Conversation Café

The Conversation Café is a 10-week program which aims to provide a regular time and space in the library for people to practise English conversation skills.

The sessions will take place in the back seating area of Preston Library, hosted by Multicultural and Diversity Librarian, Mare Maticevski, who has a background in teaching.

New arrivals, those learning English and anyone willing to participate in intercultural conversation practice are invited to the program.

Colouring-in activities will be provided for children while their parents take part.
Sessions each week will be partly themed, with flexibility for conversations to take their own course. Themes might include meetings and greetings, likes and dislikes, agreeing and disagreeing, talking about time, asking for and giving directions, conversation starters and describing what you see in a photo.

Each session will also aim to build upon the previous week's learnings, although it is not a requirement for participants to attend every week. Light refreshments will be served.

Darebin Libraries uses Eventbrite for all event bookings. When booking with Eventbrite individuals will be required to provide their name and contact details. Eventbrite’s privacy policy can be found at the Privacy link located at the bottom of this page.

Individuals may choose to book directly with Darebin Libraries by contacting the library on telephone
1300 655 355.