Caregivers often face overwhelming physical, emotional, and mental challenges while balancing caregiving with their own well-being. In this session, librarians will learn how to support carPegivers by connecting them with trusted health resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other key organizations. Participants will explore effective strategies for making libraries welcoming, resource-rich spaces for caregivers and gain practical tools to help prevent caregiver burnout within the community. Join us to strengthen your library’s role as a supportive hub for caregivers, fostering resilience and connection.
Date Recorded: 01/08/2025
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Bobbi L. Newman, MLIS, MA, Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist, Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 6, Wellness Ambassador, Senior Librarian, The University of Iowa Libraries
Financial fraud and exploitation results in the loss of billions of dollars every year. These crimes often go unreported because victims are scared, embarrassed, or don’t know who to call. The U.S. Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline, managed by the Office for Victims of Crime, provides services to adults aged 60 and older who experience financial fraud and exploitation to help them report the crime and access appropriate resources. In addition to the financial impact of these crimes, the emotional toll older adult victims of fraud suffer can be devastating. Professionals that interact frequently with older adults can play a critical role in identifying potential frauds and scams and utilize the opportunity to raise awareness of and share resources that may be available to assist victims of financial fraud, such as the NEFH. This presentation will cover some common scams, warning signs to look for, available resources, and steps to take should one suspect a fraud or scam is taking place.
Date: 07/31/2024
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Helen Supanich, Department of Justice’s National Elder Fraud Hotline
Ms. Supanich has ten years’ experience providing services to older adults. She is currently a Case Management Shift Supervisor for the Department of Justice’s National Elder Fraud Hotline. Previously, Ms. Supanich worked as an Advocate for the VOCA-funded Holistic Elder Abuse Response Team (“HEART”) at the non-profit WISE & Healthy Aging, where she partnered with Adult Protective Services and Long Beach Police Department; she provided case management and advocacy services to older/dependent adult abuse survivors. Prior to this, Ms. Supanich was an Ombudsman with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program in Los Angeles County (Region II), where she investigated abuse, neglect, and other issues at long-term care facilities in her assigned region and served as an advocate for residents at these facilities.
Learn how libraries can partner with local and state funding sources to bring evidence-based fitness programs, fall prevention courses, and chronic disease-management classes to their libraries. The focus will be on older adult programming. Hear from other Indiana libraries about their success stories and expansion efforts into offering community education classes for this special segment of the population.
Date Recorded: 04/10/24
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Fran Fisher, CEO of Geri-Fit Company, LLC
Indiana Educational Scholarship Accounts – How INESA helps hundreds of Hoosier families fund a unique education for their child with intellectual disabilities. Sam Gilmore and PJ Vaught, representing the Treasurer of the State’s office, share information about how to enroll your child and where to find a list of ESA providers.
Date Recorded: 03/28/24
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Sam Gilmore and PJ Vaught, Treasurer of the State’s Office
This session covers the employment services that WorkOne provides. From Career Counseling to Job Referrals to Hiring Events to Workshops to Training Assistance, WorkOne has much to offer. After this workshop, attendees will understand the value and accessibility of WorkOne services.
Date Recorded: 3/26/2024
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Bryann H. Gibson, Sr. Outreach and WorkOne System Liaison / WorkOne
In this webinar, you will learn about the talking book library. Who they are, what they do, who they serve, and the programs and services they provide.
Date Recorded: 2/28/2024
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Abby Chumin, librarian at the Talking Book and Braille Library / Indiana State Library
Over the last decade many areas in the state of Indiana have paid increasing attention to individuals living with dementia, primarily due to the rapid growth of the elderly population. Thrive Alliance and Bartholomew County Public Library have formed a partnership to work with individuals that are experiencing memory issues. This partnership has included working with music, delivering educational programs to the community at large and to the staff at the library, circulating kits targeting this population, and many more services. Come learn about how Thrive Alliance and Bartholomew Public Library evaluated and implemented these services.
Date Recorded: 1/11/2023
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenters: Sue Lamborn / Thrive Alliance and Sandy Allman / Bartholomew County Public Library
An introduction to how to assist patrons in the application of digital resources. Emma will be discussing the Affordable Connectivity Program and ways to assist digital skills development.
Presenter: Emma Woods, Digital Inclusion Fellow / Indiana State Library
Date Recorded: 07/12/2023
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Emma is an Americorps member serving through the American Connection Corps program run by the Purdue Center for Regional Development and Lead for America. In her previous role, she served the Uplands region of Indiana in developing county and regional-level digital inclusion plans.
Building on the ideas presented in the Digital Inclusion 101 webinar, this webinar will further detail the resources available to bridge the digital equity gap.
Presenter: Emma Woods, Digital Inclusion Fellow / Indiana State Library
Emma is an Americorps member serving through the American Connection Corps program run by the Purdue Center for Regional Development and Lead for America. In her previous role, she served the Uplands region of Indiana in developing county and regional-level digital inclusion plans.
An introduction to how to assist patrons in the application of digital resources. Emma will be discussing the Affordable Connectivity Program and ways to assist digital skills development.
Presenter: Emma Woods, Digital Inclusion Fellow / Indiana State Library
Emma is an Americorps member serving through the American Connection Corps program run by the Purdue Center for Regional Development and Lead for America. In her previous role, she served the Uplands region of Indiana in developing county and regional-level digital inclusion plans.