Mentone Public Library Presents  "An Author for All Seasons":  Series Eight     Mentone Public Library's "An  Author for All Seasons"   Returns for an Eighth Series! Proudly Presenting:    Local Author     In a Double-Bill Special 11am-12pm: "Wanted: Greener Grass"    &   12.15-1.15pm: "Quest for Riches" Financial Literacy for Young Adults   The event will also feature    Cr Tamsin Bearsley from    City of Kingston Council's South Ward   to officially   launch our eighth series.   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:  ...

Checked Out: The Body in the Library   A Miss Marple Inspired Murder Mystery  Announced as another monthly book club gathering...only different, bemused audience members were ushered across the chalk outline of the decapitated Tommy Bent, crooked bookie and up to his time of death, co-convenor of Mentone Public Library's book club, housed in the Mentone Rifle Range of 1930s Mentone. There the audience were met by seven suspects armed with both alibi and a motive and instrument for murder.  In the end, it would be up to the audience, as cunning sleuths and helpers of Miss Marple (also under suspicion) to measure the clues and red herrings to determine the killer.  The inspector's measuring tape brings the cast of suspects under the microscope. Left to Right: Auditor Sullivan the Building Inspector (Judy Sullivan), Miss Marple (Tony Brooker), Local Council Candidate "Grizzly" Bearsley (Cr Tamsin Bearsley, City of Kingston Council South W...