Edible and other useful weeds

Those of you who enjoyed his recent talks on Heritage Fruit Trees & Heirloom Vegetables will not want to miss Graeme George, of Earthcare Permaculture, speaking on edible & other useful weeds.

Did you know, for instance, that Nettles are a great source of Vitamin C? That Dandelion Tea can help improve liver function?  To find out more about this fascinating topic book your place now.


When: Tuesday 16th March 1pm
Where: Montrose Library, Cnr Mt. Dandenong Tourist Road & Swansea Road Montrose
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 97284224

Cheers, Maryanne

Mt Evelyn cooking club - recipe swap

We know we have some fantastic cooks in our cooking club so now we open the floor to you. Please bring your recipe and if you would like, cook a sample to share.

When: Monday 15th March 2pm
Where: Mt Evelyn Library, 50 Wray Crescent, Mt. Evelyn
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 97363851

Cheers, Maryanne

Need a few more booking for Stars talk at Knox

What are the stars? Why do they shine? Why are they different colours? How do they begin and how do they end?

Discover the answers to these and more questions in a talk by Dr James Murray, professional astronomer and science presenter.

When: Friday 19th March 12noon
Where: Knox Library, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South
Cost: $4
Bookings essential phone 98011422

Cheers, Maryanne

Boronia Library update

I have just heard the news from Boronia Library staff that they are set to re-open today at 10am.


Cheers, Maryanne

Boronia Library

Boronia Library is currently closed due to the weekend storm damage. We expect to have the library re-opening tomorrow.

Cheers, Maryanne

Rowville's Chinese New Year party a great success

A New Year party for the Chinese Frienship Group was held at Rowville Library on the Friday prior to Chinese New Year. The room was beautifully decorated and about 40 people attended the session.Nick Wakeling, MP attended for the third successive year to present a cheque for the Sing Tao newspaper subscription.

Following the presentation we did Auld Lang Syne in the friendship circle with the 4 English speakers singing in English, then the Chinese speakers sang the same song in Chinese. They sang some more songs in Chinese whilst we all clapped along and then it was time to eat - amazing and different foods including some black jelly which they told me was 'grass'. Later on I found out it was 'grass from the sea' - what an opportunity to join in with this celebration.

The Chinese Friendship Group comprises people from many countries including China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and so on. They come to the group because of their common language and to see them all together with the 4 Aussies, singing, dancing and talking - what a great cultural event!

Cheers, Rowvillian

Knox Library has no Internet Monday 1st March

Just letting everyone know that Knox Library has no Internet today. We hope to have the Internet up and running there as soon as we are able tomorrow. Apologies for any inconvenience. Nearby branches at Boronia, Ferntree Gully and Rowville libraries have Internet.

Cheers, Maryanne

Yarra Junction Library is closed for refurbishment

Just a reminder that Yarra Junction library is closed for refurbishment from Monday 1st March and will re-open on Tuesday 6th April at 10am. Library services will be available via the the Ranges Mobile Library at the rear of Yarra Junction library on the following days: Monday 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th March
10:30am-1pm.

The bookchute will remain open. You may also return items to any other branch of Eastern Regional Libraries.

I'll organise a Flickr account for them and advertise it here on the blog so everyone can stay updated with the refurbishment progress.

Cheers, Maryanne