Gerard O’Dwyer, Melda Koparan, Richard Bell and Felicity Amos joined singer-songwriter Natasha Eloise at the mic for Library Lovers’ Day at Parramatta Library on Tuesday, 14th February. Melda and Richard read their original poetry, Gerard read Romeo’s address to Juliet and Felicity read poetry written by Lea Carswell and Liz Rule who won NEW Writers Group Inc’s recent Val Day poetry competition.
Pictured from left: Librarian Krupali Tevar, Melda Koparan, Felicity Amos, Librarian Katherine Mitchell, Natasha Eloise and Richard Bell.
It was an entertaining hour, and many thanks to the librarians who created an opportunity for young writers and performers.
The event followed the launch of the Year of Reading