Protecting What Will Be

Join us at Pearl Cove Library for a special Human Living Libraries event, hosted as part of NAIDOC Week!

Event Details

Date & Time: Saturday, 14th November 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Location: The Pearl Room at Pearl Cove Library

Suitable for: This is an all-ages event (children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult)

Help Yourself and Others With Mental Illness

Sep 10th World suicide prevention day

 

"How to help other and yourself with mental illness"

  "World suicide day: suicide help seminar"

 

All invited, privet one on one conversations with others about mental illness are available. Along with informative talks by mental health professionals and volunteers who have experienced mental illness. There will be materials provided by the library to help our goal in raising the common knowledge about mental illness and therefore help prevent and guide those suffering from mental illnesses.  

 

 

Food and catering will be provided and we will do our best to provide for everyone

 

The seminar will run on the 10th from 4:00 to 7:00 and will be found in the Pearl Cove Library, there will be signs with directions from the front desk. 

 

There will be separate areas if needed.

 

We will provide information on a list of mental illnesses but will be focusing on Depression.

 

Mental Health Australia

 

Isobel Walker

 

"The Anzac's land at Pearl Cove!"

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This Anzac day, learn all about the wars that the Anzacs have fought in from the men and women themselves

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Image retrieved from: https://imgur.com/gallery/eeesc

When: 

- Monday 23rd of April to Sunday 29th of April

Time: 

- Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 3 pm. 

- Wednesday, 5:30 am to 6 am Dawn Service. Reopens 10 am to 3 pm

Where: 

- Pearl Cove Library 

[inside, ask staff at the front desk if directions are required]

Entry:

- Entry is free for everyone who wishes to attend but speakers must book before hand at this address

http://bookings.pearlcovelibrary.gov.au/

Beginning Monday the 23rd of April, we will be holding a week long commemoration of the sacrifice of Anzac soldiers throughout history, using the 'living books' veterans, professors and the families of the fallen will share their stories all the way until Sunday the 29th of April. We will also be hosting a dawn service on Wednesday beginning at 5:30 am that will go for half an hour.

More Info:

- For those who wish to know more, click here

http://humanlibrary.org/and https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac-day

- Alternatively you can get in contact with our library staff over the phone at 04712541916

Darcy Francis

A day to remember and a story to discover

A day to remember and a story to discover!

Remember this Anzac Day with your library!

image retrieved from: https://soperth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/anzac-day-perth.jpg

As part of pearl coves human living library events, through the month of April we will be having ANZAC Day stories told by “living books” through week leading up to ANZAC Day. Guests will have a 30 minute group or one on one session with a living book, each of our living books come from a different background with a different story to tell. There will also be fun crafting events and refreshments for guests to enjoy so come down and have some fun whilst learning about Australia’s history. 

When: Tuesday 18th, Friday 21st and Tuesday 25th of April. 

Time: Sessions are split into two groups with the first group commencing

from 6pm - 7:45pm and 7pm - 9:45pm.

Where: Pearl Cove Library (in the library itself)

Free entry: Booking are essential via email or in person at Pearl Cove Library

bookings.pearlcovelibrary.gov.au

More info: If you are interested in finding more about this event and how living libraries work

please access the related link:

http://humanlibrary.org/

William Bugeja

Local Heroes

Celebrate Pearl Cove's local heroes in the spirit of the ANZACS!

The event will be held on April 25th 2018 at Pearl Cove Library, commencing at 10am.

To Book your place at the event, please contact Pearl Cove Library or email bookings@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

Local Heroes at Pearl Cove Library celebrates Pearl Cove's involvement and connection to the ANZAC heroes and tradition. Living libraries will be involved, where a local member of the community with personal connections to the ANZACs will be available to share their stories and answer questions. Examples of Living Libraries include veterans, family members and other members of the community who have memories and stories about the ANZACs and the ANZAC tradition in the Pearl Cove community. An ANZAC themed story time will be held for children and families are welcome to attend. Photographs, artwork and memoribillia will be displayed. A light morning tea will be provided, and any dietry requirements can be emailed to bookings@pearlcovelibrary.com.au.

For ANZAC related reading for children in preparation for the Local Heroes story time, see the link below:

http://www.mylittlebookcase.com.au/books/book-list-stories-for-anzac-day/

image below taken from: http://www.newsofthearea.com.au/anzac-day-ceremonies-nelson-bay-26136

By Roseanne Dertadian

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