Page Turners: a New, Fun, Friendly  Writing Brainstorm & Workshop Circle Provided : Writing materials Tea, Coffee, Biscuits & Banter What you Need to Bring : Gold Coin A Hearty Writing Appetite! Bookings Essential as Places are Limited to Ten:  Phone Tony: 03 9583-8494   OR   Email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com  

  Mentone Public Library's "An Author for All Seasons"   Continues with Local Author  Danae Andrea Harwood  Presenting our Springtime Storytelling Special:  "How We Dreamed Then  and How We Dream Now" An Exploration of the Changing Face of the Australian Dream. Is the Dream Facing Extinction? Danae will draw on her own research, life experiences and original publications to address this question. 11am, Saturday, 23rd September 2017 Bookings are essential due to the cozy nature of our space. Phone Tony: 03 9583-8494 Email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com  Entry: Gold Coin  Time and Date: 11am, Saturday, 23rd September 2017            RSVP: Thursday, 21st September 2017           Venue: Mentone Public L...

Literal Bliss:  Graeme & Elsie Johnstone Reflect  on their Recent Appearance at  Mentone Public Library  - 11am, Saturday, 26 August 2017 Elsie (seated) and  Graeme Johnstone unrolled their red carpet of literary accomplishments at the end of August 2017 at Mentone Public Library Though husband and wife writing duo  Graeme and Elsie Johnstone  penned a haunting, psychological, bleak portrait of a marriage turned sour and lethal in Lover, Husband, Father, Monster , their real-life marriage, could not be any more opposite: supportive, expressive, loving and successful. They are friends, literary partners, supporters and champions of one another and supporters and champions of all local writers. We are huge fans of this dynamic duo here at Mentone Public Library and were delighted to have them back with us after a very long absence.  Here's a little of their experience of their reunion with us in their own words... ...

PAUL'S PICKS   Book Reviews of Publications Penned by  Our Community's Local Authors Visit Paul Karp's Poetry Website at: https://kapow2016.wordpress.com/  Mentone Public Library is committed towards promoting local history and the local literary talent of the City of Kingston and surrounding municipalities of Bayside, Glen Eira and Port Phillip in the Bayside region of Melbourne Australia. Mentone Public Library is pleased to have recruited   Paul "Percussion & Poet" Karp   to source and review the local literary pearls of publications you might be yet to discover. This month Paul's book review pick is by                                                   On the Road to the Best Orgasm Ever (AKA Freedom Finds her) Suzy's novel is a memoir of  intimately erotic, blissful self...