Summary
This paper is a review of the activities conducted in the Belgrade City Library during preparation, implementation and promotion of the program 65+, dedicated to the library members older than 65 years of age. Initiated after signing the protocol on cooperation with the Secretariat for Social Affairs of the City of Belgrade, the program has been implemented since 2010. It consists of, among the other things, free and permanent library membership and free courses in information literacy. On the basis of the results of previously conducted research, librarians created the training plan according to which the training should be performed five days a week, in groups of up to 14 participants. The training program covers the basic skills needed to use computers for information retrieval and daily electronic communication. For four years, more than 1.700 students in seven municipalities of Belgrade have successfully completed the training. The oldest students are sometimes aged over 90. They are very persistent and, despite the objective aggravating circumstances, manage to complete the training successfully. The library gets new users who, in addition to the traditional, now use the electronic services as well. The project has been presented at several national and international professional conferences, and it has always attracted a lot of attention.

Keywords:
information literacy, IT literacy, computers, training, patrons, senior citizens, Belgrade City Library, e-classroom, education, free membership, lifelong learning

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