Older Americans Month: Celebrating Resilience
Older American Month is celebrated each year in May. This booklist includes personal and public journeys of discovery and activism in fiction and nonfiction titles. (Created by the Older Adults Program Manager, May, 2021)
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'Tis
McCourt published his Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angela's Ashes, in his 60s. 'Tis continues his story and his evolution as a writer.
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Old in Art School
Retired Princeton University history professor Nell Painter describes her journey to become an artist and her experiences as a student again as an older Black woman.
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How Seniors Are Saving the World
The authors provide brief portraits of older social activists and let them speak in their own voices about their renewed commitments to activism after retirement.
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Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk
At 85 years old, Lillian is a retired advertising executive with Macy's, who has lived in New York City for over 50 years. On New Year's Eve, she takes a solo walk which turns into a ten mile peregrination around Manhattan. While reflecting on her life and the changes in New York City, she meets a whole cast of Manhattan denizens.
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Gray Panthers
The Gray Panthers began in the early 1970s under the leadership of activist Maggie Kuhn. Sanjek recreates the historical time period and draws a portrait of the membership, particularly the New York City and Berkeley groups. The Gray Panthers were an intergenerational group from the beginning who focused, on senior rights as part of a larger movement advocating for the larger public good.
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Nearing Ninety
The children's book author has published a book of poems for each decade beginning in her 50s. With clear-eyed vision, her poems express the fortitude and the many pleasures of aging.
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Gen2Gen
Find resources on how to become involved in intergenerational projects as a volunteer or to champion new projects in your community.
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