'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

Anesha Govender BSBINS511

Celebrating International Youth Day: Stories of incredible young people

 Celebrate International Youth Day with us!

Image attribution: https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

Ever wanted to hear stories of resilience and accomplishments from other young people aged 12 to 25 just like you? 

Well, look no further than our very own Azure Beach Library Human Event. To celebrate International Youth Day (IYD), this event will feature young volunteers whom we refer to as "books". They may be borrowed in 20-minute slots where other young people (like yourself) may ask them about their extraordinary stories of resilience and accomplishments.

What is International Youth Day (IYD)?

IYD was first created by the United Nations. The first event was celebrated on August 12, 2000. This is a day in August when we talk about issues facing young people and celebrate young people as potential partners in today's society.

Learn more about IYD here.

What's in it for me?

You will get to learn and be inspired by the stories, resilience and accomplishments of young people. Plus, there will be free finger food and soft drinks!

Potential topics covered by the "books"

• Advocacy in mental health and climate action
• Young leaders in parliament
• Mental wellbeing
• Bullying
• Confidence
• Pursuing art professionally
• ... and more!

👭 Join us! 👬

Day:

12th August, 2024

Time:

10am to 5pm

Location/venue:

Mixed seating around various small tables on the right side of the library from the entrance.

Cost:

Free!

So, how do I book to reserve a place?

Email events@azurebeachlibrary.nsw.gov.au with "IYD booking" as the email subject heading to secure your spot. There will only be 40 tickets, so you don't want to miss out.

See you there! 👏👸😍

For further inquiries, you can send us an email at hello@azurebeachlibrary.nsw.gov.au

Breanna Lo

Mental Health Awareness month - Focusing on the Youth of Azure Beach

Libraries help spread the good words. Discover, Dream, Grow.

October is Mental Health Awareness Month - Gippsland Primary Health Network (gphn.org.au)

Did you know that in 2017-18, an estimated 339,000 young people aged 18-24 (15%) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress.

That is why Azure Beach is celebrating the youth of Azure Beach and will be hosting a living human library event.  A living library, what is it? you ask. The Human Library was created in Copenhagen in 2000 by brothers Ronni and Dany Abergel along with their colleagues Asma Mouna and Christoffer Erichsen.  In Danish it is called “menneskebublioteket”.  The Human Library uses a library analogy of lending people instead of books.  These living books have experienced prejudice, stigma and social exclusion and they aim to address people’s prejudices by talking to them.

Next month's topic is all about life issues the youth face.  The many challenges that the youth of today face, can have a lasting impact from stressing over exams, your body, finding your feet, family break up, racism or even bullying, having someone to talk to and hear their experiences can give a better understanding that you are not alone and that there is help out there.   Azure Beach Library will be partnering with Beyond blue to bring this extraordinary human living library event to celebrate Mental Health Month.

Meet our books. 

Nyadol Nyuon

Nyadol is an Australian lawyer and human rights advocate.  At the age of 18 she became a refugee when she came to Australia in 2005 and is an Australian Commissions award winner for 2018.

Jessica Rowe

Jessica is a beyond blue ambassador, author and television presenter who is passionate about removing the stigma around mental health.  

Jason Ball 

Jason is a beyond blue ambassador and an AFL player who is a LGBTI advocate.  

Numbers are strictly limited to 25 tickets, so register quickly before they sell out.  This is a free event. 

Click on the link below to secure your spot!

👇 

https://events.com/

 

Date:    Saturday October 21st, 2023

Time:    11.30am - 2.30pm

Venue:    Azure Room 

RSVP:    Monday October 16th, 2023

For any further enquiries or questions, please one of the options below

☎️ (02) 9717 1212

📧 info@azzurebeachlibrary.gov.au 

Marijana Skoflic

Want to know more about Mental Health or the Human Library?  Click the links below. 

👇 

Beyond Blue

Learn about mental health - Beyond Blue

Mental Health

Mental Health Australia | (mhaustralia.org)

Human Library

Unjudge someone - The Human Library Organization

Mental Health Matters

   

Azure Beach Human Library Event

Mental Health Matters

Note: for TAFE Education/study/assessment purposes only

 

As part of the Azure Beach Public Library's objective of creating awareness for  Mental Health in the community, we invite you to a special event during the month of Mental Health. 

When:  10 October 2022

Time:  11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cost: Free (Light refreshments would be provided)

Where:  Azure Beach Public Library Room 

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Some Statistics:

The planet is suffering from a major problem i.e. "Mental Health" which is the main cause of other health issues such as high blood pressure, heart problems, and other chronic diseases. This also impacts the individual's social life, behaviour, decision-making power, interpersonal relationships, and perception, and it likewise determines how an individual handles daily situations and handles stress. These days majority of the population is, directly or indirectly, suffering from some sort of mental health condition.

According to WHO, 1 out of 5, approx 21% of the Australian population, aged between 16 and 85 experienced some form of Mental Health issues.

What is a Living/Human Library?

A Living Library is where you, as a reader, borrow a 'book' about a certain topic. This 'book' doesn't have pages, it's a person who has a large amount of knowledge on the subject they are talking about. The 'books' available on the day come from different backgrounds and have become experts on Mental Health Issues and Well Being. These experienced human books are from well-professional backgrounds who have already helped thousands of individuals to come out of Mental Health problems.

This Event:

This program is to reduce social stigma around mental health and encourage honest conversations.

The event's activities:

• Hear and learn from the experiences of our Human Books on mental health.
• Relaxing activities such as fun art music, and singing activities to involve yourself.
• Learn skills and techniques from professionals to improve mental health, and stress in day-to-day activities.

Sharing is caring, please share this post with others, you never know who may need it.

To book a session please either contact: 

Phone: (02) 9000 0000

Email: events@azurebeachpubliclibrary.com.au 

Online Booking: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

Useful links

The Human Library website is https://humanlibrary.org/

The Australian human library website https://humanlibrary.org/  

For any further questions please contact kanchan.taneja@azurbeachpubliclibrary.gov.au

Prepared by Kanchan Taneja for TAFE Education/study/assessment purposes only

My experience is not a tale … Don’t let my experience to be misunderstood

 

                               Human library in mental health for youth

Introduction 

The hardest thing is to acknowledge issues in mental health especially in youth. In this time of age of pandemic the number of youth mental health is in increasing by the numbers.

  Whether they ignore their symptoms or not knowing what is mental health in early symptoms. Lots of students have to do their study online without any connection to their peers neither with their teachers physically. Any connection will be through internet and no physical connection except within family member at home.  

This is becoming a problem in their mental health as they needs the physical connection with their peers not only with their direct family. Many has lost their life because of this situation. They are not knowing what to do and where to get help. 

Human Library! Human Library! 

In this event our Human libraries are a person or persons who have had an experience in mental health or someone who is professional with in particular topic of the event and sharing these experience in their life or with their knowledge to the reader. They will giving the you information about their real life journey and knowledge of mental health in youth. 

Presenting you with the topic of youth with mental health and how to overcoming it. As a book, our human libraries can provide you their experiences and you ask any appropriate questions related to mental health and on how they managed their issue.  You can also can ask about any help from the human libraries' professionals what help are available in our area.

How to book our event? Please go to our website www.azurebeachcouncil.com.au  or directly to one of our branch’s library.  

Where: will be held at the Azure Library Courtyard

When: 10 October 2022 10am - 12 pm  

Links:

https://www.aihw.gov.au › reports › australias-health › mental-health

https://www.metroassist.org.au

Our Human Library:

Dr Christina Roberts is from Blah Psychologist who is specialist in children mental health with years of experience.

  

Rebecca Wright is one of the youth who have been suffering with PTSD for about four years and overcome it recently with the help of Dr Christina.

Elijah George is one of our human libraries' speaker with depression experience and developed help by reaching out Metro Assist as a young child. 

William Dominic is one of a social worker specialist in youth mental health from Metro Assist Agency

Angelica Ryan is one of the youth as a human library's speaker.  She overcome anxiety and depression.  She reached out Metro Assist with help about 4 years ago. 

Windi Tran 

 

Love it or Leave it

A Human Library Event

For 14 - 24 YEAR OLDS

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/azurelibraryhumanlibrary/

Or call the library on 999 888 777 

Want to know more about this subject?

https://theconversation.com/5-charts-on-how-covid-19-is-hitting-australias-young-adults-hard-147254

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/21582440221078856

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/young-women-more-anxious-than-ever-about-future-career-prospects-new-research-suggests/

Kathryn McKeich