Lending Library
Each of our three offices have a lending library, with a variety of books available for you to borrow. Below are topics ranging from caregiving, to activities, to books written by individuals with Alzheimer's disease. To borrow a book from our lending library, call 800.272.3900 or email wvinfo@alz.org. You can also access the Alzheimer's Association's Green-Field Library for an expanded list of resources as well as e-books.
Caregiving
| Title | Author |
| The 36-Hour Day | Nancy L. Mace, M.A. |
| Aging With Grace | David Snowden |
| A Life Worth Living | Robert Martensen |
| Alone But Not Forgotten: Serving People With Dementia | D.C. Office on Aging |
| Alzheimer's Basic Caregiving: an ABC Guide | Kathy Laurenhue |
| Alzheimer's Care with Dignity | Frank Fuerst |
| Alzheimer's a Caregivers Guide and Sourcebook | Howard Gruetzner |
| Alzheimer's Caregiver: Strategies for Support | O'Conner and Prothero |
| Alzheimer's Disease: The Family Journey | Karon Pattee & Ottson |
| Alzheimer's Making Sense of Suffering | Teresa Strecker |
| Alzheimer's: What the Heck do we do now? | John Bloomer |
| Another Name for Madness | Marion Roach |
| At Wit's End | George Kraus |
| Between Two Worlds | Ellen Young |
| The Caregiver | Aaron Alterra |
| The Caregiver Resource Guide | Charleso Puchta |
| Caregiver Therapy | Julie Kuevelvck |
| Caring for the Caregiver | Parke Davis |
| Caring for your Parents | Helene Maclean |
| Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient Across the Miles | American Health Asst. Foundation |
| Caring for a Person with Memory Loss and Confusion | Journey Works Publishing |
| Chicken Soup for the Caregiver's Soul vol. 1 & Handbook | Jack Canfield |
| The Comfort of Home | Myer & Derr |
| Coming of Age with Aging Parents | Goeller |
| Coping with Caregiver Worries | Sherman |
| Courage to Care: A Caregiver's Guide Through Each Stage of Alzheimer's | Joanne Parrot |
| Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver | Mary Mittlemen, Cynthia Epstein |
| Creating Moments of Joy | Jolene Brackey |
| Creative Caregiving | James Sherman |
| Dancing with Rose | Lauren Kestler |
| Dear Gail: a Collection of Helpful Hints for Daily Caregiving | Alzheimer's Association |
| Down Life's Path with Mom and Dad | Nancy Marical |
| Elder Rage | Jaqueline Marcel |
| Family Meals | Micael Tucker |
| Finding the Joy in Alzheimer's | Breda Avadaian |
| Ginny: A Love Remembered | Bob Artley |
| Glimmers: A Journey into Alzheimer's Disease | Heidi Hamilton |
| Gone Without a Trace | Marianne Dickermen Caldwell |
| A Guided Journal for Caregivers | Marianne Karpinski |
| Home Care: An Alternative to Nursing Home | Florine Dufresne |
| How to Care for Your Parent's Money while Caring for Your Parents | Sharon Burns & Raymond Forgue |
| I Can't Remember | Ester Strouse Smoller |
| Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Pat Moffett |
| In a Tangled Wood | Joyce Dyer |
| I was Thinking | Diana Waugh |
| Journey of Love | Robert Ross |
| Lately | Sara Pritchard |
| Learning to Speak Alzheimer's | Joanne Koenig Coste |
| Letters from Madeline | Elaine Sanchez |
| The Long Way Home | Marianne Ritchie |
| The Loss of Self | Donna Cohen & Karl Eisdorfer |
| The Magic of Humor in Caregiving | James Sherman |
| Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease | Mayo Clinic |
| Mommilies: As my Mother Used to Say | Michele Slung |
| Mom's Ok She Just Forgets | Evelyn McClay & Ellen Young |
| Mother Tried to Tell Me and I just Wouldn't Listen | |
| My Name He Could Not Remember | Jeraldine Harrison |
| Once I Have Had My Tea | Patricia Haldik |
| On the Brink: A Caregiver's Journey | Sheila Keck |
| Positive Caregiver Attitudes | James Sherman |
| Pressure Points: Alzheimer's and Anger | Ballard Gwyther & Toal |
| Quick Tips for Caregivers | Marianne Karpinski |
| Rethinking Alzheimer's Care | Fazio, Seaman & Stanzel |
| Rosi John Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Tom Beggert Clark |
| Safe Return Home | Batiuk and Ayers |
| She Never Said Goodbye | George Vernon Ellison |
| Sometimes You Gotta Laugh | Karen Stobbe |
| Still Holding Hands | Stacy Ruth Stoelting |
| The Story of My Father | Sue Miller |
| Strength in Caring | Mark Matloff |
| Stolen Minds: the Slow Disapperance of Ray Doernberg | Myrna Doernberg |
| Therapeutic Caregiving | Barbara Bridges |
| Turnip, Why Are We Here | Turnip Stemson |
| The Validation Breakthrough | Naomi Feil |
| Validation Techniques for Dementia Care | Vicki DeKlerke-Rueben |
| Walking One Another Home | Rita Bresnahan |
| Welcome to Planet Alzheimer's | Candace Stewart |
| We're all Here Because We're not Not all There | Betty Sue Abshire |
| When A Loved One Has Alzheimer's | |
| When Love Gets Tough: The Nursing Home Dilemma | |
| When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's | Earl Grollman |
| When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's | Marilynn Larken |
| When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: Daily Encouragement | Cecil Murphy |
| Will I Be Next |
Louis Brastow |
Environment
| Title | Author |
| Complete Guide to Alzheimer's Proofing Your Home | Mark L. Warner |
| Homes that Help | Richard V. Olsen & Ezra Ehrenkrantz |
| Designing for Alzheimer's | Elizabeth C. Brawley |
Educational
| Title | Author |
| The Wealth of Your Life (Creating Your Ethical Will) | Susan B. Turnbull |
| The Alzheimer's Action Plan | Lisa Gyneth, MSW & Tina Alder |
| The Alzheimer's Answer | Marwan Sabbagh, MD |
| Decade of the Brain | National Institute of Mental Health |
| A Way of Life | Susan D. Gilster, Ph.D. |
| Brain Health & Wellness | Dr. Paul Mussbaum |
| Care of Alzheimer's Patients: Guide for Nursing Home Staff | American Health Care Association |
| Early Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines | Collaborative |
| Saving Your Brain | Jeff Victoroff, MD |
| Terms & Tips on Alzheimer's Care Handbook | Alzheimer's Association |
| The Forgetting: A Portrait of an Epidemic | David Shenk |
| The Memory Bible: Keeping Your Brain Young | Gary Small, MD |
| There's Still a Person in There | Michael Castleman, Delores Gallagher-Thompson |
| The Shriver Report | Geiger, Morgan, Meyer, & Skelton |
Fiction
| Title | Author |
| Diminished Capacity | Sherwood Kiraly |
| Only with the Heart | Sherry Szeman |
| Stil Alice | Lisa Genova |
| The Worst Day of My Life, So Far | MA Harpe |
Grief & End of Life
| Title | Author |
| Alzheimer's Disease: Issues in the Late and Terminal Stages | Denise Wilson |
| The Courage to Grieve | Judy Tatelbaum |
| Death & Dying | Bruce Foster, MD |
| Hard Choices for Loving People | Hank Dunn |
| Living with Grief | Hospice Foundation |
| On Death and Dying | Elisabeth Kubler Ross, MD |
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease
| Title | Author |
| Hometown Memories | Ethel Wayble Bovey |
| The Answers You Need | Davies & Jensen |
| Don't Bury Me...It Ain't Over Yet | Charles Schneider |
| Life with Big Al (Early-Onset) | Diann Friel McGowin |
| Losing My Mind | Thomas DeBaggio |
| Partial View (Journal) | Henderson & Andrews |
| Please Don't Give Up On Me | Lisa Pastorik |
| Show Me the Way To Go Home | Larry Rose |
| Speaking Our Minds | Lisa Snyder |
| When it Gets Dark | Thomas DeBaggio |
| Young Hope | Tracey Mobley |
Children & Teens
| Title | Author |
| Flowers for Grandpa Dan | Connie McIntyre |
| Grandma's Cobwebs | Ann Frantti |
| Grandpa Doesn't Know Its Me | Donna Guthrie |
| Through Tara's Eyes | Kathy Baumann & Erin Conners |
| What's Happening to Grandpa | Maria Shriver |
| Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge | Mem Fox |
Activities
| Title | Author |
| Spanish Speaking Activities | Virginia Bell & David Troxel |
| The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer's Activities | Bell, Troxel, Cox & Harmon |
| The Best Friends Staff | Bell &Troxel |
| Christmas to Remember | Jolene Brackey |
| Enhanced Activities for Alzheimer's | Jolene Brackey |
| Getting to Know the Life Stories of Older Adults | Lauren Hue |
| Hymns to Remember | Jolene Brackey |
| Mosaic Moon: Careiving Through Poetry | Frances H. Kakugawa |
| Music, Movement, Mindy, Body | Bridget Watson |
| Movement with Meaning | Barbara Larsen |
| The Positive Interactions Program | Sylvia Nissenboim & Christine Vorman |
| Reminiscence: Uncovering a Lifetime of Memories | Carmel Sheridan |
| Songs to Remember | Jolene Brackey |
