Seniorzy w bibliotece
Senior citizens at the library

Summary/Abstract: The rising number of seniors in the society forces the state to engage in creating activities which would motivate and activate this social group. The various forms of such activities meant to extend the mental and physical faculties among the senior citizens have been the subjects of an ongoing multidisciplinary effort, and contact with literature has been one such activity meant to stimulate the mental faculties. Libraries, as centers for the propagation of readership, organize book signings and readings, exhibitions and, first and foremost, create Book Clubs, which serve to talk about literature and promote reading as well as facilitate the contact with “the spoken book” for the people with hearing impairments. Those Book Clubs require help with the selection of literature suitable to the seniors. The article recommends several titles alongside with the justification for the choice, as well as a selection of activities meant to facilitate further discussion. Libraries are facing difficult challenges. The implemented methods of reading popularization do not reach a wide enough audience. Moreover, it is crucial to form multigenerational reading groups in order to make the society realize that old age requires preparation.

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