Montrose gardeners

Darren Jackson from Colchester Nursery will talk about what's new in nurseries - new plants, new ideas, fruit trees - pruning and planting as well as preparing the garden for Spring.

Samples of new plants, fertilisers and other gardening products will be on display.

When: Tuesday 17th June 1pm
Where: Montrose Library, Corner Mt. Dandenong Tourist Road & Swansea Road, Montrose
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 9728 4224

Cheers, Maryanne

Ringwood Library phones

If you are trying to ring Ringwood Library please use the alternate number 9870 0377

as the other number is not working.

Cheers, Maryanne

Mt Evelyn Cookery Club - Comfort cooking

Don’t let winter get you down, let Jill show you how to whip up some great food to ease the winter chill.

When: Monday 16th June 12:30pm
Where: Mt. Evelyn Library, 50 Wray Crescent, Mt. Evelyn
Cost: $7.50 includes light lunch
Bookings essential phone 97363851

Cheers, Maryanne

Understanding Autism - an educational perspective

Speaker Judy White, Principal, Special Development School. If you missed this talk last year here is another chance. All welcome.

When: Thursday 12th June 1:30pm
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Road, Rowville
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 92941300

Cheers, Maryanne

Bag a Book goes off with a bang!

Eastern Regional Libraries' second Bag A Book evening to celebrate Library Week was held at Knox Borders on Tuesday 20th May.

The evening was a great success. Our borrowers enjoyed the opportunity to choose the books, CDs and DVDs that they want to see in their local library branch. Borders hosted the evening in great style, with lots of food and competitions.

Over 130 people spent $9300 of the library's budget choosing more than 200 items. Cooking, Gardening, Art, Natural History and childrens' Picture Books were the main areas of interest. Some of the book highlights were the purchase of several copies of Gordon Ramsay’s new cookbook, Recipes from a 3 star chef, The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller and a boxset of the complete set of Stanley Kubrick DVDs.

Our thanks to Vicky, Cameron, Carla and the rest of the Border's staff who graciously hosted the night; to Lorraine, Janet, Lyn, Joseph and the other ERL staff who helped organise the event; and to all of our members who were able to attend and help us select some terrific items for our collections.

Cheers, Paul.

Armchair Travellers

Armchair travellers will meet bi-monthly on the first Thursday of the month. Coming up in June, chat with Hanna about Sweden and Gotland, the small island in the Baltic where she grew up.

This group is for everyone who has travelled or ever wanted to...come along. We'd love to hear about your travels too!

When: Thursday 5th June 2pm
Where: Mooroolbark Library, 7 Station Street, Mooroolbark
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 9726 8200

Cheers, Maryanne

Warming Winter Food - Italian Style

Grace Molluso will show you how to cook with fresh seasonal produce to create warming winter traditional Italian dishes. Tastings and recipes included. A Cook's Kitchen event.


When: Thursday, 5th June 12:30 pm
Where: Healesville Library, 231 Maroondah Highway, Healesville
Cost: $5
Bookings essential phone 59624423

Cheers, Maryanne

Patchwork workshop

Join Carol from Heart and Home Patchwork in Yarra Junction for a patchwork and embroidery afternoon. Kits available for $10.

Afternoon tea provided.

When: Wednesday 4th June 1:15pm
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle St, Yarra Junction
Cost: Kits available for $10

Bookings essential phone 59671588

Cheers, Maryanne