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About Tales and Travel Memories

Tales & Travel Memories is an innovative book and reading library program that provides services directly to people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, not just their caregivers. Each one-hour program takes participants on an imaginary trip to another country or region of the United States and includes books, music, objects, folktales, and interesting facts about each destination country or region of the United States.

Tales and Travel Memories is delivered by volunteers and Gail Borden Public Library District staff to 12 assisted living facilities in Elgin, Illinois. Visits are arranged ahead of time, and volunteers often deliver the same destination to multiple facilities, ensuring that participants receive personal attention during the program.

Traveling kits in rolling carry-on suitcases are also available for check-out at Gail Borden Public Library. Kits include several non-fiction books about a destination, examples of music, a DVD, and other items. Smaller in scale than a full program, Tales and Travel Memories check-out kits are designed to provide a program experience in a one-on-one setting. This enables caregivers to engage with their loved ones in new ways, stimulate conversation, and reminisce.

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Grants and awards.

Tales and Travel Memories is an award-winning program and has received several grants and awards, including:      

• 2021 Maude’s Awards for Innovation in Alzheimer’s Care – Award Category: Making Connections
• Library of Congress Literacy Awards 2017 Best Practices Honoree  – Adult Literacy
• Target Project Grant 2015 – National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), Greater Midwest Region. For more information, see  NNLM Featured Projects .
• Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award 2014 – Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association
• 2014 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Award – Creative Expressions Category
• Carnegie-Whitney Grant 2013 – American Library Association
• 2013 ALA Annual Conference – 1st Place, Diversity and Outreach Fair

The RUSA Division Level Awards/ALA – ongoing annual award Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia presents two grants of $2,500 each and a citation to two libraries to support the development of services and programming to directly serve those living with dementia. The funder wishes to encourage institutional commitment to serving this population. Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia

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On Oct. 19, 2022, Mary Beth Riedner presented a poster entitled “Can People Living with Dementia Read?  What Studies Show” at the Illinois Library Association’s Conference.  Access the poster here and the handout here.

April 28, 2022 – Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s (LSDA)/ODLOS/ALA Webinar More and more librarians are realizing that people living with dementia can still benefit from using library materials, but they are often uncertain about how to actually do this.  After summarizing current research on this topic, this webinar will give practical advice about how to choose books and other reading materials that are uniquely suited to each individual, following the tenets of person-centered care.  In addition, ideas for developing group programming will be shared, based on successful programs held in libraries and memory cafes across the country and around the globe.  Literacy activities can include reading out loud, browsing through books, singing, choral reading of poetry, storytelling, improvisation and more.  Once you see how people respond to these opportunities, you will be hooked! Engaging People Living with Dementia with Library Materials

For those who missed it, here is the segment promoting the use of books and reading that was unable to be displayed at the Public Library Association’s 2022 annual conference .  Click here !

Research Article on Tales & Travel Dai, J. et al. (2021). Library services enriching community engagement for dementia care: The Tales & Travels Program at a Canadian Public Library as a case study.  Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09610006211065170# .

Mary Beth Riedner, Karen Maki, and Miriam Lytle share writing credit on a chapter in the recently published book, The Relevant Library: Essays on Adapting to Changing Needs   (McFarland & Company, 2018). The chapter, entitled “Becoming a Dementia-friendly Library,” details the role libraries can play in the lives of people with dementia. 

Tales & Travel Memories named 2017 Library of Congress Best Practices Honoree  — December 22, 2017 Mary Beth Riedner’s acceptance speech highlighting Tales and Travel Memories as an honoree for best practices at the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards ceremony:

PRESS RELEASE : Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently announced that the Tales & Travel Memories program of the Gail Borden Public Library District, Elgin, IL has been selected as a 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program Best Practice Honoree. According to the press release announcing the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards winners, “Three organizations received awards from Hayden and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein: the Children’s Literacy Initiative; the National Center for Families and Learning; and Pratham Books.  Originated by Rubenstein in 2013, Literacy Awards honor organizations working to promote literacy and reading in the United States and worldwide.  The awards recognize groups doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work, and they spotlight the need for the global community to unite in striving for universal literacy…The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program is also honoring 15 organizations for their implementation of best practices in literacy promotion .”  The Tales & Travel Memories program was designated as one of these 15 Best Practice Honorees! As many of you know, the Tales & Travel Memories program takes persons living with dementia on an imaginary trip to locations across the globe using highly illustrated adult and children’s books along with other library materials.  “Travelers” take turns reading out loud from a folktale, legend or myth associated with the chosen location.  They are also invited to read aloud from a list of interesting facts.  Finally, they browse through carefully selected books which stimulate memories and spark conversations with the volunteers and library staff conducting the program.  Supplementary materials including music, artifacts from the destination, coloring pages and even food make the program multi-sensory.  This one-hour monthly program has been offered at over 15 memory care facilities in the Elgin, IL area.  Circulating kits based on the program have also been made available for those who are living at home. Librarians across the country are invited to replicate this program in their own communities and many have already done so.  There is a Tales and Travel Memories website that contains a free tool box with 12 excursion guides and 31 folktales made accessible through a Creative Commons license. Librarians from the Gail Borden Public Library attended the conference and awards ceremony which was held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 28, 2017.

“ Stimulating Minds: Libraries develop programs to serve patrons with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias ,” by Terra Dankowski. Published in American Libraries, February 9, 2015. Retrieved from http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/02/09/stimulating-minds/ 11 April 2016.

“ Serving People with Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Excellent 21st Century libraries must reach underserved and isolated populations ,” by Mary Beth Riedner, Karen Maki, and Miriam Anderson Lytle. Published in Strategic Library, July 2014. Retrieved from http://cld.bz/L41Qhuo#8/z 11 April 2016.

“ Five Million and Counting ,” by Phil Morehart. Published in American Libraries, March 14, 2014. Retrieved from http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/five-million-and-counting / 11 April 2016.

Tales & Travel Memories was honored in 2014 by the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and Family Caregiver Alliance National Center on Caregiving . To learn more, take a look at the “Now and Then” vignette on Tales & Travel Memories.

To Contribute

To make a tax-deductible contribution to help Tales and Travel Memories continue reaching older adults with dementia, send a check to the following address:

Gail Borden Public Library Foundation Gail Borden Public Library District 270 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL 60120

Please write “Karen Maki Fund for Memory Programs” in your check memo.

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Travel: Step into a fairy tale in Charlevoix, Michigan

Midwestern small towns can look a lot alike, but experienced travelers know there’s always something that makes each stand out.

In Michigan, Charlevoix's magnificent setting between the shore of Lake Michigan and the azure waters of Lake Charlevoix ensures that visitors are not likely to confuse the town for any other. But Charlevoix is also home to a group of whimsical  – some might say “magical” – buildings that are sure to charm those who seek them out.

The Mushroom Houses of Charlevoix are a collection of more than two dozen homes, plus three commercial buildings constructed a century ago, beginning in the 1920s by self-taught local builder Earl Young.

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Each structure is located in or near downtown Charlevoix, and each is a unique and fascinating example of an architecture that blends something from arts and crafts and storybook styles with a touch of Young’s own crazy genius.

The buildings get their name from their appearance. With walls of local stone and boulders, and cedar-shake roofs with lines that bend and twist like waves or growing tree branches, the structures seem as if they could have sprung naturally, like mushrooms, out of the surrounding soil.

The boulders that support the houses were meticulously chosen by Young who, yes, was a boulder collector who would sometimes squirrel away favorite specimens he came across for use on future projects. Then the houses were built around the chosen boulders, giving each a distinct personality.

The first sight of a Mushroom House will likely transport many visitors, at least those with a touch of romance in their soul, to some favorite fictional snuggery. Some might recall a favorite fairy tale set in the Black Forest. Others will be transported to J.R.R. Tolkein’s Hobbiton, Toad Hall from "Wind in the Willows" or maybe even Smurf Village.

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Although Young had little formal training – he studied architecture at the University of Michigan for a short time before giving up on traditional pedagogy – his buildings have a respect for their setting reminiscent of those designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright (although many people might prefer Young’s less disciplined, more fanciful style).

Most of the houses are still private homes, set on quiet residential streets in three distinct clusters.

The Charlevoix Historical Society offers walking tours of the Mushroom Houses that include interesting anecdotes and stories about Young and his creations. Visitors can also pick up a map and brochure at the historical society museum to take their own self-guided tour.

For visitors who want to do more than just look, several of the original houses are also available for overnight rentals .

Young also designed two Charlevoix hotels, which still host guests: Weathervane Terrace Inn and The Earl, originally Earl Young’s Weathervane Lodge .

One great way to experience an Earl Young building up close – without an overnight commitment – is to dine at the Young-designed Weathervane Inn Restaurant. The restaurant is located on the Pine River, the channel that connects Lake Michigan through downtown Charlevoix to Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix.

Diners have a front-row seat to watch the busy boat traffic that comes through the channel when the drawbridge on U.S. 31, adjacent to the restaurant, opens every half-hour or as needed.

Visitors will also find plenty more to see and do while exploring Charlevoix’s bustling and tourist-friendly downtown and the surrounding area. Visit online visitcharlevoix.com for more information.

Steve Stephens is a freelance travel writer and photographer. Email him at  [email protected] .

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Fall In Love With Vermont’s Fairy-Tale Small Towns

Posted: May 11, 2024 | Last updated: May 11, 2024

Fairy-tale New England towns

Journeys through Vermont have a special storybook quality – scenic routes wind through wild forests and mountain valleys, or across old wooden bridges to river mills and heritage towns. In contrast to its epic landscapes, Vermont’s urban centers are tiny – even state capital Montpelier has a small-town feel. But each settlement is rich with history and tradition. Here, we’ve rounded up the region’s most charming towns, a string of which can be visited on your own fairy-tale adventure.

Weston, Windsor County

Weston oozes old-world charm with quaint village stores and galleries, clapboard houses and a parish church knitted into a pastoral setting of watermills, waterfalls and forests. Catch a local performance at the Weston Theater Company and then use the town as a springboard for exploring the Green Mountain National Forest.

Waits River, Orange County

Chester, Windsor County

Brattleboro, Windham County

Manchester, Bennington County

This must-visit town in southern Vermont exemplifies the gentle rhythm of the state's small-town life. You can browse book stores and craft shops, gaze on pretty steeples and visit the historic Lincoln family estate of Hildene. Art lovers should stop in at Manchester’s Southern Vermont Arts Center, which features an outdoor sculpture park.

Dorset, Bennington County

Bennington, Bennington County

Grafton, Windham County

Montpelier, Washington County

The USA's smallest state capital (by population) is more town than city, with its permanent residents numbering no more than 8,000. It's got a compact center too: walk its historic downtown district lined with cute cafés, bookstores and independent shops, dip into its thriving theater and arts scene or brush up on the region’s history at the Vermont State House and Historical Society Museum.

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Jericho, Chittenden County

Shelburne, Chittenden County

Stowe, Lamoille County

Waitsfield, Washington County

Essex, Chittenden County

This pocket-sized city of handsome red-brick buildings is smaller than many towns, but it’s home to the largest fair in Vermont – Champlain Valley Fair – which draws in the crowds each summer. The local Champlain Valley Exposition also hosts a program of events spanning arts and entertainment, education and agriculture. Meanwhile, foodies can stock up on local Vermont produce at the weekend farmers' market. 

Burke, Caledonia County

Barre, Washington County

Middlebury, Addison County

Randolph, Orange County

Stratton, Windham County

The tiny scenic town of Stratton is a mountainside snowsports hub that’s just as attractive in the summer as in winter. You'll be able to try your hand at snowboarding and skiing or take to trails wiggling through the mountains. The alpine-style village is packed with cozy lodges, plus comfort food spots like Benedicts, which dishes up hearty breakfasts.

Quechee, Windsor County

Greensboro, Orleans County

A peaceful enclave in the far north of Vermont (which is dubbed the Northeast Kingdom for its natural seclusion), Greensboro borders Caspian Lake and has been an escape for countless artists and writers over the generations. Alongside cute lakeside cottages, traditional country stores and a gallery housed inside a converted mill, Greensboro hosts regular shows and events at the Highland Center for the Arts and summer productions from Mirror Theater and Circus Smirkus, which both have bases in the town.

St Johnsbury, Caledonia County

Wilmington, Windham County

Waterbury, Washington County

Rutland, Rutland County

Warren, Washington County

A true Green Mountain State treasure, the tiny town of Warren sits in Mad River Valley between the two ranges of the Green Mountains, making it a natural base for winter sports and outdoor adventures (that heritage dates back to the 1930s, when the first ski lift was built). Over the years its snowy slopes have attracted big names including the Kennedys, while in summer the crystalline natural swimming hole at Warren Falls is popular. Vermont’s scenic Route 100 crosses the town, as does the Long Trail hiking path that runs to the border with Canada.

Springfield, Windsor County

Springfield is a former industrial town powered by Black River Falls, and traces of its history can still be seen in its Victorian waterside mills and old downtown area. For sheer old-world charm, don’t miss the Eureka Schoolhouse, which is the earliest surviving structure of its kind in Vermont, dating back to 1785 and sitting right next to the Baltimore Covered Bridge. You won’t find the Simpsons living in Springfield, but the town did host the world premiere of The Simpsons Movie at its little red-brick cinema in downtown.

Westminster, Windham County

Williston, Chittenden County

Woodstock, Windsor County

Woodstock embodies quintessential Vermont charm. Its grand old houses, white picket fences, books stores, antiques shops and wooden-roofed road bridges (such as Middle Covered Bridge) are irresistibly photogenic. It's the perfect place to step back in time and experience 19th-century New England, brought to life at Billings Farm and Museum. Make a pitstop to refuel at the Mountain Creamery, before exploring the beautiful conservation area of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.

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Harrisburg vs Istanbul: A tale of two cities and their airport lounges | Travel Views

• Updated: May. 07, 2024, 6:58 p.m. |
• Published: May. 07, 2024, 6:57 p.m.

The Turkish Airlines Business Lounge at the new Istanbul airport offers more than 70,000 square feet of restaurants, cafes, and entertainment to while away the travel hours. Joyce M. Davis

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Airport lounges can be a most welcome respite for harried travelers, especially those traveling many hours overseas. And these days, with flight delays, packed planes and sky-high prices at airport restaurants, airport lounges are more desirable than ever.

But all airport lounges are not the same. The one at Harrisburg International Airport just may be among the worst in the world. And the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge in Istanbul may be among the best.

Harrisburg International Airport. December 29, 2022. Dan Gleiter | [email protected]

These two airports certainly represent opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to lounges for first class and business travelers. The differences between HIA’s lounge and the one in Istanbul’s new airport couldn’t be starker.

First, it seems anyone can just walk into what purports to be the business lounge at the Harrisburg airport, though few travelers seem to know that. On the day I entered, there was no one at the reception area, and no one checked to see if I had a business class ticket or other credential to allow entry. There were five people in lounge, and the atmosphere was modern and clean, but far from luxurious and spacious.

The HIA lounge is a fraction of the size of the two in Istanbul, which together boast almost 140,000 square feet of plush sofas, reclining sleep-chairs, work places and even sleep alcoves.

HIA has two small rooms, one with a few chairs and counters, the other a meeting space with board-room styled table and chairs. There’s a refrigerator in one end of the room with bottled water and packaged mints at the reception area. That’s it. There isn’t even a bathroom in the lounge; you have to go outside to the one in the airport.

United Airlines unveiled its new Premium Lounge in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance

Most business lounges in the United States and around the world, including at BWI and the Philadelphia airport, offer at least a quiet, inviting space with comfortable seating, as well as free food and drinks, often including wine, spirits, soda, coffee, and tea. And most offer well maintained bathrooms. Some provide spa-like showers, with toiletries and towels. That’s a real plus for international travelers emerging from a transatlantic flight.

Istanbul’s business lounge would put many around the world to shame, but few are as spartan as the one at HIA, which doesn’t even have a coffee machine.

Compare that to Istanbul’s Turkish Air Business Lounge that offers almost 70,000 square feet of coffee and drink bars, luxury shops, restaurants, cafes, play areas for kids, work hub with desks and USB ports, as well as spotless bathrooms and showers.

A view over the new Istanbul airport from the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge. Joyce M. Davis

The airport actually has both a Business Lounge for Turkish Air top-tier ticket holders and those with Star Alliance, which includes United and a myriad of other international airlines. There’s also the nearby “Miles&Smiles” Lounge, with another 70,000 square feet for travelers holding elite credit cards who are Star Alliance travelers.

These lounges are virtual cities, featuring everything from golf and flying simulators to an art gallery and a movie theatre. There’s a room with giant screens featuring videos of world-acclaimed soccer stars. And there’s even special access for people in wheelchairs.

Once inside Istanbul’s luxury village, everything is free. That’s right, you can get non-stop wine, spirits, sodas, expressos, cappuccinos, lasagna, pizza, salads, all sorts of pastries and deserts, without paying a single lira. Did I mention the baklava and Turkish coffee?

Inside the Turkish Airlines Business Lounge at Istanbul Airport. Joyce M. Davis

The question most travelers want to know is how to get into these places.

At most airport lounges, you have to present a boarding pass for a business or first-class ticket to enter. Some lounges accept Priority Pass, which travelers can purchase for as little as $99 per year. Be warned, though, not all lounges accept Priority Pass, and lounges that do accept it may not be in every terminal of larger airports.

United Airlines unveiled it's new Premium Lounge in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday. 05/18/2022 Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance

Having a Priority Pass is not a slam dunk for access to all business lounges, domestically or internationally. And it can be confusing and frustrating trying to find what lounge in what terminal at what airport accepts Priority Pass or any of the elite credit cards for entry,

Some airport lounges allow entry to people who hold some upper-end credit cards like the American Express Platinum card. The card guarantees access to American Express’s Centurion Lounges, which provide generous amenities like free Wi-fi, food, drinks, and comfortable seating. But not every airport has a Centurion Lounge, and it could be in a terminal far, far away from where you take off.

Holders of Platinum American Express cards can gain entry into Delta’s business lounges even without business or first-class tickets, but only if they are flying Delta that day. An Amex Platinum card with an American Airlines ticket won’t cut it.

Some airlines offer one-day passes to their clubs. And if they want to skip the ticket requirements, travelers can simply buy membership into the lounge clubs. United Airlines offers club memberships between $500- $650 annually. American advertises new annual memberships between $750-$850.

If you travel a lot, the cost is worth it to access most airport lounges abroad and in the United States. Just don’t expect much at the lounge in Harrisburg.

Joyce M, Davis is PennLive’s Outreach & Opinion Editor, as well as an author and former foreign correspondent who has lived and worked around the globe. She is President/CEO of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, a member of the World Affairs Councils of America.

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