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PEARL COVE LIBRARY BLOG
Sunday, 16 June 2019
The ability to aspire! The celebration of the arts for People with Disability.
In honour of International Day of People with Disability, Pearl Cove Library is holding their annual celebration for people with disabilities. This event is to honour artists and musicians who have disabilities. This event will incorporate a Human library, this is where you can ‘borrow one’ of the participants (called a human book) for a conversation and ask them any questions you have on your mind. We will also have art demonstrations and musical performances by our guests. The guests include:
Making your community a home - Meet your LGBTQ+ neighbours.
(image from unsplash.com)
Have a talk with the folk that are putting an end to homelessness in our LGBTQ+ youth. Meet and check out our "Living Books" who will talk about their experience with LGBTQ+ homelessness and what we can do to reduce it's prevalence in our streets.
Tea and biscuits will be provided while you engage in conversation.
Meet our books:
Learn more about twenty10.
Tea and biscuits will be provided while you engage in conversation.
Meet our books:
Jay McGrath –
Indigenous Australian who faced homelessness as a teen due to coming out as
gay.
Amy Harper –
Counsellor at twenty10, a Sydney
based service that provides housing and counselling support for LGBT youth.
Noah White – head
of the community homelessness outreach at Pearl Cove Community Centre
Miranda Noel – LGBT activist and volunteer at
Pearl Cove Community CentreLearn more about twenty10.
When: 7/6/2019 from 11:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.
Where: Pearl Cove Council Meeting Room
Please book through the Pearl Cove Library website
Edward Zhou
A Diagnosis not a Death Sentence – Understanding AIDS
A Diagnosis not a Death Sentence - Understanding AIDS
Image from: https://files.globaldimension.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12155132/world-aids-day-ribbon-174x300.png
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
Saturday, 15 June 2019
Open Books - Every Day Experts Sharing Real Knowledge
A Human Living Library Event:
Sign up as a ‘Reader’ to borrow a living 'Book' from a catalogue of four
Pearl Cove older Australians that are ready to exchange stories and knowledge. It’s time to turn a new page and pick up new skills, to see that
possibilities are endless despite age or ability.
A variety of local community groups will be on offer, including a selection of CWA award winning biscuits.
A variety of local community groups will be on offer, including a selection of CWA award winning biscuits.
Come and connect with your community!
FREE EVENT
When: Saturday 23rd
February 2020
Time: 12.00 pm – 3.00 pm, afternoon tea included
Where: Pearl Cove Library, Room 1
Bookings: Click here to book with Eventbrite
Getting there: Transport OptionsWhere: Pearl Cove Library, Room 1
Bookings: Click here to book with Eventbrite
Access: Pearl Cove library strives to assist everyone including people with specific needs. Please contact our library staff ahead of your visit if you have any support requirements.
Contact: Pearl Cove Library (02) 9999 9999
Meet your Books:
Human Library Catalogue
For the full program click here
For the full program click here
In partnership with NSW Seniors Festival.
To see more events click on their website:
#openbooks
Image credits:
Louella Pleffer
By Louella Pleffer, June 2019
Stay alive! - Build your inner warrior!
Pearl Cove library will transform into Human Library on the World
Suicide Prevention Day - September 10, 2019 to promote understanding of suicide
prevention among community.
Human Library is where you can “borrow” a person
and “read” as a “book”. Readers can listen to our books’ stories and have a meaningful
conversation up to half an hour.
Our books are on the shelf and free to book:
- An Indigenous Australian doctor: A psychiatrist will talk about suicide with a focus on help-seeking and explain how to help someone with suicidal thoughts.
- A mom who lost her son to suicide sharing her experience.
- An unemployed person who made an attempt on his life talking about his depression.
- A single mom talking how she was struggling with her life and had thought of suicide.
Go to Pearl Cove Library and read about this difficult
topic. You can learn from our books’ experience and play an important role in suicide
prevention. Spread inspirational messages and hope!
Tea and biscuits are provided so you can enjoy a pleasant reading
time.
Scan the QR code to reserve a book, or make your booking through Eventbrite.
Please let us know in the registration form if you have any
accessibility and/or dietary requirements so we can make an appropriate
arrangement.
Find out more about The Human Library
Crisis Support service in Australia: Lifelife Australia
Image source:
https://www.bewhoyouare.com/training-your-inner-warrior-151zlbz
https://sydney.edu.au/about-us/vision-and-values/living-library.html
Posted by Huong Duong
Friday, 14 June 2019
Living Library: What’s the Story?
EVENT Living Library: Everyone Belongs
WHEN Thursday, 21 March 2019, 10.00am-12.00 midday
WHERE Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library, 52 Main Street, Pearl Cove
BOOKINGS Registration essential via Eventbrite. Borrowing rules apply.
BOOKINGS Registration essential via Eventbrite. Borrowing rules apply.
CONTACT Loretta Biblio, Pearl Cove Living Library Coordinator on 0411 111 111
MORE LIVING LIBRARY INFO Human Library + Griffith Uni video + Sydney Uni video
During March, in recognition of Harmony Week and the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the theme of Pearl Cove's Living Library will be Everyone Belongs. This theme embraces Pearl Cove’s cultural and religious diversity, inclusive of First Nations peoples and multicultural migrant heritage.
Check your preconceptions! Have a conversation with someone you think you know. Willing to share their stories with readers, 12 living books will be available to book for sessions of 20 minutes. Join us at this special event where you borrow a person instead of a book. Bookings essential.
Check your preconceptions! Have a conversation with someone you think you know. Willing to share their stories with readers, 12 living books will be available to book for sessions of 20 minutes. Join us at this special event where you borrow a person instead of a book. Bookings essential.
Book titles include:
- One of the stolen generations
- Community elder
- First Nations young person… and proud
- New arrival: a recent migrant
- Overseas-born Australian
- First-generation Australian
- Seeking asylum 1970s: Vietnamese
- Seeking asylum 2000s: Sudanese
- Hijabi Muslim
- Hindu
- Jewish community member
This post created by: Nicola d’Alpuget
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