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HomeNewsFeatured on homepage, In the NewsWest Van library’s new brain health collection offers a workout for cognitive challenges

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West Van library’s new brain health collection offers a workout for cognitive challenges

We know that physical exercise can help strengthen the body and boost muscle development.

But what about a workout for the mind?

Librarians at the West Vancouver Memorial Library recently turned to that question as they considered the needs of the more than 12,000 seniors in West Van, particularly those facing cognitive challenges including dementia.

Read the full North Shore News story here.

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