Pearl Cove library event: R U OK? DAY

               Pearl Cove Library is holding its R U OK? human library event!

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                               What is a human library?

Human Library is a library of people, it replaces books with human beings. The concept might be new here but the first human library started in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. It is an international organization that aims to challenge prejudice against social contact among people. The Human Living Library works just like a normal library: visitors can browse the catalogue for the available titles, choose the book they want to read, and borrow it for a limited period of time. The only difference is that the books are all human volunteers who have opted to speak about their experiences openly to an interested audience and answer any questions they are asked.

For further information please visit: https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

We will be hosting a ‘Human Library’ event for people to tell their stories and educate the community on the importance of mental health. The ‘books’ will share their story with participants. It is an opportunity to spread knowledge, share experiences and let readers to understand themselves and their familiar fields. They are indigenous Australian group, social support group, professional experts from Community Health. 

If you're unable to make the event, R U OK? encourage you to register at https://www.ruok.org.au/join-r-u-ok-day to receive a recording of the event.

The individuals available for loan:

• A trusted GP have passion for mental health
• Evan Wolff would share his own personal experience with mental health issues
• A veteran of 37 years’ service in the Royal Australian Navy
• Indigenous Australian counsellor

                                                       Event detail

                                  Date: Thursday 9th September 2021

                                  Time: 10:00 am-12:25pm

                                  Location: Pearl Cove library Pearl room

                                  Booking information

                                 Cost: free Booking required ( 50 people limited)

                                 Age 18+

                                 Food and drinks provided

                                 Online: pearlcovelibraries.eventbrite.com

                                 Phone: Contact Sara Ren at (02) 1300 8989 for                                   more information

This event supported by:

Pearl Cove Council

Pearl Cove High School Counsellor 

Xiaolin (Lynn) Zhang

NAIDOC Week 2020: Always was, Always will be.

   NAIDOC Week 2020: Always was, Always Will be

                                          

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Come take part of NAIDOC Week 2020 at Pearl Cove Library! Throughout the week, you will have the chance to speak to one (or more) of our Human books about their experiences and learn more about the Indigenous Australian culture and what it means to be an Indigenous Australian. 

Background Information: 

NAIDOC Week is an event that takes place every year during July which aims to raise awareness of achievements made by Indigenous Australians. The theme for 2020 is 'Always was, Always will be.' This year, we have invited four 'Human Books' to be present during the week to those who wish to know about the experiences of Indigenous Australians.

A Human Book is a a person who is willing to share their experiences about a particular issue, such as 

For more information, please visit the following websites:

NAIDOC:  https://www.naidoc.org.au/

Human Libraries Australia: https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/

EVENT DETAILS

When: Sunday 8th November 2020 - Sunday 15th November 2020

*On Sunday the 8th of November, there will be a talk by two Indigenous Australians beginning at 1:30pm, Please make your way to the Pearl Room on the ground floor of Pearl cove library. Following the talks, the Human Books will be available. The Books will also be available for the rest of the week.

Where: The Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

Cost: Free *Bookings are essential - see the bottom of the post. 

Human Books:

Reggie Dyckman -  Elder from a Rural Community

Gus Hartman - Elder living in the City of Sydney

Nova Perris - Former Politician and Olympic Hockey Player and Sprinter

Cathy Freeman - Gold Medallist at the Sydney Olympics

PLEASE NOTE: Food and drink will be provided

To book, please contact staff at Pearl Cove Library at pearlcovelibevents.com.au 

Lucy Cullis

Dying to be Free: Understanding & Preventing Suicide

Suicide is the leading cause of death for men and women between the afes of 14-44. Every year aroiund the world we fight against suicide and today is no different. Every year on the 10th of Septmeber we come together help and fight towards a common goal of preventing sucide and opening up about it.

Theis September 10th Pearl Cove Library is hosting a Human Living Book event, come down and meet our living library books, people who have gone through the horrors and lived throught them ot tell their stories to you and listen to you.

What is a Human Library?

Also known as Living Library are libraries that allow you to read and borrow real people know as human books instand of physical books. these boooks share their stories and expreiences with you. The living library seeks to challenge prejudice and discrimination. The living library works just like a normal library would you browse the catalogue and choose a book you want and borrow it for a limtied time and instead of the traditional book you get a person.

Event Details:

Event: "The Fight Against Suicide"

Location: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

Time: 12:30pm - 7:00pm

Day:  Thursday 10th of September 2020

*Refreshments at the venue, Cafe is in the library*

Bookings:

Booking is required to use our huiman books.

Books can be found here:

http://peralcovelibrary.com.au/events or phone 02 9568 3589

everyone is welcome to come and is open to the public

Further Information:

https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/

More Information on Human Library visit:

https://humanlibrary.org/

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By: Lester Hilario

Human Books: Let's Talk!

My Compass

Join us, borrow a "living book", and talk your story on Saturday 10th October. Pearl Cove Library invites you to be a part of our Human Living Library event to discuss about different aspects of mental health and why it is so important to look after our mental health and well being. We have 15 Best Mental Health Books for Increasing Your Well-Being. Talk to our experts and learning new perspectives!

Meet our books:

When: Saturday 10th Oct, 2020

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Where: Pearl Cove Library Pearl Cove Room,

               11 Dolphin St.

               Pearl Cove 1111

How much: $10 pp

Bookings essential! To book, https://eventbrite.com.au/letustalk

Human Living Library: People can ‘borrow’ people serving as an opening book and have conversations they would not normally have access to. In the modern life, because of people are often facing difference, they need to find ways to engage with differences to help them create positive outcomes. People have chance to meet the people they do not normally meet and speak the topic they do not have chance to talk about. They can “read” another person – a Human Book - to gain greater understanding, in order to increase or diverse the difference to positive outcomes. 

Mental Health Month: Mental health month is celebrated each year in the month of October in NSW. It gives us an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and wellbeing through a broad campaign and community events.

                                  Refreshments** will be provided on the day.

This event is only available for the first 50 people to RSVP. 

For more event details, contact Fiona Zi on 9899 1111 or email fiona.zi@pcl.gov.au

Links to Further Information: 

To learn more about the Human Library, visit https://humanlibrary.org

For more information on Mental Healthy, visit https://mhaustralia.org; https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Wonder Women! : A celebration!

On International Women’s Day 

Pearl Cove Library would like you to join us for a unique event celebrating the role of women everywhere while also highlighting differences, challenging society stereotypes and uniting women.

What will make this event special is that we will be using ‘human living books’ and learning about the lives of four amazing yet diverse local women who will share with us their experiences and wisdom.

For more information on ‘human living books’ check out the Human Library Organization at: https://www.human library.org/

Information about International Women’s Day can be found here -
https://www.internationalwomensday.org/

Event details

When: Sunday 8^th March
Time: 1.30pm to 4pm
Where: Pearl Cove Library (main building entrance)

Light refreshments will be provided.

There will be four volunteer ‘human living books’ and each will conduct four 30-minute group sessions and every group will have a chance to listen to each volunteer.

Registration Booking

The event is free for all but you must register your attendance on Eventbrite before 4th March 2020, as numbers are limited.

Further information

For further information, contact the Event Organiser Julie-Ann Taylor:
Phone: 02 9873 5874
Email: pearlcovelibraryevents@pearlcove.nsw.gov.au

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Lucia Carmona

Nuerodiversity Is My SuperPower!- Stronger Through Understanding

                                        

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   Neurodiversity Is My SuperPower!

        -Stronger Through Understanding-                   

                                      

 Don't miss this exciting opportunity to attend a Human 

Living Library as a part of Neurodiversity week at 

Pearl Cove Library!

What is neurodiversity?

In the 1990s, an Australian sociologist named Judy Singer, who was herself autistic, coined the term 'neurodiversity' to represent the many variations in brain differences. You may have heard the term 'On the spectrum' before. This refers to people who may have neurodiverse traits such as Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, Dyslexia and many others. Although society has viewed these as abnormal in the past, we now know, it's just a different way of thinking.

What is a Human Living Library? 

It is a chance to sit with one our five neurodiverse "books" for up to 20 minutes and ask questions about what its like to live with Autism or Aspergers, ADHD or Dyslexia etc.  Discuss challenges, discrimination, realizations or positive directions they might have experienced in many aspects of their day-to-day life. They might make you rethink any misconceptions you may have had about neurodiversity. This is a chance to connect and learn in a way like no other!

Our Books:

• Temple Grandin- Professor, Inventor, Author with autism
• Steven Wiltshire- Artist with autism
• Jack Clarke-Symes- University student with aspergers 
• Mikala Sedgwick- Gamilaraay mother whose son, Felix is autistic
• Brooke Kimber- Teen from Marrickville High School with Dyslexia and ADHD

Links to check out for more information:

A Begginners Guide to Neurodiversity: https://www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/a-beginners-guide-to-neurodiversity

Neurodiversity-The Hidden Journey and Future Directions, Niccola James, Lexxic and Yvette Gibson:  https://www.equality-and-diversity.co.uk/neurodiversity-hidden-journey-future-directions/1512

Neurodiversity- What You Need to Know: https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/empowering-your-child/building-on-strengths/neurodiversity-what-you-need-to-know

Event Details


What: Neurodiversity is my Superpower! - Human Living Library

When: Wednesday 20th May, 2020 from 10.30am-3.30pm

Where: Pearl Room (Next to Pearl Cove Library)


This is a free event but bookings are essential via Eventbrite, as numbers are limited. 

Contact

Pearl Cove library Events Team

Phone- 02 883 8177

Email- pearlcovelibraryevents@lib.gov.au

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Let’s Get Sustainable! Starting with your house and garden.

Let’s Get Sustainable!

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Starting with your house and garden.

A “Human LivingLibrary” is an interactive way of presenting information. They function in the same way as other libraries except instead of books or other items, customers can “borrow” a person for a Q and A session making use of the person’s subject matter expertise and knowledge. 

This “living library” event is inspiring sustainability for both house and garden. In particular, what we can do as individuals to make our homes more sustainable. Including to reduce energy consumption, insulation, composting, water saving irrigation methods, indigenous garden design and planting for optimising environmental concerns, growing your own vegies, herbs, and fruit.

Our living books include Kevin McCloud, Costa Georgiadis, David King and Michael Mobbs with tasty treats by Nornie Bero.

When: 6pm Saturday 19th September 2020 to tie in with 20th September Sustainable House Day

Where: The event will be held in the Main Library space at Pearl Cove Library. 

Cost: FREE (numbers are limited)

Bookings will be through Eventbrite.

Please see the Pearl Cove Library website for further details.

The Bigger Picture! Dyslexia Awareness Month. Human Living Library.

Pearl Cove Library is proud to present the Human Living Libraries event for Dyslexia awareness month this October 2020.

 Stock image photo taken by Amador Loreiro (@amadorloreiroblanco), from Unsplash website. Photo published September 6th, 2014. https://unsplash.com/photos/BVyNlchWqzs

WHAT IS A HUMAN LIVING LIBRARY?
A Human Living Library is where you can borrow a person, or 'living book', and ask them questions about their life to understand them more and break down stereotypes.

Out living books are incredible people with dyslexia from all walks of life, from an artist to a doctor.

Our event is called The Bigger Picture, as scholarly research has shown that many people with dyslexia have a talent for thinking, learning and understanding things in pictures to see the overall big picture.

We hope to see you there!

HUMAN LIVING LIBRARY EVENT - DETAILS:
The Bigger Picture
3 Silver Street, Pearl Cove Library NSW Australia

Where: Pearl Cove room. Ramp, disabled toilet, and signage with braille provided.
When: 15th October 2020
Hours: 11am to 5pm.

Cost: $10 per adult. $5 for students and retirees. Children can come in for free. We can accept up to 50 attendees for this event. 

Age limit for visitors: 16 years old and older. 

Sessions normally last for up to thirty minutes with each living book, but you can leave earlier for appointments if needed.


Safety: Safety is our first priority so our living books reserve the right to accept or reject a booking from someone for their own safety.

For more information about dyslexia, please feel free to visit the other websites listed below. :)

Website URL for the Dyslexia Association of Australia: https://dyslexiaassociation.org.au/

Website URL for SPELD New South Wales (Supporting People with Educational Learning Disabilities): https://www.speldnsw.org.au/

Post written by: Tina Le