This past weekend, the Howell Carnegie District Library had the second of 2 seminars on dementia awareness led by Amanda Bulgarelli of Positive Approach to Care <https://teepasnow.com/>. Both seminars were well attended, with Amanda speaking about "Normal Aging vs. Not-Normal Aging" at the first one in September, and "What is Dementia?" at the second. The audience feedback was terrific for both and the staff, who sat in for each program, were impressed too. She had the audience voluntarily interacting: responding to questions, partaking in short role-play scenarios, and even singing along to a mnemonic device for how to treat people with dementia. Amanda was an excellent speaker, gave relevant and important information related to dementia, and was so easy to work with--no-hassle booking, great communication, and reasonable presenter fee. She also has other dementia-related presentations, so she's more than likely got a program appropriate for any library. We'd like to give a shout-out to TLN, since we discovered Amanda at the TLN's Adult Services Presenters Showcase last December. If you're interested in having Amanda Bulgarelli present at your library, she can be reached at amandab@teepasnow.com. Have a marvelous Monday, Brandi Brandi Tambasco Adult Services Librarian Pronouns: she, her, hers Howell Carnegie District Library 314 W Grand River Howell, MI 48843 T: 517-546-0720 x131 F: 517-546-1494 tambasco@howelllibrary.org www.howelllibrary.org