Dementia Action Week - A Human Library Event (By Paul Thornhill)

                                                        Knowledge Through Experience

Azure Beach Public Library is proud to announce that it will be hosting a 'Human Library' event for Dementia Action Week to be held on Wednesday 26th of September 2024 in the Main Library's Courtyard (102 Beach Road Azure Beach) from 10am to 2pm, all are welcome.

Bookings are essential and can be made by:

* email at azurebeachlibrary@nsw.org.au

* Phone: 02 9726 0007

*In person at the library

What is a 'Human Library' event? 

A human library event is where you borrow people as books. That is, you make a booking with a person or human book and get to have a conversation with them about their life and experiences, and thus like the theme of our event based on understanding dementia, gain 'Knowledge Through Experience', namely the knowledge of that human book's experiences with dementia.

The 'Human Library' project, where the concept was first started in Denmark in the year 2000, aims to provide a safe place for dialogue, where difficult but important questions about humanity can be asked and answered. For more information, please visit their website on the following link: Unjudge someone - The Human Library Organization

What is Dementia Action Week?

Dementia Action Week is an annual event put on by Dementia Australia to raise awareness about dementia in the community in order to make a more tolerant and friendly society. For more information visit their website : Dementia Action Week | Dementia Australia

It is also an event that Azure Beach Public Library also participates in each year. This year we do so through the Human Library Event.

Our human books include: Dr David Jones (Dementia Specialist Westmead Hospital)

Karen Peters (Dementia Specialist Nurse North Shore Private Hospital)

Warren Smith (Living with dementia)

Alice Harwood (Living with dementia),

John Adams (Community Outreach Officer),

Lilly James (Home Carer Worker)

Jackson Rogers (Living with dementia) 

and Barbara Waters (Relative of a person with dementia)

Azure Beach Public Library hopes to see you at the event, make a booking today and gain Knowledge Through Experience'

Blog Post created by Paul Thornhill (Thursday Class)