Service to the Aging

Books-to-Go

Serving nursing homes, senior centers, and adult day-care centers, we supply seniors with reading and viewing materials. Included are books in English and other languages (some in large print); "Bi-Folkal Kits", a collection of memorabilia to spark discussion; and videos and audio books.

Books by Mail

A fast, convenient service that supplies books, books-on-tape, and videotapes to people who are homebound and have a print disability.

Books by Mail Application (PDF)

Information and Cultural Programs

We arrange for speakers and presenters at senior sites throughout Brooklyn.

Nursing Homes, Senior Centers, and Residences

Service to the Aging brings our services out of the library and into street fairs and senior sites, including but not limited to senior residences, nursing homes, and hospices.

Words and Memories

Presented in nursing homes and other senior sites, Words and Memories is a program in which poetry, film, short stories, history and art inspire older adults to reminisce about their life experiences.

Creative Writing

Seniors participate in creative writing programs provided by Brooklyn Public Library's Office of Service to the Aging. A professional Poet works with seniors in assisted living centers and helps participants to write poems and an anthology is published and given to the seniors or their families.