Mentone Public Library Proudly Presents: "An Author for All Seasons: Series Six" With Multi-Award Winning Author ALEX MILLER Alex Miller's eleventh novel,  Coal Creek , was published to wide critical acclaim in 2013. Alex is twice winner of Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, first in 1993 for  The Ancestor Game  and again in 2003 for  Journey to the Stone Country .  Alex is published internationally and widely in translation. Alex will reveal the narrative of his most current book that he has been working on for the past three years. He will explore the complexities of his current work in contrast to his award-winning Coal Creek.   Alex will also discuss the different challenges writing each book has presented for him. WHEN:  11am Saturday, 30th July 2016               RSVP: Thursday, 28th July 2016          Bookings Essential due to the Cosy Nature of Our Space! Book Signings and Sale

Mentone Public Library  will take every opportunity for a poetic boost from the talented  Blue Chair Poets The Blue Chair Poets. Left to Right: Deborah Williams, Sarah Farrugia, Yvette Bentata-Moore You see, when in the company of these three infectiously delightful literary ladies...feeling blue is most definitely a state of mind you want to be in. Enticed with Haiku, optimism and inspiring fragrances wafting the air, poetic hearts and spirits were aflutter as a joyous exchange of memory and visual stimuli filled the room during what had been forecast to be an unforgiving winter's morning..not for us; rejuvenation was in full bloom. We at Mentone Public Library thought we ought to share some of that beautiful blue with you from that morning: Rest assured, you have not seen the last of The Blue Chair Poets.  They will be returning to us here at Mentone Public Library on Saturday, 24th September 2016   for our  Spring