Mentone Public Library's "An Author for All Seasons: Series Eleven "   Proudly Presents on ZOOM :   Galit Klas This event will now be hosted online in the  Mentone Public Library Zoom Room . Our Zoom Room can welcome  97 guests  to this online event.   ENQUIRIES: Phone : (03) 9005 6300* *  Don't let the British Skype lady deter you... you've reached the right number! or  Email: mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com BOOKINGS mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com     ADMISSION DETAILS   Entry:  $5   ( Payment options provided  after booking request received ) Time:  11am-12.30pm  ( Melbourne time)     Date:  Saturday, 19 June 2021 RSVP  7.30pm, Friday, 18 June 2021     Venue:  Mentone P ublic Library Zoom Room   Address:  Zoom Link to be released  late night   Thursday, 17 June 2021   to all who have booked.

Celebration Review: 96 th Birthday Literary Gathering   AND WHAT A PARTY IT WAS!     REVIEW PART ONE by  Nathaniel Davies https://www.facebook.com/daviesnathanielj Nathaniel Reflects as a Presenting Writer... As one of 12 writers performing their own work  for the library’s 96 th birthday celebration,  and an unpublished one at that,  I was excited to be at the event  with so many great authors.   During the opening of the event,  local councillor  Cr Chris Hill   of Kingston's Como Ward provided examples of famous writers  from last century who published works  in the founding year of the Mentone Public Library ( 1925 ). They were some of the biggest names  in 1925  literature .  For me this added to the excitement  of the 96 th birthday gathering.  It seemed special  to think of past library users  reading first editions of these authors’  popular works during  the library’s early years. I was also star struck  by the large number  of fantastic authors  that w