Smallwood’s volume offers insight, inspiration, and tips for those already retired as well as those thinking about retiring.

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.

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Before Retiring 1. Exploring Your Retirement Options Linda Burkey Wade 2. Four Steps to a Better Retirement Brett Hammond 3. How to Retire Graciously Susan Carol Curzon 4. Social Security for Pre-Retirees: Basic Elements and Helpful Tips Donald G. Frank Part II: Finances in Retirement 5. Your Income in Retirement: Steps to a Solid Spending Plan Maria A. Bruno, CFP® 6. Investment Strategies for Fiscally Challenged Librarians James B. Casey 7. Learning to Be Frugal: Finding the Best Deals to Maintain an Active Lifestyle Rose Parkman Marshall 8. Maintaining, Repairing, and Protecting Your Credit after Retirement Jennifer Boxen Part III: Exploring New Roads 9. Following Your Passion: A Dream Deferred Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa 10. Going Back to School Louise F. Benke 11. Participating in Oral Histories or Donating Papers to Archives Dorothea J. Coiffe Part IV: Working after Retiring 12. Choosing to Go Back to Work Sharon Nottingham 13. Collecting and Selling on Ebay: A Great Career for Retired Librarians Jennifer Tang 14. Working Part-Time after Retirement Rita Marsales Part V: Volunteering after Retirement 15. “I Thought You Retired!”: Volunteering in Your Library Mary Redmond 16. Volunteering in Retirement Renee B. Bush 17. My Experience Volunteering with VSO in Ethiopia Shirley Lewis Part VI: Health 18. Seven Lessons for Adjusting to Retirement Janet Husband 19. What About Health Insurance in Retirement? Sandra Cortese Part VII: Financial Planning 20. The Logistics of Downsizing Patricia H. Atwood 21. Mediation as a Tool in Legacies and Financial Planning: A Play in Three Acts Carolyn J. Rodis and Steven Henick 22. The Single Biggest Money Mistake Retirees Make Brian Fricke, CFP® Part VIII: Location after Retirement 23. On the Move—Relocating When You Retire Susan Montgomery 24. Finding the Perfect Place to Retire Jeanne Munn Bracken Contributors Index

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 concerns This book helps librarians navigate a smooth passage into retirement.