Engage, Converse, Learn with Human Books

Event Details

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• Date: 7 September 2022
• Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Venue: Azure Beach Library Main Branch, 12–18 Core Street, Azure Beach, NSW 2007
• Bookings and further details are available though Eventbrite via the link below:
• https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/azure-beach-living-library-256486302975

You've no doubt heard of usual paper books, after all they have existed for thousands of years. You may have been introduced to e-books and audiobooks. 

Behold an exciting new experience coming to Azure Beach Library, a Human Library.

You might be thinking at this moment, "what on earth is a human library?"

Let us briefly explain what it is, just to get you in the loop. Everyone has their own unique story to tell but they might not have the platform to. A human library solves that problem. A group of people which we call human books come in the to the library. There, YOU, yes you, can borrow the book, though you cannot take them home. They will tell you their story, feel free to ask questions, get to know each other. It's all part of human libraries.

For more information on human libraries, visit Human Library Australia via this link: https://www.humanlibraryaus.org/about.

Our theme for this human library event is indigenous literacy as this particular event is happening on Indigenous Literacy Day.

Here are some of the human books coming to the library:

Joan Amedius, Co-Founder of Indigenous Reading Equity Australia
Image attribution: Simon Fraser University from Flickr. CC BY 2.0

Teather Villams, Specialist in Indigenous literacy
Image attribution: Heather (Gruber) Williams from Flickr. CC BY 2.0

Beau Ghinghinda, Local Indigenous Elder
Image attribution: Eyesplash from Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 

Made by and authorised by Warwick Senjak.