Services for Older Adults

Learn technology skills

One on One Tech Training provides individual help for specific technology problems with computers, phones, and devices. Available in English or español.

  • Day & Time: Available during day and evening hours
  • Location:  In-person or virtual
  • Contact Info: Call 847-448-8635 to make an appointment

Virtual Thursday Tech Tutorials are group classes where you will learn technology basics and increase your comfort level with technology. Class topics include: texting, phone camera, Windows 10, privacy, the cloud, and more.

  • Day & Time: Most Thursdays, 11 am – 1 pm
  • Location:  Virtual Zoom


Get books and movies delivered to you

Evanston residents who have difficulty coming in because of illness or disability may receive home delivery of library materials from a volunteer. This is our “Books on Wheels” service.

Contact Info: Call 847-448-8640 or email booksonwheels@cityofevanston.org to sign up


Join a supportive community of those experiencing memory changes and their caregivers

Dementia Care Workshop series is brought to the library by Renewal Memory Partners. Call 847-448-8620 or click on the links below to register. Registration required.

First Tuesday of the month, 6 pm – 7:30 pm | Community Meeting Room, Main Library

  • March 5 – Dementia Blindness  | Register Here 
  • April 2 – What’s Distinctive about Alzheimer’s  | Register Here 
  • May 7 – “I Feel Better When I Paint ” film screening and Q & A with director Berna Huenber | Register Here
  • June 4 – Assembling Your Dementia Care Dream Team | Register Here
  • July 2 – FTD- Frontal Temporal Dementia  | Register Here
  • August 6 – Understanding Primary Progressive Aphasia | Register Here

Memory Cafe is a supportive and engaging community featuring a different theme for each meeting, including: music, armchair travel, brain games, and more. No registration required.

See our calendar here for the Zoom link for virtual meetings and for upcoming in-person cafes.

Virtual
  • Day & Time: Thursdays, 2 pm – 3 pm
  • Location:  Virtual Zoom
In-person
  • Day & Time: Every 3rd Saturday of the month, 1 pm – 2 pm
  • Location:  Robert Crown Branch Library

Dementia Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, provides a confidential support group for caregivers of those experiencing memory changes. No reservation required.

  • Day & Time: Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6:30 pm – 8 pm
  • Location:  Community Meeting Room, Main Library

Call 847-448-8620 or email evanstonmemorycafe@cityofevanston.org if you have any questions.


Stay healthy as you age

Aha! (active healthy aging) provides free monthly group fitness sessions for Older Adults ages 60+ with Evanston fitness professionals. Will it be Yoga, Zumba, Pilates, Calisthenics, Seated Weight Training, Tai Chi?  There will be different sessions each month. No reservation required.

  • Day & Time: Every 2nd Thursday of the month, 11 am – 12 pm
  • Location: Robert Crown Community Center, Room B/C

Understand the Maze of Medicare

An expert in the Medicare field shares knowledge on Medicare and what is covered or not by the program. Learn about Medicare, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage.

  • Day & Time: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11 am – 12:30 pm
  • Location: Virtual Zoom

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

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