PEARL COVE LIBRARY BLOG

Orange For Multiculturalism

http://www.workskil.com.au/about/events-calendar/2017/march/harmony-day/

Pearl Cove library is holding a special event for the up and coming Harmony day. A human library event celebrating all kind of cultures that Australia is home to. Food and beverages provided by the library. 

What is a human library  you may ask? A human library is when the books are humans and the readers can borrow the 'book' and ask questions pertaining to what the book is there about. For more information about living libraries as a whole at https://humanlibrary.org/

Harmony Day is a celebration of multiculturalism that started on March 21st 1999. The colour of harmony is orange which is seen as agreeable and meaningful communication. For more information about harmony day in Australia as a whole at https://www.harmony.gov.au/about

In honour of celebrating multiculturalism there are eight books available for borrowing from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and ages:

Dr G.K Harinath OAM; advisory board member of multicultural NSW Indian ethnic background male

Cristina Talacko; advisory board member of multicultural NSW Brazilian ethnic background female

Omar Lamar; middle aged Syrian ethnic background male

Ai Belford;  young adult Chinese ethnic background female

Kai Sattler; young adult Maori Indigenous Polynesian ethnic background male

Iluka Richardson; elder Indigenous Aboriginal ethnic background male

Bethany McGill; Pearl Cove multi-cultural reference group Irish ethnic background female

Alana Des; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural committee Torres Strait Islander ethnic background female 

 

Event Details

Where; Pearl Cove library courtyard

When; 11:35 am – 4:47 pm Thursday March 21st 2019

Cost; event is completely free

Event Booking; Booking is essential at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

For more information about similar events check out the rest of the Pearl Cove blog at https://pearlcovelibrary.blogspot.com/

For more information about Pearl Cove library at http://www.librarystudies.sit.edu.au/pc/homepc.html
For more details about this event contact these people below
Library Branch Manager - Blaine Rodgers - 99001222 
Librarian - Kerry Blake - 99001223
Library Technician - Doreen Morris - 99001224