A Cup of Tea and Stories - By Facilitator Beth Cregan Beth is the founder and manager of the successful storytelling-in-education organisation "Write Away With Me." http://www.writeawaywithme.com/ On the last Wednesday of every month at 1.00pm at The Mentone Public Library, I facilitate a storytelling club for adults. We meet, we share ideas and stories. We unravel our experiences and talk about our interests and passions. We listen to each other's stories and hold them up to the light, examining them from all different angles. The Mentone Public Library ( totally run by a band of passionate volunteers) runs a very successful Author for All Seasons Program which I enjoy as a participant, so I was keen to give back something to this local icon and my community. Volunteering starts with a personal commitment, lead closely by the organisational nuts and bolts of planning and scheduling. At this early stage, the emphasis was on what skills I could offer and what...

Chelsea Mordialloc News / 17 th April 2013 / Page 8 /  “Riddles by the book a success for Cheryl” / Story by Neil Walker http://issuu.com/chelseamordiallocnews/docs/cmn_current/9

Mentone Public Library ESTABLISHED 1925 INCORPORATED 2009 A Non-profit Organisation http://mentonepubliclibrary.blogspot.com .au / Address: Rear of the Community Assistance and Information Bureau, 36 Florence Street , Mentone. 3194 MENTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROUDLY PRESENTS AUTHOR, SELF-PUBLISHER,   SELF-DISTRIBUTOR, COLUMNIST, COMMUNITY THEATRE WRITER/DIRECTOR CHERYL THREADGOLD DISCUSSING: Cheryl Threadgold has successfully self-published and self-distributed eight Riddle-O-Pedia books. The first book in the series achieved seven print-runs and collectively, the two large and six little books have sold over 100,000 copies, including Scholastic Australia ’s children’s book clubs. Cheryl also writes theatre reviews and the weekly independent/community theatre columns in the Melbourne Observer, plus writes/directs community theatre productions. MENTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY SPEAKING DATE: 11am, Saturday, 27th April 2013...