International Day of Older Persons and the Positive Ageing Expo – Monday 1 October 2018

Almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60. By 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 percent of the world’s population, will be 60 or older. According to Statistics New Zealand, here in Aotearoa by 2051, there will be over 1.14 million people aged 65 years and over. They are expected to make up 25.5 percent (or 1 in every 4) of all New Zealanders (4.49 million). That’s a significant group of part of why the United Nations has an official International Day of Older Persons, and why Christchurch City Council has an Ageing Together Policy.

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Positive Ageing Expo – Monday 1 October at Papanui High School 9am to 2.30pm

The Positive Ageing Expo is a fun day combining information about services for older adults with free entertainment. Chat with librarians – their stand will display some items from the collection, promote the Christchurch Photo Hunt, rest home services, Outreach and public programmes.

Exhibitors will cover areas such as Health and Wellbeing; Recreation; Staying safe; Nutrition; Social Opportunities; and Transport Options.

Library resources for older people

We have many resources and services that can be of use to older people, including: Audiobooks; eBooks; Large Print books; eMagazines; DVDs with subtitles or captions for the hearing impaired

Find our more about library services for older adults

Library events for older people

• Community connections for adults
  Classes and programmes for adults offered in our Learning Centres.
• GenConnect
  Informal tech instruction for seniors provided by high school students at Upper Riccarton and Papanui libraries.

Find out more

• International Day of Older Persons United Nations
• Age Concern Canterbury
• Services for older adults in Christchurch – CINCH
• Reports and articles about Older People from Statistics New Zealand
• Clubs and activities for older adults Christchurch City Council

International Day of Older Persons 2017

Almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60. By 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 percent of the world’s population, will be 60 or older. According to Statistics New Zealand, here in Aotearoa by 2051, there will be over 1.14 million people aged 65 years and over. They are expected to make up 25.5 percent (or 1 in every 4) of all New Zealanders (4.49 million).

That’s a significant group of part of why the United Nations has an official International Day of Older Persons, and why Christchurch City Council has an Ageing Together Policy.

Resources for older people

Here at Christchurch City Libraries we have many resources and services that can be of use to older people, including:

• Audiobooks
• eBooks
• Large Print books
• eMagazines
• DVDs with subtitles or captions for the hearing impaired

Find our more about library services for older adults

Events for older people

Community connections for adults

Classes and programmes for adults offered in our Learning Centres.

GenConnect

Informal tech instruction for Seniors provided by high school students at Upper Riccarton and Papanui libraries.

Positive aging and having fun

Marg Miller from Presbyterian Support will be sharing some of the tips and tricks to having fun when getting older.

Linwood Library
10am-12pm, Thursday 28 September.

Positive Ageing Expo

The Expo will be held at Papanui High School, and promises to be a fun day combining information about services for older adults with free entertainment.

Exhibitors will cover areas such as:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Recreation
• Staying safe
• Nutrition
• Social Opportunities
• Transport Options

And of course staff from various units of the Christchurch City Council will also be there. Pop down and see the stand from Christchurch City Libraries. Library staff will be available to chat about the many ways in which we can help you enjoy our vast selection of print, audio and online resources.

Papanui High School
9am-2.30pm, Monday, 2 October

Find out more

• International Day of Older Persons United Nations
• Reports and articles about Older People from Statistics New Zealand
• Clubs and activities for older adults Christchurch City Council

Positive Ageing Expo – Monday 28 September 2015

The International Day of Older Persons (1 October) is just round the corner, which means that it’s almost time for the yearly Positive Ageing Expo.

The Expo will take place on Monday 28 September, from 9.30am to 2.30pm. As in past years, the Expo will be held at Papanui High School, and promises to be a fun day combining information about services for older adults with free entertainment.

Exhibitors will include:

• health and wellbeing organisations, including the Canterbury DHB and Pegasus Health;
• non-government organisations;
• banks and Government organisations;
• community organisations and trusts;
• rest homes and retirement villages;
• law services;
• emergency services;
• service clubs.

And of course staff from various units of the Christchurch City Council will also be there. Make sure to pop in to visit our mobile library van which will be parked onsite. We look forward to saying hello and to chatting about the many ways in which we can help you enjoy our vast selection of print, audio and online resources.

See you there!

• Check out our page on services for older people and lifelong learning
• Like Age Concern Canterbury on Facebook

Celebrating the older person

Saturday was the International Day of Older Persons.

In our youth-obsessed world, it can be easy to forget the wonderful gifts that age can bring . Many of us end up embracing instead the glass half-empty attitude that “old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative,” to quote French entertainer Maurice Chevalier.

So let’s buck the trend!  Let’s recognise and celebrate the many contributions that older people make to the community, and let’s discover how to make the most of the second halves of our lives.

The library, as usual, has much to offer:

• discover resources in our catalogue on how to help your body and your mind age well;
• explore websites of interest to older people in our Internet Gateway;
• find community groups, clubs and continuing education classes in CINCH, our directory of community information;

And, above all, don’t forget “with mirth and laughter [to] let old wrinkles come” (thank you, Mr Shakespeare!*) by enjoying some “age-appropriate” humour.

Make also a note in your calendars to attend the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Expo on Monday 10 October.

The expo will be hosted by Age Concern Canterbury, with support from the Christchurch City Council and Papanui High School.  It promises to be a fun day combining information about services for older adults with free entertainment, including cooking demonstrations by MasterChef runner-up Jax Hamilton.

Library staff will be there on the day, so come and have a chat and discover the myriad ways in which we can help you enjoy your “golden years”.

*The quote is from The Merchant of Venice.