Library’s sweet treat

A BIG chocolate mud cake topped with curls of Belgian chocolate was cut and shared with Noosa Library members along with a cup of tea or coffee to celebrate Seniors Week.
Friends of the Noosaville Library hosted the event and volunteers provided visitors to the Library with information about the many community services the library offered.
Among the services are adult literacy classes where qualified tutors assist those who wish to improve their spoken English skills – in both one-on-one situations and in relaxed groups where English can be practised and new friendships developed.
The service attracts a wide range of supporters from those who have migrated from distant countries to Australians who simply wish to express themselves in a more articulate or succinct way.
A very popular activity which the volunteers provide is helping library members research their family histories. Bookings are required for these sessions and members are offered the opportunity to get started on their research or solve some annoying mystery connected with their forebears.
Other areas in which volunteers support the library include organising Book Clubs – which, for a modest fee, can get sets of eight books each month – and home library services where books are chosen and delivered to people who are unable to attend the library in person.