Page Turners: Back by popular demand, Page Turners, our newly-revived monthly writing workshop circle will host its first session for the New Year on Wednesday, 17 January 2018. The first writing circle will be facilitated by Paul Karp whilst Elsie Johnstone is on literary leave until Feburary. We supply the writing materials and condiments. You need only bring along yourselves, a gold coin and your readiness to write. Bookings essential as spots are limited to just ten places. Bookings: Tony: 03 9583 8494 Email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com

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   Val Holdsworth Book Review: Patches by Val erie Austin Holdsworth Apple Print 2017 Bayside Poet Val 's own colourful cover art and illustrations grace her collection of 'Poetry, stories - some family myths, and exaggerations.' Val writes with wry