Mother Tongues

 

Mother Tongues

Indigenous Literacy Day - Sept 9^th-10^th 2023

About the event

Azure Beach Library is celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day with a two-day event solely focussed on indigenous culture.  We are offering members of the public the opportunity to come on site and speak to our “Human Book” officials about Literacy within Indigenous Australian culture.

Our focus

The importance of harnessing communication and delivering empowerment to Indigenous Australians by having members of the community act as key experienced speakers delivering their historical impact on art and culture through the form of storytelling. This event marks an important time to delve into the ethos of a rich history whilst paving way for further representation for the future.

Human Books

We will have four Human Books on site over the weekend.  Members of the public are encouraged to come on site and request to speak to any individual (for free) for one to one or group meetings to discuss Art, Writing, History and Storytelling. Two of the Human Library team are offering to speak with their native tongue as part of the interactive experience.  Interpreters will be available for these experiences should anyone wish it.

Our aim

The human library experience we hope will have a “Pay it forward” approach so that interactions with the human libraries will provide potential and confidence in others to take part and go on to become the writers that we hear from in the future.

We hope that people enjoy this interactive and celebratory event bringing focus to the community and sharing all of their potential as storytellers.

Booking

This event is free but be advised that it is worth booking a ticket that guarantees you entry through the door with us as we have limited space on site. Contact us at Booking@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au to claim your spot!

As we want this to be as an interactive venture – it is not possible to book any of our Human libraries in advance of the event.

 

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

Details

Location: Azure Beach Library, Beach Road, Fakesville, NSW.

Dates: Saturday 9^th – Sunday 10^th September 2023.

Opening times: 9am – 4pm both days!

Facilities: Car parking and wheel chair access available.

 

Contact us:

Bookings: Booking@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au

Front Desk queries: 020 5895 6547

Email: Info@azurebeachlibrary.gov.au

Useful links:

Human Library Website: https://humanlibrary.org/

State Library Indigenous Spaces: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/services/indigenous-spaces/welcome-indigenous-peoples-your-library

STEVEN HURST