<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne L. Sager</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Wood</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org">dwood@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] Important survey to identify libraries directly serving patrons with Alzheimer's and related dementias.<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Important survey to identify libraries directly serving patrons with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Alzheimer's & Related Dementias Interest Group (IGARD) is in the process of creating guidelines for library service directly to persons diagnosed with dementia. As part of the due diligence process, we are seeking input from libraries across the country </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">so that we can document already existing best practices.  <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">If your library is currently offering, or has offered in the past, services and/or programming directly to members of your community diagnosed with dementia, please self-identify by completing this brief survey - </span><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/services_dementia" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/services_dementia</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.<br><br>IGARD is an Interest Group of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), which is a division of the American Library Association (ALA)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> - </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/igard" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ascla/interestgroups/igard</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Please forward this message to the appropriate person at your library and appropriate e-lists.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<br><br>Mary Beth Riedner<br>Chair, IGARD<br><a href="mailto:mbried1714@gmail.com" target="_blank">mbried1714@gmail.com</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. Sager</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Oregon ALA Representative</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland State University Library</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PO Box 1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland, OR  97207-1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Phone: </span><a value="+15037258169" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-8169</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><spa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