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)

Recycle for Future

In connection with the “National Recycling Week” which is observed in November every year, Pearl Cove Library is hosting an event in collaboration with “Planet Ark”. Students from Pearl Cove High School will also participate in the event by putting up stalls where they will sell articles made up of recycled materials.

Source:  https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/1354a805-6dc2-4e74-86fe-509ff155e376

The following members from the Pearl Cove Council area will participate as “Books” and throw light on the current scenario and strategies to cope with this issue.

Amelia Telford          Bob Brown Foundation. Environmentalist of the year. An Indigenous Australian person from the Pearl Cove Council area

Julie Savet Ward      Board member, EPA N.S.W.

Jeff Cooper               Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, UNSW.

K. M. Collins            Manager Sustainability and Waste at Pearl Cove Council

EVENT DETAILS:

Saturday, 16 Nov, 2019.

Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Venue for event: Pearl Room, Pearl Cove Library

Cost: Free

Booking (Essential): Via Eventbrite

Contacts: For further inquiries, contact Munazza Usman at 0435640534 / mzzusman@pearlcovelibrary.au

Light refreshments will be served.

Learn More about Human libraries & the Event:
https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/
https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/nationalrecyclingweek/about
https://planetark.org/

Weekend Morning Interaction with our Books: Is Our Planet Suffering Sickness?

Saturday, 12 January 2019

Bioscience: Breaking barriers

Pearl Cove Library is celebrating National Science Week with a Human Living Library event. Human Living Libraries facilitate one-on-one conversation between "Readers" and "Books." Books are real people from the local or wider community who share their personal stories, experiences and knowledge.

The theme for this years national science week is Game Changers and Change Makers. Some of the greatest scientific game changers of recent decades have come from the field of bioscience - the science of life. It's an area that is rapidly developing exciting new technologies and discoveries that will shape our future, from innovations in health and disease, to saving threatened plant and animal species. Our Living Books are breaking down the barriers of traditional science to encourage more open, collaborative and accessible science.

Some of the Living Books who will be available to borrow for a 20 minute chat include:

Dr. Alice Williamson: Open Source Scientist, University of Sydney
Open source scientists publish their work online, in real time, allowing their research to be freely accessed by anyone in the world. As well as lecturing at the University of Sydney and presenting on ABC radio, Dr. Williamson has been working with high school students to develop an open source anti-malarial drug. 

Symeon Marou: Indigenous ranger working in native species recovery 
Symeon works together with conservation scientists and other indigenous rangers, who use their unique knowledge of the land to collect data on pests and native animals.

Charlotte Lawrence-Slater: Cancer survivor and advocate for genetic sequencing in disease treatment 
In 2014, Charlotte was diagnosed with an aggressive form of adrenal cancer and given less than a year to live. She was faced with a lack of treatment options until her genome was sequenced by the Garvan Institute in only 10 days, allowing for identification of a specific gene mutation which could be treated with drugs originally used to target an unrelated form of cancer. 

Karlie Noon: Indigenous science graduate 
Karlie grew up in a poor household in rural Australia. She became the first person in her family to study at university and is currently completing her PhD, alongside working with the CSIRO's Indigenous STEM education Project through which she mentors indigenous students.

When?

Saturday 18th of August 2018
Where?
Pearl Cove Library - Cove Meeting Room
Bookings:
Not required. Living Books can be borrowed and reserved on the day.
Further information
Pearl Cove Library: Contact Us

National Science Week

Human Living Libraries

Image credits
Heads on bookshelf

Dr. Alice Williamson 

Symeon Marou 

Charlotte Lawrence-Slater 

Karlie Noon

By Ekaterina Jephtha 

 

Plant a tree for a greener Pearl Cove!

 

 

 

 

Join us in celebrating our green spaces in our Human Living Libraries event and planting trees for National Tree Day with Planet Ark.

Borrow a “human book” to gain first hand insight into each book’s relationship with their environment and their role in sustaining a green environment. Learn about minimising and managing waste with Planet Ark and a waste management council employee, learn to love and appreciate your natural environment with an Indigenous Australian Elder and learn to preserve our green spaces with a bush care volunteer.

Sound like something you would enjoy?

Following this jam packed morning of learning is a tasty sausage sizzle provided free of charge for lunch, and doing your bit for the environment by planting trees after lunch with Planet Ark!

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot by clicking here

Date: Sunday 28 July 2018 10:30am to 2:30pm

Location: Pearl Cove Library (Courtyard)

For further information, please visit:

http://humanlibrary.org/about-the-human-library/

https://treeday.planetark.org/

 

 

Hiyori Ogawa