Seniors

Welcome to the senior members of our community

Many of you will be retired and may have more time to enjoy the facilities the Library has to offer. If you are unfamiliar with the layout or would like any assistance, please contact our Seniors' Librarian.

Collections which may be of particular interest to our senior library users include the large print collection and audio books in the Fiction Zone on the 1st Floor.

Check out some of the new titles:
Large print
Audio books

Home Library Service

Should you be unable to come to the Library to select books and don't have friends or family members in town to help out, you may be eligible for our Home Library Service programme.

For enquiries, contact our Home Service Librarian.

Library Book Group

Enjoy talking about books? Our Library book discussion group meets every third Thursday of the month.

Please contact our Fiction and Literature Librarian for further details.

"A morning with..."

Join us on the last Thursday of each month from February to November for morning tea and an interesting and informative talk by a variety of speakers.

A morning with Wi Ormsby

Wi Ormsby

Green Prescription Manager
Sport Manawatu

"Activity for longevity"
Come and learn how to live a longer, healthier life.

Thursday 28 November, 2009
Fiction Zone, 1st Floor, Central Library
10.45am - morning tea
11.00am - talk

Contact:
Seniors' Librarian - email or phone 351 4100 ext 8494

Reading Lists

A selection of books on Alzheimer's (97KB)

Retirement Planning (43KB)

Healthy Ageing (46KB)

Useful websites:

Grownups - a 50+ community website.

Age Concern - a National organisation working for the rights and well-being of older people, koroua and kuia.

Sorted60plus - information on living in your semi-retired/retired years, with calculators to help you work out how best to manage your nest egg.

SeniorNet - a non-profit club offering people aged 50+ the education and knowledge to use computer technology.

National Heart Foundation - promoting heart health for all New Zealanders.

Diabetes New Zealand - information for New Zealanders with diabetes, those at risk and their families.

Alzheimers New Zealand - answers to tough questions on dementia.

Everybody - health information for New Zealanders.

Health Information - information provided by the Ministry of Health.

Medline Plus - comprehensive health information provided by the United States National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health.

Retirement Commission -information to help New Zealanders prepare financially for their retirement.

Raising Grandchildren - website of the Grandparents raising Grandchildren CharitableTrust. The Trust's mission is "to provide support to Grandparents who are primary caregivers to grandchildren in difficult circumstances and to ensure fair treatment from the legal and child protection services in New Zealand, in order to stablise and normalise the life of the children involved."

Eldernet - timely, relevant, and comprehensive information about services that are available for older people. This site includes a database directory of New Zealand rest homes, residential care, retirement villages, home help, community groups, public hospitals and other third age services for seniors.

U3A - University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment.