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How can Irish local libraries be more accessible, relevant, and welcoming to patrons living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease?

We are looking to speak with library and dementia and Alzheimer’s community stakeholders in the Republic of Ireland about ways to improve physical space, collections, programming, and training to make local libraries more age friendly for older adults with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Are you...
  • A local librarian, employee, or volunteer?
  • A member of a dementia or Alzheimer’s disease stakeholder group? (e.g., administrator, organiser, volunteer, family carer or friend)
  • Between the ages of 18-64?
Study requirements
  • Participation in a 45-60 minute Zoom or telephone interview
  • Interviews will be audio recorded and machine transcribed
  • Transcripts will be de-identified and appear in research publications, presentations, and meetings
Benefits of participation
  • Improve spaces, resources, and programming at local libraries
  • Inform training of current and future librarians
  • Represent your local community
Questions?

robert.ferguson@ucd.ie 
Investigator - NeuroInsight MSCA Postdoctoral Research Fellow 
School of Information and Communication Studies, University College Dublin

Sign up today!

Participant Registration Form (Web only)

Participant Information Sheet (Web) (PDF)

Informed Consent (Web) (PDF)

Flyer Dementia and Alzheimer's Stakeholders (PDF) (JPG)

Flyer Library Stakeholders (PDF) (JPG)

This study was ethically reviewed and approved by University College Dublin’s Human Research Ethics Committee 122-HS-C-25-Ferguson-Cushing.

This research is supported under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034252