Creation of dementia-friendly public libraries in Croatia

Petr Balog, Kornelija Creation of dementia-friendly public libraries in Croatia. [Article]

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English abstract

Social exclusion in later life involves the marginalization of older adults from all aspects of life in today’s society and requires a significant change in public and social policy in ageing societies. Particularly excluded from all aspects of life are (older) people suffering from some form of dementia. Public library services are tailored to meet the informational and recreational needs of all population groups and are particularly suited to help overcome problems of exclusion. However, the research indicates that dementia library services are still in their very beginnings in most countries, including Croatia. This paper presents the goals and results of two projects carried out by the Department of Information Sciences of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Croatia. Those projects deal with information needs and public library services of people with dementia (in particular, Alzheimer’s disease) and their caregivers.

Item type:	Article
Keywords:	public libraries; people with dementia; Croatia
Date deposited:	21 Aug 2026 06:18
Last modified:	21 Aug 2026 06:18
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/48353

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