INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Arts Commission announced this week that 36 libraries have received training and grant funding through Lifelong Arts Indiana, a program that promotes arts and creativity services for adults ages 65 and older.
Each library will receive up to $5,000 to host programming for older adults, supported by the Indiana Arts Commission in partnership with the Family and Social Services Administration.
Among the area recipients are:
• Linden Carnegie Public Library, Montgomery County, “Classic Creators”
• Roachdale-Franklin Township Public Library, Putnam County, “Telling your Story”
• Thorntown Public Library, Boone County, “Connecting with Art at The Sugar Creek Art Center”
Participating libraries were identified through a partnership with the Indiana State Library and were offered an opportunity to attend a training on creative aging best practices and apply for an early action grant to deploy their learnings in their own communities.
Funded programming will take place between June 1 and Dec. 13.
