Mentone Public Library Proudly Presents: Geraldine Colson    A Pre-"Seasons"  Literary Special                Bookings are essential  due to  the cozy nature of our space. Phone Tony:  03 9583-8494 Email:  mentonepubliclibrary@gmail.com    Entry: Gold Coin    Time: 11am-1.30pm               Date: Saturday, 23 March 2019         RSVP:  Thursday, 21 March 2019     Venue:  Mentone Public Library Address:  Rear, 36 Florence Street, Mentone 3194 FOLLOWING THE EVENT:   *Book Sales and Signings   *Biscuits, Beverage and...

Wow, what a mammoth year for our humble library home. George Ivanoff was set to be our  grand finale guest author for 2018. But this year, George and his family were met with an ultimate test of strength, courage and resilience, preventing him from appearing and showcasing his latest works at Mentone Public Library. Instead, George spent the festive season by his daughter's side as she underwent a major procedure, which we are pleased to announce was very successful.  George's stoic daughter will undertake the not always easy, but assured road to recovery over 2019, which we hope George's daughter will share with us at the end of the year when George re-joins us for our ninth series of  "An Author for All Seasons". But though George could not be with us for our recent grand finale, his spirit remained as a number of George's Series Eight peers and Mentone Public Library patrons banded together to share stories of strength and res...

-ing  the  Dee White experience   An engrossed audience sat captured and enamoured as we welcomed for the first time local author Dee White to Mentone Public Library.   With 18 books to her repertoire to date, Dee presented us with a sample of six to whet our appetites and take our minds off voting for this year's  Victoria State Elections . In turn, giving all a head-start on filling our Christmas stockings to ready ourselves for the festive season. Signifying Dee's transition into becoming a published author, " Letters to Leonardo " - currently out of print out, is a book that now more than ever, needs to find its way back into print.  With the lid on mental health in our society being lifted and public dialogue becoming more prolific, Dee's story remains timeless as it depicts a teenage boy who discovers on his fifteenth birthday that his mother is in fact not deceased, but alive and gave him u...