{"id":31109,"date":"2011-09-01T14:01:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T18:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/09\/01\/author-on-senior-learning-will-speak-at-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:35:38","slug":"author-on-senior-learning-will-speak-at-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/09\/01\/author-on-senior-learning-will-speak-at-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"Author on Senior Living Will Speak at NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1710\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1710\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2011\/09\/Nancy-Merz-Nordstrom.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Merz Nordstrom\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nancy Merz Nordstrom<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nancy Merz Nordstrom, the author of a guidebook on how to craft successful and satisfying senior years, will speak at Northern Essex Community College\u2019s free special event on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Hartleb Technology Center in room 103B on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott Street.<\/p>\n<p>Her book, \u201cLearning Later, Living Greater \u2013 the Secret for Making the Most of Your after 50 years,\u201d looks at creating a life of personal growth and social involvement. She will discuss the lifelong learning movement in both the United States and abroad. In addition, she will explore the Elderhostel Institute Network and examine how important it is to continue to learn after the age 50.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next 20 years, 78 million baby boomers will face transition into a new kind of retirement. Merz Nordstrom wrote this book to help baby boomers with this transition.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by NECC\u2019s Life Long Learning Program, this event is free and open to the public. For additional information contact Charlene Boucher, director of Life Long Learning at <a href=\"mailto:cboucher@necc.mass.edu\">cboucher@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978-556-3825.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Merz Nordstrom, the author of a guidebook on how to craft successful and satisfying senior years, will speak at Northern Essex Community College\u2019s free special event on Wednesday, Sept. 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