An Alzheimer’s Association presentation and a special opportunity to check out Memory Kits* from the library!
When someone shows signs of dementia, it’s time to talk. Often, conversations with family about changing behaviors can be challenging and uncomfortable. This program from the Alzheimer's Association offers tips on how to have honest and caring conversations to address some of the most common issues.
Topics covered in the program include:
» Going to the doctor
» Deciding when to stop driving
» Making legal and financial plans
*Glendale Library, Arts & Culture will be launching Memory Kits designed to help stimulate conversation and spark memories between people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or memory loss and their care partner. These kits are free and can be checked out with a library card.
Established in 1906.
Library services in Glendale were first provided in 1906. The women of the Tuesday Afternoon Club, a social and philanthropic organization, raised money through a series of lectures to fund a library collection. The library opened in a renovated pool room at Third and E (Wilson and Everett) Streets with seventy books, soon supplemented by a State Traveling Library of fifty more, and served a population of 1,186.
In 1907, the City Trustees passed Ordinance 53 which established and supported a library which "...shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the City of Glendale..." The first year the library had 251 books, 165 registered patrons, and a budget of $248.88.
In 1913, a Carnegie grant of $12,500 made possible the construction of the main library at Kenwood and Fifth (Harvard Street). The building was completed and dedicated November 13, 1914.
