[Publib] Read-alouds for Seniors

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I did this for sort of thing for quite a while.  Some of the most popular
reading material included stories and essays from Erma Bombeck, Lewis
Grizzard, James Herriott, Garrison Keillor, and even Mark Twain - lots of
humor was always a hit.  Although personally, I had a hard time reading
Erma, she makes me laugh too much to read aloud with any measure of control,
but I think they enjoyed me laughing along with them almost as much as the
stories.
 
Fifty minutes is quite a long time, most of the people I was reading to were
so heavily medicated they would start dozing after thirty minutes or so.  At
least that was what I was told...or maybe it was me....
 
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On Behalf Of Maggie Bollar
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:24 AM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Read-alouds for Seniors


Our outreach librarian conducts storytime with elderly residents of a
nursing home, on a monthly basis.  Because she only sees them once a month,
she is looking for books or stories that can be finished in one session, in
approximately 50 minutes.
 
Through internet searching, I found lists two libraries and a listserv
(Logan Libary, Fiction-L, the Jasper public library) had posted of
read-alouds for the elderly, and found mention of The Rocking Chair Reader
and the Loving Voice books (short stories designed for the elderly).  I also
gave her some Patricia Polacco picture books, the Giving Tree, Miss Rumpius,
the Rag Coat, and others of that ilk.
 
She's looking for inspirational, happy things to read; no dead dogs, no
death, no downers.  
 
I have great confidence in your abilities, darlings; can anyone out there
offer further suggestions?  She's going Friday, so if you have suggestions,
suggest fast :)
 
Thanks so much,
Maggie Bollar
maggiebollar at aol.com
Children's Librarian / Web Lass
New Carlisle Public Library 
www.new-carlisle.lib.oh.us
 
 
 
 
 
 

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