Positive Ageing Week (PAW) will take place this year from 30th September to 6th October and will celebrate the contribution and agency of older people in the community.

An initiative of Age Action, PAW 2024 will carry on the theme of Challenging Ageism- Reframing How We Think, Feel and Act towards aging and older persons.   

Offaly Libraries have a variety if events planned to celebrate older patrons throughout the week and will also mark the United Nations International Day of Older Persons on 1st October for which the theme is “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations”. 

Join us in celebrating aging as we take action to create a more inclusive, respectful, and intergenerational society. 

Details of events will be available from Offaly Libraries 

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.