[OPLINLIST] Input requested for research on intergenerational programs at libraries

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Posting on behalf of Meijuan Miao. Please respond directly to Meijuan at meijuan at illinois.edu<mailto:meijuan at illinois.edu>. Please excuse duplication.

Dear librarians,

My name is Meijuan Miao, a Ph.D. student majoring in Library Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, I am conducting research on intergenerational programs/activities that libraries provide to increase interaction between older people and children/adolescent/young people in the era of aging, such as intergenerational reading/oral history/games/arts/tech-help and so on.

If your library has provided or is providing intergenerational programs, could you please provide a brief description of your intergenerational programs to me (meijuan at illinois.edu<mailto:meijuan at illinois.edu>), including, but not limited to, reasons and goals of your intergenerational programs, name, targeted audience/age groups, obstacles and favorable conditions to provide such programs, effects and future plan, etc. Thank you so much.

If your library does not provide intergenerational programs, could you please answer the following questions for me (meijuan at illinois.edu<mailto:meijuan at illinois.edu>)? Thank you so much.
$B-!(B Could you please explain the reason why not plan to provide such programs?
$B-"(B Will your library plan to carry out such programs in future? And why?
$B-#(B If planning to carry out such programs,
   * What kinds of intergenerational program do you want to provide? (such as  Intergenerational reading, Tech-help program, Mentoring program, Storytelling, Writing and letter program, Art program (craft, painting, et), Recreational program (music, films, games, sports, et), Cultural and historical program (oral history, local history, live history), Genealogy program, Civic engagement program (community garden, community cookbook), Environmental program, Healthcare program, Child care/development program , Intergenerational shared sites and space program, etc)
   * What do you think might be the possible obstacles and favorable conditions for your library?$B!G(B
    * Do you think there is a possibility to cooperate between the adult department and child/youth department?

Best wishes,
Meijuan

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