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Kearny Library goes on the road to senior centers in town

Rose Duger/For The Jersey Journal By Rose Duger/For The Jersey Journal
on May 10, 2012 at 3:03 AM, updated May 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM


The Kearny Public Library is taking its act on the road with a new program to bring books, DVDs and other media to the town’s senior residences.

The effort, which started in late February, is designed to encourage seniors who may have difficulty getting out and around to benefit from the many services the library has to offer.

Library Director Josh Humphrey said 30 seniors turned out at a recent information session he held to introduce the program at the Kearny Senior Residence on Schuyler Avenue, one of two senior apartment complexes in town.

“I’ve always wanted to do outreach to the community, but the real impetus was a local woman who came to one of our board meetings with an idea to have volunteers deliver books to shut-ins and the senior community,” said Humphrey.

“The reception (at the senior residence) was very, very good,” he said.

During the session, Humphrey surveyed seniors on the types of materials they’d like delivered to the residences and provided schedules of upcoming programming at the main and branch libraries.

He also brought along the first shipment of media to seniors, choosing books by popular authors Nora Roberts, James Patterson and Barbara Taylor Bradford, as well as non-fiction volumes including biographies, books on CD and DVDs of Academy Award-winning films such as “The King’s Speech” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”

The materials are available for any senior in the residence to borrow and the collection will rotate every month, according to Humphrey.

Seniors do not need library cards to participate.

He added that the program will also include Kearny’s other senior residence, Spruce Terrace.

“We have a goal of hopefully having rotating collections at both places that we replenish every month or so,” said Humphrey, noting that the facilities’ managers will keep track of the materials.

Humphrey said plans are also in the works to bring programming and book clubs on site to the senior residences. “We really want to tailor this to what the seniors want,” he added.

“This time I relied on my own judgment to try to get as much variety as possible and based on what I see going out with large print books and popular authors. Next time I bring stuff, I can tailor the collections more to the seniors’ needs,” he said
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