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Think About
Tackling social isolation and rurality
– loaning activities
Recognising the challenge of vulnerable
older people being house bound for
health and accessible transport reasons,
Ruth’s final commission enables
engagement for the library with its
community in their own homes.
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Do you have isolated and vulnerable
community members that could
benefit from loan and handling
resources?
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Is there a way that sensory
resources can provide benefits to
both early years and elderly library
users?
Develop downloadable resources and
Pinterest boards of ideas to encourage
users to come in and use these
resources independently without the
need for additional support from staff.
Thinking about less prescriptive
resources opens up their potential
for more engagement by more of the
community. Look for local scrap stores
for interesting materials and quality
resources that are easily fundable.
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