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Lending Library

Our Lending Library consists of Videos, Tapes, Books, CD’s, and various forms of information made readily available for Families, Friends, Caregivers, Teens, Grandchildren, and Individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Videos
(VHS and DVD)
There are over 150 videos in our Lending Library with topics such as:

Alzheimer’s 101, The Basics of Caregiving
Caregiver Welcome Kit
Early Onset
Financial Issues
Late Stages
Legal Issues
Safe Return

Video Respite (Available in VHS)
Designed to capture and maintain the attention of those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of Dementia through music, light movement, and recollection of fond memories. In turn, the caregiver is able to enjoy short periods of " respite" from the challenges of care giving. There are thirteen different respite videos including one in Spanish:

A Kibitz with David
A Visit with Maria (in Spanish)
A Yankee Doodle Dandy Time
Celebrating African American Culture
Favorite Canadian Memories
Gonna do a Little Music
Ladies…Let’s Chat
Lunchbreak with Tony
Movement, Music and Memories
Remembering When…
Sharing Christmas Cheer
Sharing Favorite Things
Those Good Ole School Days

Books
There are over 230 books in our Lending Library. A few favorites are:

Finding the Joy in Alzheimer’s
by Brenda Avadian

The 36 Hour Day (English and Spanish)
by Nancy Mace & Peter Rabins

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care
by Virginia Bell & David Troxel

The Forgetting
by David Shenk

The Validation Break Through
by Naomi Feil

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
by Scribners

To borrow from the Lending Library, please contact our office, 512-241-0420 X 10. You may also stop by our office at 3429 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100.

For a more in-depth description, click on a topic from the list on the left.