What is it about?

Stresses the important role that public libraries play in supporting older people.

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Why is it important?

The role of public libraries is frequently overlooked, and, at a time of cutbacks in service-provision, fuller recognition is urgently needed.

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Public libraries play a significant role within the community, yet people often overlook or dismiss this, and I want to draw attention to the wide range of work they undertake.

Mr John C Vincent
The Network - tackling social exclusion

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This page is a summary of: An overlooked resource? Public libraries’ work with older people – an introduction, Working with Older People, December 2014, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/wwop-06-2014-0018.
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