Pre- & post- retirement tips for librarians

Retirement holds many questions for librarians. Smallwood's volume offers insight, inspiration, and tips for those already retired as well as those thinking about retiring. A raft of veteran librarians, financial advisors, and other experts address * Planning for retirement, and how to leave things in good shape for those continuing your work * The pros and cons of taking early retirement, including financial considerations * How to stay connected to the profession after leaving the job by engaging in part-time work and through professional related activities * Second careers, community volunteering, travel, staying healthy, budgeting, and other post-retirement activities and concernsThis book helps librarians navigate a smooth passage into retirement.

Exploring retirement options before retiring / Linda A. Wade -- Four steps to a better retirement / Brett Hammond -- Retiring graciously : steps / Susan Carol Curzon -- Social security for pre-retirees : basic elements and helpful tips / Donald G. Frank -- Income in retirement : steps for a solid spending plan / Maria A. Bruno -- Investment strategies for fiscally challenged librarians / James B. Casey -- It's time to be frugal : finding the best deals to maintain an active lifestyle / Rose Parkman Marshall -- Maintaining, repairing, and protecting your credit after retirement / Jennifer Boxen -- Following your passion : a dream deferred / Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa -- Going back to school / Louise F. Benke -- Participating in oral histories, donating papers to archives / Dorothea J. Coiffe -- Back to work / Sharon Nottingham -- Collecting and selling on ebay : a great career for retired librarians / Jennifer Tang -- Working part-time after retirement / Rita Marsales -- I thought you had gone! : post-retirement volunteering in your library / Mary Redmond -- Volunteering in retirement / Renee B. Bush -- Volunteering with vso in ethiopia / Shirley Lewis -- Psychological adjustment to retirement / Janet Husband -- Thinking about health insurance in retirement / Sandra Cortese -- Logistics of downsizing / Patricia H. Atwood -- Mediation : a tool in legacies and financial planning: a play in three acts / Carolyn J. Rodis and Steven Henick -- The single biggest money mistake / Brian Fricke -- On the move : how to relocate when you retire / Susan Montgomery -- Where will you live in retirement? / Jeanne Munn Bracken.