Positive Ageing Week (PAW) will be taking place from 1st – 7th October this year at Offaly Libraries, kindly co-funded by Age Friendly Offaly.
Positive Ageing Week 2023 celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people. Positive Aging Week 2023 will carry on the theme of Challenging Ageism – Reframing How We Think, Feel and Act towards ageing and older persons. This is a socially inclusive event so everyone can take part.
At Offaly Libraries, we will be celebrating this occasion with the following events throughout October:
- Mindfulness Workshop with Leona McDonnell in Tullamore Library
- Chair Yoga Sessions with Theresa Burns in Birr, Banagher, Clara, Daingean, Edenderry, Ferbane and Kilcormac
- The Gramophone Society joins us for some beautiful music to celebrate our older patrons for their continued support and contribution to our libraries (Tullamore Branch).
- An Intergenerational Session of Music & Song with musicians and singers of all ages will take place in Clara Library on Wednesday 4th October @ 6.00pm and Kilcormac Library on Thursday 19th October @ 6.00pm
- Daingean & Edenderry libraries will host an Intergenerational Mindfulness Colouring session.
- We will be hosting coffee mornings in various branches around the county in Banagher, Birr, Clara Ferbane ,Edenderry, Kilcormac and Tullamore
- Clara Library will host a Coffee Morning on Wednesday 25th October. Aisling Lambe Climate Action Officer with Offaly Co. Council will be in attendance to talk to us about energy saving tips for the home and the Offaly Climate Action Plan.
- LOETB Staying Connected Classes will be continuing throughout October
- All branches will have a display featuring Age Friendly information for the public to peruse.
To book in to any of the events above, please contact your local library.
Details of library events also be found here.