Stress and Stress Management
The Marrickville Library Service has a comprehensive multicultural language collection available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Collections include books, DVDs, CDs, videos, magazines and newspapers. Materials in other languages are available upon request.
In addition, the Library has a Basic English Collection of learning materials to assist people wanting to improve their English language skills.
Introductory Internet and email classes are provided in Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese languages. For more information on these classes, ask a library staff member.
Stress and Stress ManagementMental health program in partnership with Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC) in community languages at Marrickville Library.
Guest speakers will talk about stress management, including:
What is stress? When does stress become a problem?
Is stress always negative? How to manage Stress.
What is relaxation? How can exercise reduce stress?
Please Click Here for further information. No bookings are required. FREE!
The sessions are running in Arabic, Vietnamese, Greek, Portugese, Spanish and Mandarin. Please phone Kathy or Dimitri on 9335 2166.
The Marrickville Library Service established the first Hellenic Book Club in Australia, which aims to showcase and discuss books that promote Greek literature and history. The club provides book lovers with an opportunity to read and discuss various themes and views expressed in the selected book of the month.
The Marrickville Library Hellenic Book Club brings the written word to life by featuring visiting authors and discussions between group members. Literature of Greek interest, as well as works by Greek-Australian authors, are presented and discussed to highlight the constantly growing literary scene both in Australia and in Greece.
The group meets monthly at the Marrickville Library main branch. If you would like to attend, please call the Library on 9335 2173 or 93352166.
Chinese Book ClubDo you love reading Chinese books? Would you like to make new friends?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, our new Chinese Book Club is for you. It is free to join, meets monthly and begins in September 2009. We will discuss a new book every month in a fun, friendly atmosphere. Meetings will be held on the fourth week of each month.
You will find information about the Chinese Book Club with the Library’s Chinese collection. Please fill in the registration form and return it to the staff at the desk. The first meeting will be held at Marrickville Library from 6pm to 8pm Friday 25th September.
Please phone Kathy Yang on 9335 2166 or 9335 2173 if you have any questions regarding the Chinese Book Club. Come and join this lovely free book club where you will make new friends and discover wonderful books.
Marrickville Library has undertaken a massive project to breathe new life into the Greek collection through the purchase of new items and the removal of old, out o
f date books.
The Greek community will enjoy a current collection with new items for loan, featuring titles from best selling authors like Stephanie Myers, Khaled Hosseini and Clive Cussler. The Library will produce new item booklists in English and Greek languages and create a dedicated space for new items that will be of high interest and demand in the Marrickville Local Government Area. The Library is revitalising the Greek collection to ensure it remains relevant to the whole community.
Items removed from the library collection will be offered to eligible community organisations or offered as book sale items at the Marrickville Town Hall in November 2009. For more information please contact Lisa Marschall, Coordinator Community Programs at Marrickville Library Service on 9335 2169.
Artwork by local indigenous elders and school students displayed at Marrickville Library, July 2009
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