PHOTO OPPORTUNITY - Ahoy! Wednesday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

WHAT: Aaagh! It’s Pirate Time Storytime with special guest Captain Dirk
WHEN: Wednesday 19 September, 10.30-11.15am
WHERE: Bendigo Library, 251-259 Hargreaves Street

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Ahoy me hearties! Wednesday 19 September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Goldfields Libraries is marking the occasion!

Storytime children are invited to meet Captain Dirk, Bendigo’s resident pirate, and join in lots of pirate-themed fun in the children’s area from 10.30-11.15am.

Also, hop onto Mango Languages, free for members through the eLibrary, to access tutorials on how to speak Pirate (amongst other more traditional languages): www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/elibrarylanguages

This year is the 12th International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was started by friends Ol’ Chumbucket (aka John Baur) and Cap’n Slappy (aka Mark Summers) over a game of racquetball in 1995. The “pirate slang” from that day stuck, and over 100 pirate events are planned worldwide to celebrate this year.

A visit to www.talklikeapirate.com will uncover pirate slang, pirate songs, a pirate newsletter, resources to throw your own pirate parrrrty (that’s not a spelling error me hearties) including games and recipes, and even the opportunity to purchase pirate booty!

You’d be a salty scoundrel to miss it!