Where Reader And Writer Meet
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Mentone Public Library: A New Beginning
As Mentone Public Library enters its second century, we’re excited to announce our new identity and direction. Ever since 1925, MPL has served the local community as an independent, volunteer-driven, membership-based lending library, a place where locals can meet authors, learn new writing skills, enter writing competitions and more. All of these services are thriving… except one:…
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Another Chance to Meet the Local Author: Brigid Carrick, The Belfast Express
After her first sold out appearance, we’re delighted to offer another opportunity to meet Brigid and hear her amazing story… When: 7pm-8.30pm Wednesday 8th April Where: Mentone Public Library, Rear, 36 Florence St, Mentone Cost: $10 (Members); $15 (non-Members) To book: https://events.humanitix.com/brigid-carrick-kwc Local author Brigid Carrick was born in Dublin, where she trained and worked as a midwife.…
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Giant Book Sale!*
* (It’s the sale that’s giant, not the books) 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th March 2026 (or until sold out) Please tell your family and friends! As Mentone Public Library steps into our new identity as Kingston Writers Centre, and to enable us to make our very limited space more suited to our new purpose,…
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Another Chance to Meet the Local Author: Brigid Carrick, The Belfast Express
After her first sold out appearance, we’re delighted to offer another opportunity to meet Brigid and hear her amazing story… When: 7pm-8.30pm Wednesday 8th April Where: Mentone Public Library, Rear, 36 Florence St, Mentone Cost: $10 (Members); $15 (non-Members) To book: https://events.humanitix.com/brigid-carrick-kwc Local author Brigid Carrick was born in Dublin, where she trained and worked as a midwife.…
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EXCLUSIVE BOOK SALE for Members of Mentone Library
For Members (that’s you!) and Friends of Mentone Public Library 10am-2pm Sunday 22nd March 2026 As Mentone Public Library steps into our new identity as Kingston Writers Centre, and to enable us to make our very limited space more suited to our new purpose, we’re selling the Library’s books, keeping only those by Kingston authors and…
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SOLD OUT – Meet the Local Author: Brigid Carrick, The Belfast Express
When: 7pm-8.30pm Wednesday 18th March Where: Mentone Public Library, Rear, 36 Florence St, Mentone Cost: $10 (Members); $15 (non-Members) To book: https://events.humanitix.com/brigid-carrick Local author Brigid Carrick was born in Dublin, where she trained and worked as a midwife. She emigrated to Australia in 1969, where she met and married her husband and raised two daughters.…
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Annual General Meeting
We are holding our 100th (and perhaps final?) Annual General Meeting on November 15th. All welcome.
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True Crime Authors Panel
Strap yourself in! True Crime Authors Panel. Murder, mystery and mayhem at life’s darkest edge! Featuring Frankston Murders author Vikki Petraitis, cop and bestselling crime author Kerryn Mayne and medical crime doyenne Emily Webb.
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“Writely Or Wrongly” Author Talk
Getting those words just write … Mentone Public Library’s September Author For All Seasons is JOANNE ANDERSON, journalist with The Age and author of ‘Writely or Wrongly’, perfect for anyone who has cause to communicate in written form (most of us), or a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), or a disinterest…
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Mystery Writer Author Talk
Mentone Public Library’s upcoming ‘Author For All Seasons’ presenter is January Gilchrist, a contemporary mystery writer whose debut novel, The Final Chapter, is being released next month.
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