Good afternoon,

I know some of you were interested in the responses I received in regards to starting a grief support group. I want to thank everyone that responded and offered advice.

These are the organizations that were given:

Council on Aging

Funeral homes

Grief Share - which is offered in churches (christian based) but may have another way of implementing this in the library.

EAP counselors

Death doula - End of life doula..Nedalliance.org

Hospice - Hom.org

Death cafe - deathcafe.com

There is a director in Allendale, Abby Black, that uses restorative practices. She offered to come to the library to meet and/or train staff.

Hope this helps.

Sue Warner

On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 4:48 PM Susan Warner <swarner@brandonlibrary.org> wrote:

Good afternoon

Our library is looking into providing grief support for our patrons. Is there any libraries that offer this and how do you work this? Do you have a professional come in? patrons that come into share their experiences and offer advice? Different speakers? I’m just trying to figure out what works best and gather some information.

Thank you

Sue Warner
Brandon Township Library

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Sue Warner

Library Assistant

Brandon Township Public Library

304 South Street

Ortonville, Mi. 48462

248-627-1460

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