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The Lancaster New
Era on September 23, 2006 presented
"Seniors on a MIssion" the Red Rose Award. "You
let seniors loose and it is very dangerous,"
Vandergrift quipped. The result: a cheerful and
bright children's area that festures, among
other improvementsm a purple hippo book holder
designed by former Lockheed engineer Hank
Copelman, whose wife, Betty, is also part of
this group."
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Southern Lancaster
County Chronicle September 3, 2007 Young
Quarryville Library patrons can literally expand
their horizons thanks to a partnership that
includes residents of Willow Valley Retirement
Community and students at Millersville
University. . . . While the stools can also be
used as seats, they were conceived as ways for
children to be able to see, and reach, books and
videos that were otherwise beyond their
grasp."
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Intelligenger
Journal, April 5, 2007 "Teens who use Lancaster
Public Library finally have a room to call their
own-- thanks, in large part, to a group of
senior citizens. . . .Created through a
collaboration of the library, Library System of
Lancaster County and Life of the Mind
Consortium, the room includes hardcover books,
paperbacks, audio books and other materials of
interest to teens, as well as a computer.. .
."The teen collection used to be ina hallway,
and teenagers would be sitting on the floor
trying to read," Fiene said. " They didn't have
anywhere to be." Now, she said, teens come to
The Hub to do homework, hang out and write on
the room's popular message
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Our Library Projects
What are they?
The Consortium began with small projects
in local public libraries to enhance spaces for
children and young people. Consortium members
visited libraries and talked with staff about
what might improve facilities for young people,
and then we tried to provide some of the things
they requested. We built some things,
refurbished or painted others, and still others
were purchased through a Grant from the H.W.
Wilson Company in NYC. Below are three of our
major projects that have, we hope, made a
difference in the lives of young people. Each is
a clickable so you may see the details of the
projects.
Happy
Hippo: http://lifeofthemindconsortium.info/HappyHippo.htm
This web page provides a glimpse into our
beginning projects and an indication of where we
would go from there.
The
Hub: http:lifeofthemindconsortium.info/TheHub.htm
This page shows the challenge of converting a
passageway with eight doors/entry ways into a
viable teen center!
The Critter Sitter
Project: Phase I http://lifeofthemindconsortium.info/CritterSitters.htm
This page documents the first time we had active
cooperation with Millersville University where
students built the critter sitters (stools).
Then staff from the Library System of Lancaster
County helped us deliver the stools to Willow
Valley where teams of residents took on the
preparation and painting of fifty stools.
Finally, they were delivered to the various
libraries who had requested them.
Why is it inportant to bring together
teams to engage in community service
projects?
The Consortium shares a commitment to
life-long learning, intergenerational
activities, and the importance of active,
involved citizenry at all stages of human life.
We are concerned with broad social issues and
with developing an enabling culture to sustain
and nurture older adults and the young people
with whom they interact.
In order to meet this commitment,
consortium member institutions have recognized
the importance of working together to give back
to the larger Lancaster community and have
developed joint projects to do so. The library
projects are the most visible of these efforts.
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