The groundbreaking Creating Aging in New York State Libraries Project funded through a National Leadership Grant supports the building of a national model for outreach, professional development and art making programs in libraries. The project is a collaboration between , , Westchester Library System, , and the . The four library systems will share information, on-site and online training, support materials and best practices for national dissemination.
Mini-grants to WLS libraries enable librarians to work with professional teaching artists to present long-term residencies for seniors in the visual, performing and literary arts. In early 2013, presented a grant to WLS to support an additional two residencies at the .
For additional information on how you can support Creative Aging in the libraries, or any of our community outreach programs, please contact WLS Director of Development Patricia Brigham at or 914-231-3241.