ICfL staff members have had their eyes out for relevant stories, tools, and tricks so you don’t have to. We hope you find these resources useful and inspiring. Enjoy!
Calendar
January
- Braille Literacy Month
- Financial Wellness Month
- National Mentoring Month
- New Year’s Day is January 1
- World Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27
- Tax Identity Theft Week starts January 29th
February
- Black History Month
- Low Vision Awareness Month
- American Heart Month
- National Library Lovers Month
- World Read Aloud Day is February 7
- Lunar New Year is February 10
- Valentine’s Day is February 14
March
- Women’s History Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Pi Day is March 14
- Freedom of Information Day is March 16
- March 19th is the First Day of Spring
Programming
- Coeur d’Alene Public Library has partnered with their local Salvation Army Kroc Center to offer Senior Tech Basics classes
- Lewiston City Library offered an inter-generational wreath program
- Garden City Public Library partnered with a local sporting goods store to offer a ski waxing program
Resources
- Article – How to meet the growing challenge of older Americans with vision loss
- Article – Biggest Social Security changes for 2024
- Article – America’s housing stock isn’t ready for aging boomers
Professional Development
- Workshop – Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, March 5th + 3 weeks online workshop. $249-295
- Videos – Dementia Initiatives and Resources for Native Families and Communities
- Presentations – Lightning Talks: Health Connect of South Dakota, Moby Bookmobile at Arapaho Indian Health Services, Mullerian Anomalies