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Friday, 1 March 2019

Geraldine Colson Pre-"Seasons" Literary Special - 11am, Saturday, 23 March 2019



  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


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 Brilliant Banter!



Coming Up Later in the Year....
 
 
 AN AUTHOR FOR ALL SEASONS: 
 
SERIES NINE - 2019
 
FULL SEASON PROGRAM:
 
 

Tuesday, 1 January 2019

"An Author for All Seasons: Series Eight: Grand Finale" - 11am, Saturday, 15 December 2018: Reflective Entry

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 resilience in tribute to George and his family.

We then compiled these contributions of prose and poetry into a book for George Ivanoff and his family 
as a Christmas present.

It was indeed, the spirit of Christmas in action at our library, and it is a session we will always remember with great fondness and draw upon during testing times.

We hope George and his family can find strength from these diverse contributions too during his daughter's road to recovery.

Women of true strength and resilience, Series Eight local authors:
Alison Knight, Sara Vidal and Terry Bahat.
Holding George Ivanoff's Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service Series
in camaraderie for their absent colleague.
Sara and Terry contributed stories of strength and resilience too for the Ivanoff family.

Avid attendees of "An Author for All Seasons", Nathaniel and Philippa, not only talked the talk and walked the walk on the topic of strength and resilience, they also dressed the part and presented powerful prose in solidarity of George Ivanoff and his family.

"You Never Know How Strong You Are Until Being Strong is the Only Choice You Have Left."

The Mentone Public Library team wish to take this opportunity to thank our talented, 
guest local authors and writers 
who populated our literary programs. 
We were astounded by the detail, effort and care you put into your engaging presentations.

We additionally thank our loyal and supportive patrons and friends for a memorable 2018.

We could not have had such a successful year rich in literary wisdom and professional quality 
without your support and generosity.

We extend a humble tribute to you below which was also performed at our grand finale on 
Saturday, 15 December 2018 
during our 
Author Appreciation Ceremony...





We are looking forward to an exciting 2019 at our library.


Here's a sneak peak of what's to come...


"An Author for All Seasons: Series Nine" - 2019


We are also hoping to bring you an 
"Emerging Writers of Kingston Showcase"

As you can see, there are a plethora of reasons to drop into our humble library home.

 We look forward to introducing you to more of your local authors and their literary legacies for the community.

Wishing you a wonderful New Year.

Library President Tony Brooker with Library volunteer Julia Reichstein
in alliance with George Ivanoff & family

Sincerely: The Mentone Public Library Team

Library volunteer Paul Karp serenades us with his original feel-good songs of hope:
"Beautiful" & "She Walks Happy Steps"


Saturday, 29 December 2018

Dee-lightful: Savvy Sleuth Dee White Dee-scribes and Dee-seminates Truth at Mentone Public Library: Author Talk Reflection - 11am, Saturday, 24 November 2018

-ing 
the 
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 up for adoption on account of her shunned mental illness.


The story is uniquely narrated through a series of letters the protagonist writes to his idol; long-deceased artist Leonardo Di Vinci. The protagonist finds in writing to his idol, he is able to work through his raw emotions and make sense of his mother and past.

Equally engaging, is the story behind the story; Dee's hard life lesson about the obstacles within the Australian publishing industry.
Serving not only as a cautionary tale for new, impressionable authors, the story behind the story is also a celebration of an author remaining true to her beliefs, the integrity of her story and its characters despite pressures from the industry to buckle and compromise. 

To learn more about that story, click here:


Behind every good story, without question, is a good author.
On top of every good author, is a good research head on their shoulders.
And by the side of every good author, is a steadfast, supportive partner.
In Dee's case, meet her humble husband and greatest fan, Michael🙂. Dee publicly singled him out during her presentation for the integral role he has played in Dee's writing career, so we shall do the same on our blog!




Dee had quite a fan-base in her midst, as she introduced us to a sample of her other works and remained generous and diligent in responding to every question with respect to publishing in Australia, the research and the writing process.

Dee also gave cautionary advice about authors seeking to be illustrators of their works. Explaining that usually, publishers prefer to call upon their own pool of professional illustrators.
 And if, as an author, you are adamant about illustrating your own works, be sure to have an impressive port-folio to present to a publisher to support your campaign:


Dee reviews the illustrations of a talented artist and writer in attendance on the day
Among Dee's personal project favourites introduced to us were K9 Heroes: True Tales of Real Rescues
Dee's prodigious research on man's best friend and their selfless acts of bravery to sustain human life - from dangerous rescues, to protecting the lives of homeless children, to rescues involving natural disasters.




Dee's passion for stories heralding the heroism of dogs the world over resulted in a captivating compendium.


We could not hear enough!


And as the desk below reveals, Dee had plenty more tales to share!


From famed poet Banjo Patterson's "duel of words" with famed writer Henry Lawson in defining Australia's identity, to the touching tale of hearing-impaired Reena trying to fit in with her dog in the land of the hearing in Reena's Rainbow, Dee demonstrated an enormous diversity of devotedly researched stories to ensure authenticity and justice for its characters.

You can learn more about these stories here:


Indeed, it was a meeting with Dee at 
Melbourne's Jewish Holocaust Centre in 2017, 
where Dee was undertaking exhaustive research that even led her to Paris France, which compelled us to invite her to present at Mentone Public Library.

From that preliminary meeting, it was clear there were no limits to Dee's diversity of tales, dedication to her craft and commitment to the truth of the story.

We look forward to a future opportunity to host Dee when her Holocaust story for young adults, "Beyond Belief", is published in 2019 by Scholastic Australia. 
Galvanised by the true rescue of Algerian and European Jews - especially Jewish children, by Muslims who protected them from Nazi capture during World War II within 
Dee's story will focus on a Parisian-Jewish boy who finds refuge in the mosque.

We thank Dee for an incredible and eclectic display of fascinating stories.



Concluding words from Dee:

Thanks Julia and Tony for inviting me to visit your beautiful Mentone Public Library, and become a part of its history. It was so much fun to talk books and writing with such an enthusiastic and interesting group of book lovers and writers.
I have also blogged about my visit here:



Thanks again.

Warm regards,

Dee



Sunday, 9 December 2018

"An Author for All Seasons: Series Eight": The Grand Finale in the Spirit of Strength & Resilience - 11am, Saturday, 15 December 2018



Mentone Public Library

"An Author for All Seasons" 

  Series Eight



 

Presenting:

Our Grand Finale for 2018
             


Bookings are essential 


due to the cozy nature of our space.


Phone Tony: 03 9583-8494


Entry: Gold Coin 


Time and Date:
11am-1.30pm,  
  
            Saturday, 15 December 2018        


RSVPThursday, 13 December 2018      


VenueMentone Public Library


AddressRear, 36 Florence Street, Mentone 3194


FOLLOWING THE EVENT: 

* Christmas Book Sales and Signings from our Attending Series Eight Local  Authors!
* Silly Seasons Sweets & Nibbles 

* Our  President's Prized Jingle-All-the-Way Fruit Punch!
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