Are you in Australia? Did you know that Dementia Australia has a fantastic library? It’s like a free public library, but all the titles relate to dementia. It’s the largest publicly accessible dementia library in the world!

You can browse and have instant access to e-books and audio books. There’s also the opportunity to ask to borrow hard copy titles.

I counted 66 headings in the Topic Guide, like Living with a Recent Diagnosis, Eye Health and Dementia, Long Distance Caring … but of course I’m interested in Reading: Sharing the Experience.

I just borrowed Anne Vize’s Reading in the Moment: Activities and Stories to share with Adults with Dementia. I’d read it before, but wanted the opportunity to look again at the research into bibliotherapy and the suggested readings.

There are also dementia-friendly books (like the ones I write, and including some of mine). Libraries are always a great source of support, but this one is so dementia-specific, and you can email them if you need help to locate something.

Please pass this information on to anyone that doesn’t yet know about it. If they search for Dementia Australia Library, it should be the first result!