This document outlines various ongoing community-led senior events presented by a library, including activities like mah jong, art classes, and bridge club. It discusses that attendance has approximately doubled in recent years. The aims are to foster social inclusion and lifelong learning among seniors. This is achieved through a flexible approach led by proactive volunteers and community members. Outcomes include an increased number and variety of events, reduced staff involvement, and greater social engagement and inclusion for seniors in the community.

1. Popular Community Led
Seniors’ Events
Presented by Magnolia Szabo and Jodie Sheather
Randwick City Library

2. Current Ongoing Programs
 Mah Jong
 Create Art class
 Knit-in
 Next Chapter Art
 Writing for pleasure
 Create art class
 Tai Chi
 Bridge club
 Chess club
 Seaside singers
 Table Tennis
Most programs run weekly in addition to
technology training, one-off and term based events.

3. Improved Attendance
 Approximately doubled from
2014/2015
 Overall attendance (includes
technology training, one-off
and term based events)

4. Aims and Objectives
• To foster social inclusion as well as lifelong
learning, which is one of our library core
objectives, building on our Council’s vision
of “a sense of community”.
• Being able to support a broad range of
activities without sacrificing staff time and
effort to maximize resources and reduce
costs.
Seniors
Programs
Learning
Social
Digital
Movement

5. Method
• Environmental Scanning
• Proactive Volunteers
• Right people, right programs
• Flexibility- can initiate programs quickly
• Cost assessment
• Program development

6. Community Stars
• Volunteer and community to take charge
• Monitor and support
• Recognition and reward
• In it for the right reasons

7. Outcomes
• Increased number and variety of different events.
• Increased flexibility and ability to run new events.
• Great outcomes and results such as publications and
exhibitions like “Stories from the Street”.
• We have a more relaxed and inclusive feel
• Reduced staff involvement.
• Outcomes are dependent on community members and
volunteers.

8. Conclusion
• Increased community engagement with the library.
• Increased attendance, positive feedback and suggestions.
• Increased social inclusion and lifelong learning.
• Staff attendance at programs is reduced, which has freed up
time for other duties and time to instigate new programs and
activities.
• We have an increased range of events that are proving very
popular with our community.

9. Thank You for Listening