Navigating the Challenge of Dementia — Luncheon, Lecture & New Resources (In-person)

LUNCHEON, LECTURE & PRESENTATION OF NEW RESOURCES AT MTL

Caring for someone suffering from memory loss? Interested in learning more about the condition? Join us for a light luncheon and lecture focusing on the risk factors, symptoms and disease stages of dementia.   In addition, learn about current research and strategies to better cope with challenges, including the Library’s new Memory Kits.

During the luncheon, MTL’s Librarian Kathryn Zimmerman will unveil MTL’s New Memory Care Kits.  These kits are designed to help caregivers create connections with a loved one who has dementia.  The kits have been made possible due to a grant awarded to the Mark Twain Library from the American Library Association/Libraries Transforming Communities.

Following the luncheon, an expert from the Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will deliver a comprehensive talk on the impact of Alzheimer’s.  Participants will learn about the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages and risk factors, current research and treatments and available Alzheimer’s Association resources.

This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL)

Co-sponsored with The Heritage Center

Space is limited. Register below to reserve a seat for both the luncheon and lecture.