TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to deal with recognizing and reacting to an aging workforce and understanding the value that older workers can still represent to an organization.Design/methodology/approach This article references field literature to support the points addressed.Findings Librarians and library workers have knowledge and experience that can provide value to both their organizations as they approach retirement and afterwards as retirees in a variety of ways.Originality/value This article represents the viewpoint of the author produced from his experiences and understandings. VL - 29 IS - 4 SN - 0888-045X DO - 10.1108/BL-01-2016-0004 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-01-2016-0004 AU - Crumpton Michael A. PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/01/01 TI - The value of older library workers T2 - The Bottom Line PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 226 EP - 229 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -