Libraries for the Future
• September 30, 2004

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Three Ps and More

• Planning
• Organizational planning
• Program planning
• Partnering
• Publicity
• PERSISTENCE, and.
• PATIENCE

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Organizational Planning

• DWN Futures Meeting
• Expanded stakeholders
• If someone asked you, what DWN was, what would
  you say? connections, stimulating conversation,
  revitalization, exploring new models, sharing
  stories, validation, etc.
• Urged our planning group to focus on
  sustainability
• Outcomes
• Establishment of a process to craft a mission and
  vision statement
• Followed by a business planning process
• At the same time, KIG

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KIG Keep It Going

• All DWN programs are community conversations
• Library Forums
• Transition Talks
• DWN Film Club
• Hands on Workshops
• Special Programs Looking (after) Yourself After
  50

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Library Forums

• Topics TBD for January and April
• Possible topics
• Entrepreneurship
• Family Caregiving
• Cognitive Vitality

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Transition Talks

• Two monthly groups of 8-10 people with 2 hosts
• 1 ½ hours
• One afternoon session one evening
• Afternoon at library evening at Starbucks
• Format is flexible and organic topics range
  from resource information to volunteer and job
  opportunities to more contemplative discussion of
  difficulties of transitioning to this new
  lifestage

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Film Club

• Bi-monthly at local assisted living facility
• Volunteer discussion leader
• Writes columns in local newspaper
• Preparing discussion guide
• Selection of films by virtual film advisory group
• Films shown to date Calendar Girls, Whale Rider,
  The Barbarian Invasions

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Workshops

• Continue as part of Newton Community Education
• Repeat well-received workshops
• Passion and Purpose
• Projecting Your Retirement Income Needs
• Try out new workshops
• Facing the Future Together A Life-Planning Model
  for Couples

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Special Programs

• Looking (after) Yourself After 50 Our Quest for
  Rejuvenation
• New venue Newton Wellesley Hospital
• New format ½ day on weekend
• Sponsors and door prizes
• Free but registration required

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Library Returns

• TT
• Conference
• Film Club

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Publicity

• Need to articulate a clear and simple mission so
  everyone is on the same page
• Draft - DWN connects midlife and older adults to
  each other and to resources they need as they
  transition from fulltime work lives to their next
  life stage.
• New approaches
• Participants writing guest commentaries
• Sponsor publicity
• More formalized newsletter

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Persistence and Patience