Seniors

More information for seniors is coming soon. Please see the page about the Silver Reader.

Schedule is below

Perhaps you are new to Harford County or curious about the Silver Reader vehicle you may have seen traveling around the county. Silver Reader has been providing a special service to the seniors of our county since February, 2006.

Harford County Public Library is aware of the growing senior population in our community. While many seniors are active and mobile, there are also those who cannot easily get to a library branch. Silver Reader travels to assisted living facilities, long term care facilities, adult medical day care, senior centers and senior apartment locations throughout Harford County. In this way, many individuals and groups that are not currently served at branch locations can enjoy access to Harford County Public Library resources. Customers can use existing library cards to borrow materials from the vehicle. Silver Reader staff are able provide library cards to new library customers as well. Materials can be returned on Silver Reader’s next scheduled visit (every 3 weeks) or dropped off at any Harford County Public Library branch.

This growing service currently visits over twenty locations. The vehicle is equipped with a lift so customers unable to climb steps can board the vehicle. Once on board, customers will find books in large print and regular print, audiobooks on CD, magazines, educational and entertainment DVDs, music CDs and two computers with Internet access. Silver Reader also has a selection of the new “Playaway” self-contained digital audiobooks. They are convenient, fun and easy to use. Silver Reader is also a part of Harford County Public Library’s partnership with Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs. Staff can assist in locating unbiased information and cost comparisons for various common medications as a part of this partnership.

Be sure to check out our visit schedule below. You can also call the Silver Reader office at 410-638-3151 extension 2280 if you have questions about the service.

Katherine Clipp, our Silver Reader Librarian, is on the Silver Reader to help you.

Katherine’s background as an educator and board certified music therapist has enabled her to provide direct care service to seniors in long term care, hospital, community rehabilitation and adult day care settings. She also managed a medical adult day care in Baltimore prior to coming on board as the HCPL Silver Reader librarian.

Schedule

Abingdon Senior Housing

3001 St. Clair Drive, Abingdon, MD 21009
Visits: Tuesdays, 2:30–3:30
1/12/10, 2/2/10, 2/23/10, 3/16/10, 4/6/10, 4/27/10, 5/18/10, 6/8/10, 6/29/10

Avondell Retirement Community

128 West Ring Factory Road, Bel Air, MD 21014
Visits: Wednesdays, 3:30–4:30
1/6/10, 1/27/10, 2/17/10, 3/10/10, 3/31/10, 4/21/10, 5/12/10, 6/2/10, 6/23/10

Active Day Adult Medical Day Care

1311 Continental Dr. Ste. R, Abingdon, MD 21009
Visits: Tuesdays, 12:45–1:45
1/5/10, 1/26/10, 2/16/10, 3/9/10, 3/30/10, 4/20/10, 5/11/10, 6/01/10, 6/22/10

Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation

410 E. MacPhail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014
Visits: Fridays, 3:00–4:00
(Mobile unit does not visit this site. Silver Reader staff visits only.)
1/8/10, 1/29/10, 2/19/10, 3/12/10, 4/23/10, 5/14/10, 6/4/10, 6/25/10

Brightview Assisted Living

300 W. Ring Factory Rd., Bel Air, MD 21014
Visits: Wednesdays, 3:00–4:00
1/13/10, 2/3/10, 2/24/10, 3/17/10, 4/7/10, 4/28/10, 5/19/10, 6/9/10, 6/30/10

Burton Manor

601 Cornell Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001
Visits: Thursdays, 12:30–1:30
1/14/10, 2/4/10, 2/25/10, 3/18/10, 4/8/10, 4/29/10, 5/20/10, 6/10/10

Catered Living

1415 St. Francis Road, Forest Hill, MD 21014
Visits: Tuesdays, 10:15–10:45
1/12/10, 2/2/10, 2/23/10, 3/16/10, 4/6/10, 4/27/10, 5/18/10, 6/8/10, 6/29/10

Catholic Charities Aberdeen Senior Housing

901 Barnett Lane, Aberdeen, MD 21001
Visits: Wednesdays, 11:00–12:00
1/13/10, 2/3/10, 2/24/10, 3/17/10, 4/7/10, 4/28/10, 5/19/10, 6/9/10, 6/30/10

Citizen’s Care Nursing and Rehabilitation

415 S. Market Street, Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Visits: Thursdays, 2:00–3:00
1/14/10, 2/4/10, 2/25/10, 3/18/10, 4/8/10, 4/29/10, 5/20/10, 6/10/10

Edgewood Senior Center

1000 Gateway Road, Edgewood, MD 21040
Visits: Tuesdays, 11:15–12:15
1/5/10, 1/26/10, 2/16/10, 3/9/10, 3/30/10, 4/20/10, 5/11/10, 6/1/10, 6/22/10

Fairbrooke Senior Apartments

700 West Bel Air Ave., Aberdeen, MD 21001
Visits: Tuesdays, 3:00–4:00
1/19/10, 2/9/10, 3/2/10, 3/23/10, 4/13/10, 5/4/10, 5/25/10, 6/15/10

Family & Children’s Services Adult Day Care

309 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21015
Visits: Tuesdays, 12:45–1:45
1/6/10, 1/27/10, 2/17/10, 3/10/10, 3/31/10, 4/21/10, 5/12/10, 6/2/10, 6/23/10

Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation

109 Forest Valley Drive, Forest Hill, MD 21015
Visits: Fridays, 11:00–12:00
(Mobile unit does not visit this site. Silver Reader staff visits only.)
1/22/10, 2/12/10, 3/5/10, 3/26/10, 4/16/10, 5/7/10, 5/28/10, 6/18/10

Harford Senior Housing

300 Sunflower Drive, Bel Air, MD21014
Visits: Wednesdays, 2:00–3:00
1/20/10, 2/10/10, 3/3/10, 3/24/10, 4/14/10, 5/5/10, 5/26/10, 6/16/10

Hart Heritage Estates — Street

3708 Grier Nursery Road, Street, MD 21154
Visits: Fridays, 10:45–11:45
(Mobile unit does not visit this site. Silver Reader staff visits only.)
1/8/10, 1/29/10, 2/19/10, 3/12/10, 4/23/10, 5/14/10, 6/4/10, 6/25/10

Hart Heritage Estates Assisted Living of Forest Hill

1915 Rock Spring Road Forest Hill, MD 21050
Visits: Tuesdays, 10:30–11:30
1/19/2010, 2/9/10, 3/2/10, 3/23/10, 4/13/10, 5/4/10, 5/25/10, 6/15/10

Jacob’s Well Assisted Living

522 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21015
Visits: Wednesdays, 2:00–3:00
1/6/10, 1/27/10, 2/17/10, 3/10/10, 3/31/10, 4/21/10, 5/12/10, 6/2/10, 6/23/10

Lorien Bel Air

1909 Emmorton Road, Bel Air, MD 21015
Visits: Fridays, 1:30–2:30
1/15/10, 2/5/10, 2/26/10, 3/19/10, 4/9/10, 4/30/10, 5/21/10, 6/11/10

Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Riverside

1123 Belcamp Garth, Belcamp, MD 21017
Visits: Thursdays, 1:15–2:15
1/7/10, 1/28/10, 2/18/10, 3/11/10, 4/1/10, 4/22/10, 5/13/10, 6/3/10, 6/24/10

McFaul Activity Center

525 W. MacPhail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014
Visits: Wednesdays, 12:30–1:30
1/20/10, 2/10/10, 3/3/10, 3/24/10, 4/14/10, 5/5/10, 5/26/10, 6/16/10

Park View at Bel Air

555 S. Atwood Road, Bel Air, MD 21014
Visits: Fridays, 1:00–2:00
1/22/10, 2/12/10, 3/5/10, 3/26/10, 4/16/10, 5/7/10, 5/28/10, 6/18/10

Park View at Box Hill

20 Box Hill Corporate Center, Abingdon, MD 21009
Visits: Thursdays, 1:00–2:00
1/21/10, 2/11/10, 3/4/10, 3/25/10, 4/15/10, 5/6/10, 5/27/10, 6/17/10

Rock Spring Village

1 Colgate Drive, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Visits: Tuesdays, 11:00–12:00
1/12/10, 2/2/10, 2/23/10, 3/16/10, 4/6/10, 4/27/10, 5/18/10, 6/8/10, 6/29/10

Woodsdale Senior Housing

3801 Memory Lane, Abingdon, MD 21009
Visits: Thursdays, 2:15–4:00
1/21/10, 2/11/10, 3/4/10, 3/25/10, 4/15/10, 5/6/10, 5/27/10, 6/17/10

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