Caregiving Resources for Libraries
For Library Professionals

Caregiving Resources
for Your Library

More than 100 million people in the U.S. care for a family member. Libraries have a unique opportunity to reach and support overwhelmed and stressed family caregivers who crave a place that truly understands them. You can make a difference with books, programming, and meaningful connections.

Free tools and resources below
Free Virtual Workshop — August 5, 2026

Building Bridges of Care

Join us for a free virtual 50-minute workshop on creating library programs and services for family caregivers β€” adapted from our session at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference. We'll cover practical programming strategies, year-round calendar integration, Employee Resource Groups for library staff, our Caregiving Listener Project, and more. Can't attend live? Register anyway and you'll receive a link to the archived recording.

1 p.m. ET (Noon CT, 10 a.m. PT)

Register for the August 5 workshop →
For Librarians

Tools to Serve Family Caregivers at Your Library

Everything below is designed to help you discover caregiving authors, build programming, and connect caregivers in your community with the books and support they need.

Monthly Newsletter

Programming ideas, book recommendations, and awareness day reminders delivered on the second Thursday of every month β€” written specifically for library professionals.

Subscribe to Caregiving Resources for Your Library →

Caregiving Book Club

A ready-made resource for book discussion programming. Use episodes as conversation starters for family caregiver support groups and book clubs at your library.

Listen to the audio podcast → Watch the video series on YouTube →
Partner Organizations for Library Collections
Nana's Books Foundation

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit honoring librarian Nancy Dulniak, donating grade-appropriate books about Alzheimer's, dementia, and other disabilities to public libraries and Title I school students.

Visit Nana's Books Foundation →
AlzAuthors

A global community of nearly 400 authors curating memoirs, caregiver guides, and fiction on Alzheimer's and dementia β€” with a podcast, free resources, and custom collections for care homes and senior centers.

Visit AlzAuthors →

For Family Caregivers & Former Caregivers

Resources You Can Share with Your Patrons

The Caregiving Years Training Academy offers programs, tools, and community for family caregivers and those who have moved through caregiving. Share these directly with patrons, add links to your library's resource page, or use them as the foundation for caregiver programming.

One-on-One Coaching Support
Your Caregiving Coach

Certified Caregiving Consultantsβ„’ provide personalized support for any caregiving situation β€” any diagnosis, any relationship, any location. First session is free; scholarships available.

Find a Caregiving Coach →
Dementia Care Family Support

Five personalized coaching sessions focused on a family's three biggest dementia care challenges β€” behavior management, communication, and family dynamics.

Learn more →
More or Less: A Stress Relief Program

Personalized coaching to reclaim wellbeing β€” choose more joy, boundaries, and creativity, or less stress, guilt, and isolation. Includes group coaching and community access.

Learn more →
Support for Solo Agers with Memory Concerns

Specialized coaching for those navigating memory changes alone β€” maintaining independence and building strategies for the road ahead.

Learn more →
Free Resources
Free Your Daily Healing Plan

A guided plan for healing after caregiving β€” a three-step process to name the pain, identify the healing strategy, and envision the outcome. Available as a free eBook.

Download the free eBook →
Free Workplace Wellness Workbook

Practical strategies and worksheets for family caregivers managing work and caregiving responsibilities at the same time.

Get the workbook →
Free Free Online Courses

Certified Family Care Manager β€” skills for caring for family members. You're the CEO β€” managing your caregiving experience and stress. Both at no cost.

Access free courses →
Free Live Planning Sessions

Join free sessions to build caregiving plans with expert guidance and connect with other family caregivers in a supportive group setting.

Learn more →
Free Interactive Tools
21 Free Tools for Family Caregivers

Built from 35 years of living inside the caregiving journey, these free interactive tools help family caregivers and former family caregivers find their way β€” and keep their life. Each tool is built around a real caregiving need, with a guided finder to help patrons choose where to start.

Explore all 21 tools →
Free Find Your Caregiving Stage

Locate yourself within the Six Caregiving Stagesβ„’ to understand what's happening now β€” and what's coming next.

Open tool →
Free After the Diagnosis

When a diagnosis lands, everything shifts. This tool helps families process what's happened and identify clear next steps.

Open tool →
Free Your Caregiving Fatigues

There are 14 Caregiving Fatiguesβ„’ β€” naming the one you're carrying is the first step toward relief.

Open tool →
Free Resource Finder

Helps family caregivers locate community resources, services, and assistance programs available in their area.

Open tool →
Free Respite In Place Plan

Build real respite into daily life right where you are β€” without waiting for someone to rescue you.

Open tool →
Free The Cost of Caregiving

Helps families build a clear picture of caregiving expenses β€” and understand the broader community impact of this work.

Open tool →
Self-Discovery & Assessments
The Six Caregiving Stages

A framework for understanding where someone is in their caregiving journey β€” useful for patrons, programming design, and readers' advisory conversations.

Read about the stages →
Caregiving Assessments

Tools to help family caregivers understand their stress, fatigue, creative needs, and what kind of support fits them best β€” including How Stressed Are You? and What's Wearing You Out?

Explore assessments →
Community, Stories & Newsletters
Caring Our Way Community

An online community for family caregivers and professionals β€” a place to connect, ask questions, and find support from others who understand the caregiving experience.

Join the community →
The Caring Days Newsletter

Real stories from family caregivers and former caregivers β€” authentic accounts of the challenges, joys, and transformation that come with caring for someone you love.

Subscribe →
Caregiving Reflections

Denise Brown's newsletter engaging with current issues in caregiving β€” thoughtful perspectives for caregivers, former caregivers, and the professionals who serve them.

Subscribe →
Share Your Caring Day

Invite patrons to share their own story. Submissions may be featured in The Caring Days newsletter to inspire and connect the broader caregiving community.

Learn how to submit →
Watch & Listen
Caregiving Podcasts & Soul Breaks

Comfort, company, and connection for family caregivers β€” a growing library of audio content and soul breaks designed for moments of rest and reflection.

Listen →
Archived Video Programs

YouTube playlists from past programs: caregiving conferences, morning support for working caregivers, Our Courageous Acts, Our Resilient Spirit, Healing the Holidays, and more.

Watch on YouTube →

Stay Connected

Let's Work Together

We add new resources regularly. The best way to stay current is to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, Caregiving Resources for Your Library β€” programming ideas, book spotlights, and awareness day reminders tailored for library professionals.

Questions or partnership ideas? Reach us at denise@careyearsacademy.com or 773-343-6341.

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