Let the book talk

                            Let the book talk

                      Human Living Library event

                           at Pearl Cove Library

   Human Living Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. 'Readers' can borrow a 'book' for a set period of time (up to 30 mins).

   Our living books have had addiction history and are willing to tell you their story and answer your questions.

living books at Event:

Martin Tran--Heroin addiction Plumber

Kirra Barton--Alcohol addiction Dancer

Antonina Gerardis--Methadone program Baker

Carol Davies--Codeine addiction teacher

Stephen Vo--Nicotine addiction shop owner

Philip Bernard--Sleeping tablet addiction writer

Where: Cove Meeting Room--Pearl Cove Library

When: 13 November 2020

Time: 10.00am-1.00pm

Morning tea mini pastries will be provided.  Pastries, Muffins, Banana Bread, Raspberry Bread, Scones, Portuguese Tarts, Coffee, Tea. Please let us know if you have a food allergy.

This is a free event so please act quickly to register your place. please contact our team on 

(02) 9678 2002 or email eventsplanner4@pearlcovelibrary.gov.au to secure your booking.

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Grace Muller

If Those Books Could Talk: Stories of Domestic Violence and How to Prevent It

There are some things people believe shouldn't be talked about - domestic violence is not one of them. As part of Domestic Violence Prevention Month, Pearl Cove Library will be hosting a "Living Library" event allowing this crucial subject to be discussed and talked about.


When: Thursday, 7 May 2020.

Where: The Pearl Room @ Pearl Cove Library.

How much? The event is free but bookings are essential!

Make a booking on our EventBrite page by following this link.

Brave individuals from within our own community will be availble as "books" to be borrowed. You'll be able to borrow a book and they'll sit down and talk with you about their experiences with domestic violence.

We will also be joined by a welcome guest, Tarang Chawla, respected lawer and advocate for the group Our Watch, a group dedicated to preventing domestic violence. Tarang will be one of  the "books" availble for borrowing and will be able to answer a lot of important legal questions related to domestic violence.

More information about Living Libraries can be found here.

More information about Our Watch can be found here.

You're welcome to come join us and have a cup of coffee and a chat. You'll just happen to be joining in on a very important discussion. We hope to see you there.

Pictures courtesy of University of the Fraser Valley. Images were resized.Some rights reserved. 

By Joel Robertson.