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The Silver Reader: Bringing Services to You
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.
About mobile library services to seniors

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 twenty-one 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, audio books on cassette or CD, magazines, educational and entertainment DVDs and VHS tapes, music CDs and two computers.  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 on this web site. You can also call the Silver Reader office at 410-638-3151 extension 2280 if you have questions about the service.

Katherine Clipp, Silver Reader Librarian 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 for the Silver Reader (upcoming visits)
Abingdon Senior Housing 3001 St. Clair Drive, Abingdon 21009
Visits: Tuesdays 2:30-3:30
12/18/07, 1/8/08, 1/29/08, 2/19/08, 3/11/08, 4/1/08, 4/22/08, 5/13/08, 6/3/08, 6/24/08
Active Day Adult Medical Day care 1311 Continental Dr. Ste. R, Abingdon 21009
Visits: Tuesdays 12:45-1:45
12/11/07, 2/12/08, 3/4/08, 3/25/08, 4/15/08, 5/6/08, 5/27/08, 6/17/08
Avondell Retirement Community 128 W. Ring Factory Road, Bel Air 21214
Visits: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
3/5/08, 3/26/08, 4/16/08, 5/7/08, 5/28/08, 6/18/08
Brightview Assisted Living

300 W. Ring Factory Rd., Bel Air 21014
Visits: Wednesdays 3:00-4:00
12/19/07, 1/9/08, 1/30/08, 2/20/08, 3/12/08, 4/2/08, 4/23/08, 5/14/08, 6/4/08, 6/25/08

Burton Manor Apartments

601 Cornell St.
Visits Thursdays, 10:30-11:30
12/13/07,1/3/08, 1/24/08, 2/14/08, 3/6/08, 3/27/08, 4/17/08, 5/8/08, 5/29/08, 6,19/08

Catered Living

1415 St. Francis Road, Forest Hill 21014
Visits: Tuesdays 12:30-1:00
12/4/07, 1/15/08, 2/5/08, 2/26/08, 3/18/08, 4/8/08, 4/29/08, 5/20/08, 6/10/08

Catholic Charities Aberdeen Senior Housing 901 Barnett Lane, Aberdeen 21001
Visits: Wednesdays 11:00-12:00
12/19/07, 1/9/08, 1/30/08, 2/20/08, 3/12/08, 4/2/08, 4/23/08, 5/14/08, 6/4/08, 6/25/08
Catholic Charities Abingdon
Senior Housing
3001 St. Clair Drive Abingdon, MD 21009
Visits: Tuesdays, 2:45-3:45
August 14, Sept. 4, Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 6, Nov. 27, Dec. 18
Citizen's Care Nursing and Rehabilitation

415 S. Market Street, Havre de Grace 21078
Visits: Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00
12/20/07,1/10/08, 1/31/08, 2/21/08, 3/13/08, 4/3/08, 4/24/08, 5/15/08, 6/5/08, 6/26/08

Edgewood Senior Center

1000 Gateway Road, Edgewood 21040
Visits: Tuesdays 11:15 - 12:15
12/11/07, 1/22/08, 2/12/08, 3/4/08, 3/25/08, 4/15/08, 5/6/08, 5/27/08, 6/17/08

Harford Senior Housing

300 Sunflower Drive, Bel Air 21014
Visits: Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:00
12/5/07, 12/26/07, 1/16/08, 2/6/08, 2/27/08, 3/19/08, 4/9/08, 4/30/08, 5/21/08, 6/11/08

Hart Heritage Estate

3708 Grier Nursery Road, Street, MD 21154
Visits: Tuesdays 1:30 - 2:30
12/4/07, 1/15/08, 2/5/08, 2/26/08, 3/18/08, 4/8/08, 4/29/08, 5/20/08, 6/10/08

Jacob's Well Assisted Living

522 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air 21015
Visits: Wednesdays 2:00-3:00
12/12/07, 1/2/08, 1/23/08, 2/13/08, 3/5/08, 3/26/08, 4/16/08, 5/7/08, 5/28/08, 6/18/08

Lorien Bel Air

1909 Emmorton Road, Bel Air 21015
Visits: Fridays 1:30-2:30
12/21/07, 1/11/08, 2/1/08, 2/22/08, 3/14/08, 4/4/08, 4/25/08, 5/16/08, 6/6/08, 6/27/08

Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Riverside

1123 Belcamp Garth, Belcamp 21017
Visits: Thursdays 1:00-2:00
12/13/07, 1/ 3/08, 1/24/08, 2/14/08, 3/6/08, 3/27/08, 4/17/08, 5/8/08, 5/29/08, 6/19/08

McFaul Senior Center

525 W. MacPhail Road, Bel Air 21014
Visits: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30
12/5/07, 12/26/07, 1/16/08, 2/6/08, 2/27/08, 3/19/08, 4/9/08, 4/30/08, 5/21/08, 6/11/08

Park View at Bel Air

555 S. Atwood Road, Bel Air 21014
Visits: Fridays 1:00-2:00
12/7/07, 12/28/07, 1/18/08, 2/8/08, 2/29/08, 4/11/08, 5/2/08, 5/23/08, 6/13/08

Park View at Box Hill

20 Box Hill Corporate Center, Abingdon 21009
Visits: Thursdays 1:00-2:00
12/6/07, 12/27/07, 1/17/08, 2/7/08, 2/28/08, 3/20/08, 4/10/08, 5/1/08, 5/22/08, 6/12/08

Rock Spring Village 1 Colgate Drive, Forest Hill 21050
Visits: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00
12/18/07, 1/8/08, 1/29/08, 2/19/08, 3/11/08, 4/1/08, 4/22/08, 5/13/08, 6/3/08, 6/24/08
Woodsdale Senior Housing

3801 Memory lane, Abingdon, MD 2121009
Visits: Thursdays 2:15-4:00
12/6/07, 12/27/07, 1/17/08, 2/7/08, 2/28/08, 3/20/08, 4/10/08, 5/1/08, 5/22/08, 6/12/08

SILVER READER CUSTOMER CORNER

This new section of Senior Zone allows Silver Reader customers to share ideas about books, music and life. This month, we offer an original poem by Bel Air resident, Carlo Buscemi.

You Only Live Once
You only live once--
Don’t worry, be happy
That’s what you must do.
You do or you don’t,
its really up to you
Meet a crisis head on,
one you might have had,
You will come to realize
It was not all that bad.
Maintain courage instead of fear.
You will face time
When your time is near.
You only live once,
This is so true.
How would you like someone to remember you?
So live each day as if it were your last
Before you become a part of the past.
You only live once.