Mental Health Month - Self Care Bingo and Books on Prescription

About This Event:

Taking small actions to support and tend to our self-care adds up! This Mental Health Month, care for yourself with books on prescription and receive a self-care bingo card and lists of recommend books and programs available through your library.

This October, celebrate Mental Health Month with Georges River Libraries. Mental Health issues affect all people at different times throughout their life. Reading inspiring stories, participating in social activities, and creative and mindfulness-based activities can offer improvement to our general wellbeing while also offering a practical outlet for stress. This month, set the intention to tend to your wellbeing by visiting your library to borrow a book on prescription and working your way through our take-home self-care bingo card.

Some of the things you will find in your library’s books on prescription display:

• Recommended books and e-books to lift your mood or help you understand or improve your mental health.
• A self-care bingo card with 25 prompts to choose at random to help you practice mindful activities to support your wellbeing.
• Information on social activities you can join at your libraries.

Visit any Georges River Libraries branch during opening hours to collect a self-care bingo card and browse a display of recommended reads. Self-care bingo cards available while supplies last.

Bookings are not required but you can register to receive reminders.

Cost: Free

Age: 12+

Accessibility Information:

Georges River Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email [email protected] or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.

Terms and conditions:

· For participants under the age of 16, parents and/or guardians of children must remain in the library for the duration of the program.

· If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the advertised start time and there are people in the standby queue, your ticket may be allocated to the standby queue.

· If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 3 hours prior to the event. As Library Programs have limited spaces, repeated failure to notify staff of cancellations may result in bookings being refused in the future.

Host or Publisher Georges River Libraries