The Savvy
Caregiver program is a 6 week training program for caregivers who care for
someone with Alzheimer's or Related Dementias. The program is facilitated by
trained Practitioners. It is based on the notion that family members who become
caregivers need to be trained to assume a new role- caregiving- for which they
are unprepared and untrained. Throughout the program- and laced through the
various program materials such as the Caregiver's Manual- the central concept
that is emphasized is the notion of strategy. Caregivers will be urged to
learn, develop and modify their strategies so they can accomplish their role of
caregiving- which includes the contented involvement of the person they care
for. The program builds information and knowledge about the illness, developing
skills to manage daily life, and fosters a different attitude towards
caregiving. The program is geared to informal caregivers of those either living
at home or planning to return home, and in a moderate stage of illness.
Register to
attend. This program runs for 6 weeks (September 12-October 17 on Thursdays
from 1:00 – 3:00 PM) and we ask that participants commit to attending all 6
week sessions. The program as indicated is for active and formal caregivers and
not for professionals seeking certification and license requirements. A minimum
number is required to run this program. If you are placed on a wait list, you
will be notified if an opening becomes available. We will also alert you to
additional Savvy Caregiver Programs coming to Kimball Library.
For
questions, please contact: Jinelle Hobson, Options Counselor, Rockingham County
ServiceLink at (603)893-9769 or Lois Powers, Technical Services/Adult Services,
Kimball Library at 603-263-5234.
IN-HOUSE IPADS to LOAN: Read online magazines in the comfort of the
library! Through the generous donation
from the Atkinson Women's Civic Club, Kimball Library was able to purchase an
iPad (6th Generation). This iPad will be
available at the main circulation desk for the purpose of instructing patrons
how to download materials from overdrive and hoopla as well as browse digital
magazines in the overdrive collection. A
digital magazine can be checked out without impacting how many eBooks or
audiobooks you can borrow from overdrive.
The iPad is
free to borrow in-house only, to Kimball Library adult patrons, whose accounts
are in good standing. A Kimball Library
card must be presented to gain access to this device.
As a
friendly reminder, we also have iPads for inhouse use in the Youth
Department. These iPads have sturdy
covers and are loaded with early educational apps. All the games are child-friendly. These iPads also are loaned to Kimball
Library adult patrons, whose accounts are in good standing. A Kimball Library card must be presented to
gain access to this device.
COOL
STUFF TO BORROW: ♫♫♫Look at
this stuff Isn't it neat? Wouldn't ya think our collection's complete? Wouldn't
ya think we're the library Who has everything? Look at this trove, treasures
untold How many wonders can one cavern hold? Lookin' around here you'd think Sure,
they've got everything..♫♫♫ (Adapted
from 'The Little Mermaid')
Search the catalog or call us if any of these items catch your
eye… croquet set, bocce ball set, night vision binoculars, ukuleles, Kidszoom
cameras, backpacks filled with maps and gear, snowshoes (hey, it’s New England
so you never know!), HotSpots, planisphere, Kindles chock-full of preloaded
titles, Kill-O-Watt meter, and a telescope.
And this is not an exhaustive list!
Don't you just love it here? 😊
MORE INFO: Go to
www.kimballlibrary.com
to register for events or use the data bases. You may also call us
Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register
with a ‘human’. Miss a news article? Go
to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com
to read each and every one!
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