Diary of a Memory Cafe

Speakers: Drea Douglas, North Bend Public Library; Lualhati Anderson, Coos Health and Wellness; Kelli Bosak; North Bend Medical Center

Description
Memory Café Coos is a social gathering for people with dementia and their care partners held at the North Bend Public Library. Urban or rural, chances are your community would benefit from a memory cafe at your library. What do libraries offer that are beneficial to memory cafés? In this session I will share how ours got started and where we are now. We’ll talk about partnerships, costs, pitfalls, supplies, activities, expectations and realities, and the importance of tangerines.

Material provide
Diary of a Memory – Diary of Memory Cafe_ Final Presentation Slides
Diary of a Memory – Memory Cafe Coos FAQ Handout

Video recording link:  https://youtu.be/0kEb2emnTCA