Shake it up Pearl Cove (for Parkinson)

Tipping point of Parkinson’s Disease by Mariano Cuajao, available under creative commons attributions, non-commercial and no-derivs licence at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pacificcove/15811787693/in/photolist-q6exBc 

Pearl Cove Library is celebrating carers national week with an human living book event. Human living library is a library event where books are real people, they can loan to readers in certain amount of time inside the venue. The books often are volunteers from wise variety of backgrounds and they are generously offering to share their stories or experiences in the roles of caring or interact with people have Parkinson diseases.

The event aims to educate and raise awareness about carers and their caring roles for people with Parkinson diseases. It also help to make community connection, future development, identify gaps in skills and resource for anyone interested in the area.

Event information:

Date:16 October 2019

Time:10am-12 pm

Venue: Pearl room, located adjacent to the Pearl Cove Library

 (near the main library access point)

Cost: Free, light refreshment will be served.

Booking essential via :

Eventbrite.com

Phone:

Email: 

References:

image credited to: Mariano Cuajao 

National Carersweek 2018: Carers NSW Australia. Retrieved  August 20,2018 

Parkinson’s disease:  Guide to caregiving. Retrieved August 27, 2018 from: 

What is human library: Human library. Retrieved August 15, 2018

Shelter.

A living libraries project

October 8-13th

Pearl Cove Council has always taken pride in listening to and celebrating the stories within our vibrant community. In October, the month of Homelessness Awareness, Pearl Cove Library welcomes our members to listen to Pearl Cove's invisible storytellers -- those living without reliable shelter, and the people that work with them. Pearl Cove is working together with the Human Libraries Project to bring their stories into the light.

Throughout the week, we invite a select group of people that have volunteered their time to become 'books' to be borrowed, to share their stories with Pearl Cove and talk about the realities of a life that is often overlooked or misunderstood. Our Knitting groups are also running a Knit-In knitting drive on Wednesday, working on blankets, bags and beanies to donate to the Pearl Cove Outreach group at the end of the week.

Our biggest event will be the Saturday Picnic, where we aim to bring together all of Pearl Cove to celebrate our entire community and to connect those in need with the services they require. Come join us and greet faces old and new over a free lunch provided in part by our Local Soup Kitchen! Local outreach groups and the VakS Street Doctor will also be in attendance to get to know the community and maybe reach out to those who need their services most.

Living Library event

Mon-Fri 11-2pm

Located near the library cafe, Lushbucket.

Come borrow a book and hear a story!

no booking required

Knit-In

Wed 10-3pm

Located in the foyer.

Come knit a square, learn how, or donate knitted goods!

no booking required

Saturday Picnic

Sat 11-1pm

Located in the courtyard.

Come enjoy a hand-made wrap and get to know the community! Vegan + gluten-free options available.

Bookings not essential, but interest can be registered at our Eventbrite page

Check out the websites of out amazing partners for this event: 

VakS, Soup kitchen, and the Outreach group.

Image from pexels.com, credit to pexabay.com

Hester Kogler

Uncomfortable Conversations – understanding mental illness, a Human Living Library Event

It’s world mental health day on the 10^th of October. Join us at Pearl Cove Library for a Human Living Libraries event to help break the stigma around mental illnesses. Listen to our four diverse human books and their incredible, thought provoking stories of living and working with mental illness.

Read more about world mental health day and the role of mental health education by clicking this link: https://1010.org.au/about/

https://1010.org.au/

10^th October from 2pm—6pm
Held in Pearl Cove Library
Reserve a book by booking on Eventbrite
Light refreshments will be provided.

What’s a human living library?

“The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. A place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.” Visit http://humanlibrary.org/ to learn more. 

Meagan Lacoba

Howzat! Celebrating Australian sport

Image taken from Google images

When: October ^8th 2018

Where: Pearl Cove Library; Pearl Room and Cove meeting room

When: 12pm-3pm

Do you love playing sport? Watching sport? Cheering on our athletes as they take on the best the world has to offer? Supporting kids as they have fun on the sporting field?

This event is for you!

Pearl Cove Library is holding a free event to celebrate Australian sport as well as the sport in the Pearl Cove local area. The library will have special national, state and local sporting figures in our Human living library. There will be talks, stories, yarns and of course fun. There will also be promotion of books, DVD’s and other library resources on sport and sporting stories. 

Plus great snacks and drinks.

Come in and let’s celebrate sport in this country!

Register for this free event at Pearl Cove Library on Eventbrite or in the library by 2nd October 2018.

For more information search the library website and the following

www.humanlibrary.org

https://www.ausport.gov.au/

http://www.australia.com/en/events/sports-events.html

John Spilstead