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

Ever been face to face with a Talking Book!? – Human Living Library @ Pearl Cove Library

Attend Pearl Cove Library's "Human Living Library' where people become books!

Visitors will be able to ‘borrow’, engage with and learn from the ‘books’, an intimate and personal conversation can be had between visitors and ‘Books’. 

This event is an opportunity for visitors to connect with people that they wouldn’t normally speak with in their community, to better understand life experiences of others and challenge their own personal assumptions, prejudices and stereotypes.     

The theme of our ‘Human Living Library’ is Disability, a general discussion highlighting all types of disability’s, the issues that surround them and how to overcome the stigma of being labelled disabled. 

Date and Time 

Tuesday 16th January 2018 

10.00am – 12.00pm 

Location 

Pearl Cove Library Courtyard  

100 Treasure Harbour Road 

Pearl Cove, NSW 26000 

Booking information 

To book please visit our library Eventbrite page, https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

Or to book via phone, call 9330 6894 (Pearl Cove Main Branch).

Images (L-R) found: Denker - photo/woman-wearing-white-shirt-1181690/ Austin -https://www.halogen.org.au/speaker.php?speakerid=71 Ferguson - https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/tim-ferguson-a-fast-life-on-wheels-af2019  Oxenham - https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/visual-arts-conquered-by-legally-blind-painter/news-story/022034b2c367991b05d6024fb4d7b6ea

A diverse range of ‘books’ are available to borrow. These include: 

- Tim Ferguson – Australian comedian, film director, screenwriter and author  

- Ben Austin OAM – Australian Aboriginal Athlete (Swimmer)  

- Joan Denker - Member of the community that has overcome Depression and Anxiety  

- Susan Oxenham – Legally Blind Artist  

Image found: https://pixabay.com/vectors/bookshelves-books-reading-learning-1751335/

To learn more about ‘Human living libraries’ check out the below links: 

“I Checked Some People out at the Human Library” – Vice Asia 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyh1IeSoRC4

“At This Library, You Can “Borrow” People Instead of Books” – Readers Digest  

https://www.rd.com/culture/human-library/

We hope to see you at our Living Library event!

At Pearl cove library we strive to improve our environmental impacts, please be mindful when attending this event and use public transport when possible. Let’s help to reduce our environmental footprint!

Title image created on https://www.canva.com/ + People image found -https://www.usemyability.com/make-your-workplace-more-inclusive-with-disability-aids-uk-and-more/

Hensler, Emily