From Clicks to Change: Youth Digital Pathways in Action 🚀

 🗓 Date & Time: Monday 12 August 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

📍 Venue: Main Event Room, Azure Beach Public Library
🔗 Bookings: Free, but spaces are limited – Register here via Eventbrite

Calling all change makers aged 15–24!

Join us this International Youth Day for an inspiring and interactive morning at Azure Beach Public Library. This year’s global theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” is about empowering young people to harness the digital world for good — and we’re bringing it to life right here in your community.

Our guest speaker, Rachael Sarra — a celebrated digital artist and youth advocate — will share her journey of blending creativity, culture, and technology to amplify youth voices and support sustainable action.

You’ll also participate in hands-on digital storytelling activities using tools like Padlet and Canva, where you’ll collaborate with others to design bold, imaginative solutions for real-world issues. Whether you're passionate about the environment, human rights, or just want to make your online presence count — this event is for you.

✨ Bring your ideas, your creativity, and your phone – and let’s turn clicks into real change.

📚 Want to explore more about youth action and sustainability? Check out the United Nations Youth & SDGs Portal for inspiration and resources.

Posted by: Camille Herring

International Youth Day Awards

This International Youth Day, "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development" is dedicated to the role of technology in reaching our Sustainable Development Goals, to transform our world for the better. 

Our Youth are leading the way with technological innovations in the fight fir social, economic and environmental change, and here at Azure Beach Library we would like to encourage and celebrate out local young leaders and activist the International Youth Day. 

We will be presenting five of our very own youth with awards for their use of technology to support Sustainable development by spreading awareness, promoting innovations, creating engagement and enhancing conservation efforts.

Please join us in celebrating our Youth During this Event either at Azure Beach Library or via our live Webcast

When:

Sunday the 11th of August 2024

Where:

Azure Beach Public Library - Azure Room

Booking:

To reserve your spot or receive a link to our webcast please visit the Azure Beach Public Library website

This event is free to attend but spots are limited so book now

For more information on this years International Youth Day visit: https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

Sinead Madden

'Update the Planet of our Future' - Event 12th August

Update the Planet of our Future

Azure Beach public library will be hosting International Youth Day! 

In honor of this year's IYD theme "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development" Azure Beach Public Library will be putting on a 1 1/2-hour workshop. This workshop will help young adults find their creativity while learning about how to make a worldwide difference.  'Have you ever wanted to make a change?' - Anonymous. This workshop will inform you on the environmental issues the world is facing and how technology can be used to prevent damage. 

So, what will happen:

What: 

•  A talk on environmental engineering by professor, James Ball 
•  Enviromental-friendly discussion
•  Operation: Create your own Planet saving technology 

When: 

• 12th August at 4:30pm - 5pm 

Where: 

•  Azure Beach Public Library's 'Azure room'

Who: 

• All you, youth and young Adults!

How: 

• Book on the Azure Beach Public Library website or book via library: 44 Lighting Way, Azure Beach NSW 2100

For more information on International Youth Day, please follow the link: International Youth Day 2024 "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development" | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

You don't want to get FOMO! The winner gets their 'Planet saving Technology' posted on the library's website

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#Youthforsustainability

You are our future. You are the solution.

The youth of today play an integral role in the future of the world -- this includes you.

Azure Beach Library would love to invite you to join our collaborative workshop! This workshop is for the youth of our community to come together, brainstorm, communicate, discuss and propose different social and environmental that this community faces and how we could solve it and aim for a better future. 

The UN has created these Youth Day events as they recognise how important the younger generations are in solving problems that our world faces. You are our future. You are the solution.

The UN hope that this event will spark your interest for leadership and more information about their hope for our future generations can be found here .

Just within the borders of Australia, 15-24 year olds make up 3.3 million people of our population (13%), so, these issues will have and impact on your life -- You deserve to have a say in the solution and your future! 

Azure Beach is proud that we are participating this year as our Council would love to see your contribution to these problems. We want to hear your voice. 

As the world faces political, social, environmental and economic turmoil, there is peace in the knowledge that our younger generations know and care, and that they have have ideas and solutions for these seemingly impossible situations. 

The UN defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 

The UN's approach and some of their efforts on sustainability can be found via this link if you would like to do further reading and explore who is running this event.

We can achieve this with your help. With impending tensions between countries, natural disasters, climate change, inequality and humanitarian issues world wide, the UN has employed the youth of today to work together across all nations to help them find a solution. 

So please, come join us and talk with us! Join our collaborative workshop where you will work with other youth in your community on solutions for a brighter future and discuss your own thoughts and views on the issues of our world. 

We all have one common goal: a bright and liveable future.

Details for the event.

Who is it for? 15-24 year olds

When? Monday 12th August 2024, 10-11:30am.

Where? Azure Beach Library Café 

How do you let us know you want to come? To attend this event, please RSVP via commenting on the post. The first 30 will be the ones to attend!

Cost? Free 

This post was written by Tia Nelson

Clicks to Future Reads: Discover eBooks and Audiobooks

Our workshop will introduce young people to the amazing collection of eBooks and audiobooks that or library has available.

Participants will have a hands on session where they'll learn how to navigate our online library by searching, downloading and enjoying!

By the end of the session, each attendee will become a library member and have an understanding of how these digital resources can enhance learning, accessibility, entertaining and personal growth.

If you are interested to learn more and start your discovery of Future Reads book here now or click the link below. 

Everyone who completes the workshop by becoming members of the library and borrows a digital resource within the session, goes into the draw to WIN a Kobo E-Reader!

Benefits of eBooks for Students
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Benefits of Audiobooks for all Readers

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