Age in America is a national demonstration project designed to explore the growing longevity revolution and its implications — both as an individual experience and as a social phenomenon — for Americans. The project seeks to harness the resources of museums and libraries, working together, and to inform and inspire public discussion on the current state of Age in America.

Age in America complements the Lifelong Access Libraries Initiative (LAL Initiative), Libraries for the Future’s multi-year effort to build libraries’ capacities as centers for active older adult learning and civic engagement. The LAL Initiative emphasizes community partnerships and public programming for active older adults—two key components of Age in America.