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Mentone Public Library Proudly Zooms with Laraine Stephens Presenting: "The Death Mask Murders" - 11am, Saturday, 20 November 2021

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  Mentone Public Library's An Author for All Seasons: Series Eleven Proudly Presents on   Laraine Stephens     Unmasking her  new work  of Local  Historical Fiction… Pre-Order Copies  Ahead of Zoom Event  Scheduled for: 11am,  Saturday, 20 November 2021 from  Beaumaris Books by clicking on the image below: EVENT  ADMISSION DETAILS   Entry:  $5 Payment Options:  Electronic or In-Branch Banking Please state  event name  &  your name   in transfer description to help us identify your payment:   Example: DeathMaskMurders-STEPHENSLaraine   BOOKINGS: (Essential) mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com   Library Anticipated Re-Opening: Tuesday, 9 November 2021 ( Following City of Kingston  Library & Information Service Re-Opening )   ENQUIRIES: Phone : (03) 9005 6300* *  Don't let the British Skype lady deter you... you've reached the right n...

Elizabeth Flann Triumphs Over the Barks of Nay-Sayers: Zooming in on a Prize-Winning Survivalist's Self-Belief - 11am, Saturday, 16 October 2021

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  Zoom Review     Zooming  with  Elizabeth Flann   in a Cave of Can-Doers   REVIEW PART ONE by Nathaniel Davies https://www.facebook.com/daviesnathanielj     Julia welcomed participants in a dramatic voice with  “Survivalists and festive friends…  you have found shelter and safety in the  Mentone Public Library Zoom Cave…”     Julia gave instructions for the Zoom Cave,  gasping for breath and engaging the audience  in a virtual caving experience within the world’s largest cave: Son Doong in Vietnam from the  National Geographic website.   It was great to see respect paid  to our Indigenous peoples  by both our Zoom host and   Mayor Cr Steve Staikos .     It sparked curiosity further to hear  Library President Graeme   say Elizabeth Flann’s  “Beware of Dogs”  won the Banjo Prize for Fiction in 2019.     Mayor Cr Steve Staik...