Courage, Creativity and Leadership: Celebrating Women at Pearl Cove Library

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Learn how to be your own heroine – come celebrate International Women’s Day at Pearl Cove Library! 

At our exciting "Living Libraries" free event, you have the chance to “borrow” one of our Living Books - four inspiring local women who’ve achieved success in diverse fields. 

Book your spot for a rare opportunity to experience the Living Libraries phenomenon that began in Denmark in 2000 and has since become a global movement for positive social change. 

Our four Living Books can be borrowed for 20-minute chats about just about anything! This event aims to bring diverse voices into challenging and exciting conversations, so no question is taboo.

Featuring: four extraordinary women self-described as "an Indigenous Australian scientist", "an LGBTQIA+ sportsperson", "a refugee author", and "a disabled business owner". Come meet the woman behind the stereotype!

Date: Saturday May 11, 2019

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Venue: Pearl Cove Library – Pearl Room 

Tickets: Free event - Bookings essential. Light refreshments provided. 

Register today at the Library or online by clicking the link [here]

Pearl Cove Library Events Team

Phone: (04) 9438 4777

Email: events@pearlcovelibraries.com

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Student Name: Rosanna Kellett

Living Libraries Event - Recognition of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

Event Details

Wednesday, 3rd April 2019
12:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Pearl Cove Library, Ground Library Floor
Wheelchair Accessibility Available

Photo by Terry Ballard (URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryballard/34260243793)

General Information

Autism and Asperger's Syndrome share something in common, those suffering from either of the two disorders will have difficulties in social interactions, be likely to produce repetitive behaviours, and worst of all, and can last up to a life time. People suffering from either Autism or Asperger's often find themselves struggling with being belonged to with regular society. We believe that we need to develop methods in raising our awareness with these two disorders and the potential effects these disorders can impact the livelihoods on a person's life.

The Pearl Cove community has organised a special event, in cooperation with various non-for-profit organisations, to provide the opportunity for people to communicate with the individuals who are suffering from either Autism and Asperger's Syndrome disorders as means to better understand their own point of views of society and the effects these disorders are affecting them everyday. The event is called "Autism and Asperger's Awareness".

Inspired by the United Nation's World Autism Awareness Day event, this particular library event will play out as a 'Human Living Library', where people will 'role-play' as books, engaging with conversations with one another.


We have these particular people who are available to participate the event as 'living library books':

• Terry Burke and Paul Miscallef - Co-Chairs of the Australian Autism Alliance
• Katharine Annear - Chair of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand
• Jac de Houting - Registered psychologist diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome
• Tony Langdon - Volunteer firefighter diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome

If you have any questions or enquiries regarding the "Autism and Asperger's Awareness" event, please contact Patrick Enriquez via email at patrickenriquez@pearlcove.gov.au or call 0421 481 826.




Resource Links about:

Human Living Libraries:

https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/about

http://humanlibrary.org/about-the-human-library/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFHlR5DmJk


Autism:


https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism

https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/uploads/documents/Research/Research-Insights-Iss-7-LR.pdf

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/autism

https://www.mydr.com.au/kids-teens-health/autism-spectrum-disorders

Asperger's Syndrome:

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/aspergers-syndrome

https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Asperger-syndrome

http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/about-aspergers-m/what-is-aspergers



World Autism Awareness Day:

https://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/


Pearl Cove Library:

http://www.librarystudies.sit.edu.au/pc/homepc.html

Patrick Enriquez

A Diagnosis not a Death Sentence – Understanding AIDS

A Diagnosis not a Death Sentence - Understanding AIDS

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Join us at the Pearl Room as we facilitate a "Living Library" to demystify and educate 

our community on the reality of a life with AIDS and what that means in today's world. 

Instead of borrowing a physical book,come and "borrow" on of our real life books, 

and ask questions you may not have had the opportunity of doing so before. 

The following "books" will be available for loan on the evening:

An Indigenous person with a HIV positive diagnosis.

A female carer (past or present) of those with AIDS.

A Senior Citizen who has lost their friendship circle/family to AIDS.

A person from the Australian Federation of AIDS organisations.

Event Details: 

Day and Time: Monday 2 December 6.30pm-9.00pm

Location: Pearl Room (adjacent to Pearl Cove Library) 100 Harris St Ultimo 

Book Online via: Eventbrite at pearlcovelibraries.eventbrite.com 

Phone: Contact Andrea Holler on 9330 1111 for further information.

Accessibility: Pearl Cove strives to be accessible to all, if you have any specific access needs

or requirements do not hesitate to contact us for further information. 

For further information on HIV prevention in NSW visit ACON

To find out more about "Living Libraries" click here.

Andrea Holler

Sisters Doing It For Themselves: Celebrating Single Mothers

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Become part of our Human Library program by joining the Pearl Cove community in an afternoon of lively and eye-opening discussion about the joys and challenges of single motherhood. Enjoy a light afternoon tea and meet our guest human "books" from all walks of life as they answer questions about their experiences of what it means to be a single mother in Australia today.

Guests include local Indigenous activist and single mother Kylie Morgan and local spokesperson for single parents and professional social worker Agnes Tooley, along with other members of the Pearl Cove community celebrating the upcoming Mother's Day weekend by confronting the stigma single mothers face and celebrating their hard work and strength.

For more information talk to library staff online or in the library, or contact event organiser Molly Pincham by email (mollypincham@mail.com) or phone (0483943232).

When: Friday 11 May 4:00pm

Where: Pearl Room next to the library, Main Street

RSVP: via the Library website

See you there! :)

Molly Pincham