Pictures to Share

Illustrated books designed for people with dementia to share with their carers

Tameside Libraries has bought a collection of very special books especially created for people with dementia. The books from the Pictures to Share  series are large format and contain high quality images accompanied by a few lines of text.  Each picture in the books has been chosen to help jog memories, spark comments and bring pleasure to the reader.

Tameside Libraries Social Inclusion Coordinator Rachel Gee has recently taken some of the books to "De-Caf", a support group for people with dementia and their carers that meets monthly at Age Concern in Ashton-under-Lyne.  Rachel said "the books were really well received.  The group spent about an hour looking at them and felt they were a great resource that people with dementia could use on their own, or share with their carer".  Pictures to share also recommend their books can be enjoyed by people who have learning difficulties or who have a brain injury.

At the moment there are 10 titles in the Pictures to Share range, all written by Helen Bate.  We have bought all of them for Tameside Libraries, they are listed below with the libraries that they are located in:

• A Funny Old World in pictures
  Droylsden Library
  Tameside Central Library
  
• A Sporting Life in pictures
  Stalybridge Library
  Tameside Central Library
  
• Beside the Seaside in pictures
  Denton Library
  Droylsden Library
  
• Childhood in pictures
  Stalybridge Library
  Tameside Central Library
  
• The Countryside in pictures
  Droylsden Library
  Stalybridge Library
  
• The Garden in pictures
  Denton Library
  Hyde Library
  
• Shopping in pictures
  Hyde Library
  Stalybridge Library
  
• Women’s Work in pictures
  Denton Library
  Hyde Library
  
• Pets in pictures
  Denton Library
  Droylsden Library
  
• Travelling in pictures
  Tameside Central Library
  Hyde Library
  

If you need some inspiration on how to use the Pictures to Share books you can download a guide  from the publisher's website. Don't forget you can reserve any book via the library catalogue or by contacting any Tameside Library and we will deliver it to the library of your choice for you to pick up.