The West Custer County Library District and Landing Well are excited to extend conversations from our 2025 Senior Fair by co-hosting a new educational series to help seniors–along with their neighbors, families, caretakers, and friends–create a plan to age in place while staying healthy, safe, and connected in the Wet Mountain Valley.
Invite a friend and join us for these upcoming mini-sessions in the West Custer County Library Community Room:
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors on Thursday, April 2 at 10 am.
- Cheryl Yankoff from the Central Colorado Area Agency on Aging will introduce a new, local volunteer-driven program to connect local residents with trusted neighbors to lend a hand!
- Learn how you can be a part of it at: https://custer.helpfulvillage.com/.
- Dying Matters: Life-Changing Conversations on Tuesday, April 14 at 10 am.
- Janet Booth, Hospice Nurse, will share insights from her new book. Whether you’re healthy, living with illness, caregiving, or supporting others through grief, Dying Matters invites you to begin — or continue — the conversations that bring peace, purpose, and understanding.
- Safe Outdoor Fun on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 am.
- Join Patrick Fiore from Custer County Search and Rescue to learn about best practices for staying safe on mountain outings in our gorgeous valley.
- Telehealth Panel on Wednesday, May 20 at 10 am.
- Bring your questions about accessing Telehealth to representatives from Heart of the Rockies and the Custer County Clinic, the West Custer County Library, and Sol Vista. Regardless of your technical skills or computer/Internet access, help is available so you may reach health professionals remotely from your home, the local library, or our local clinic.
- Elder Scams: Don’t Trust a Handshake! on Tuesday, June 9th at 10 am.
- Dr. Sheri Gibson from the Pikes Peak Elder Justice Center will share tips on how to avert fraud and exploitation from scams targeting seniors. You will learn useful strategies and tips to protect yourself or a loved one from being a victim of scams or financial fraud.
For more information, visit www.westcusterlibrary.org or call the library staff at (719) 783-9138.