Celebrate the Coast’s multicultural offering with libraries
Did you know that more than 150 different languages are spoken on the Sunshine Coast? What better way to celebrate this diversity than at a Multicultural Morning with Sunshine Coast Libraries?
The community are invited to participate in Multicultural Queensland Month at Maroochydore Library’s free Multicultural Morning event from 10am, Wednesday August 17, 2022.
Enjoy live music, delicious bites, join a Conversation Circle and explore the library’s new eBook collection now available in 25 different languages.
Live music and performances will be led by Australian Fijian singer-songwriter, founder and director, Andrea Kirwin from Peace Run Records and will include:
- Skillz FJ, also known as Samuela Taukave, a multi-instrumental Pasifika artist
- Mélissa Cambon, performing exotic world music with vocal melodies sung in four different languages
- Andrea Kirwin, an Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter.
Andrea Kirwin
Melissa Cambon
Library staff are proud to demonstrate and showcase the new cloudLibrary Languages Collection, offering eBooks in 25 languages available for free through the cloudLibrary app.
As the event wraps up, join a Conversation Circle – a friendly informal group conversation with people from non-English speaking backgrounds interested in improving English conversation comprehension and spoken skills.
When: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Location: Maroochy Library, 44 Sixth Avenue, Cotton Tree
Time: 10am – 12.30pm
Event information: free and registration is not required. More information: https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Whats-On/At-The-Library/Multicultural-Morning
Sunshine Coast Council’s Multicultural Welcome Hub is a web portal providing resources, information and support services to help migrants settle and feel welcome in our community.
Learn more about Multicultural Queensland Month 2022 here.
Did you know? Sunshine Coast Libraries offer more than just books!
- they host events and run programs
- own a community-use podcast studio
- provide online resources, including the eLibrary where members can borrow, download and stream books, films, magazines, music and more all for free
- have Story Seats, located in 10 of the region’s most stunning local parks which incorporate children’s stories into the seats’ designs for families to enjoy
- offer an Adult Literacy program, which has taught thousands of residents how to read and write.
Source:https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/316
Feature image: Skillz FJ
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