Not long to wait until details about the BIG Summer Read are announced! Check our Facebook and Instagram on Monday 7 November to learn all about this statewide program delivered in partnership with Public Libraries Victoria and Bolinda BorrowBox.
Come along to connect with others, enjoy a complimentary afternoon tea, and hear from women with lived experience of disabilities about how you can take action .
Presented in partnership with Women's Health East as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
Join us to meet fascinating Australian author Ashley Goldberg. Ashley's debut novel Abomination was shortlisted for the 2020 Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award. Free
Come and meet Lee Kofman, author of eight books to date, as well as a writing teacher and mentor. Lee's latest work The writer laid bare, was published in 2022. Free
Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist are bestselling authors, both individually and, in recent times, together. Join us at Croydon Library to hear Graeme and Anne discussing their books and writings. Free
Hear the story of Edita Mujkic, who was born and raised in Sarajevo, in what was then Yugoslavia, and now is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Edita's book, Between before and after depicts the eventful family history culminating with arrival in Melbourne in 1994. Free
Kylie will talk about her journey to publication, writing while raising four children and how living in the hills influenced the writing of her debut novel Someone else’s child. Free
Australian author Marion Hughes will present her latest book Watch your Back; a psychological thriller that holds dark family secrets, greed, and deception. Free
In this talk, Andrea Goldsmith will share her passions about a job that moves from a writing desk to a wintry St Petersburg for her most recent novel, Invented Lives, to the burning landscape of an active volcano for the Miles Franklin short-listed The Prosperous Thief, and to some of the world’s best and worst monuments for The Memory Trap. Free
Knox Express is proud to be part of this year's 'National Novel Writing Month' (NaNoWriMo) and will be a 'Come Write-in' location. In conjunction with our local Knox Writers group (MelbNano Municipal Liaisons), we invite all budding writers to join in for a fun-filled and productive month of writing!
Writing sessions will be held every Thursday from 5pm in November.
Everyone seems to have been bitten by the travel bug lately, and who can blame them! Learn how to take full advantage of your phone, and how it can help you travel Melbourne, Australia and the world. Free
November marks 100 years since Howard Carter uttered the words ‘Wonderful things’ upon opening the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. View the treasures, and learn about the 9 year old boy who became king of the Egyptian Empire. Free
Join author Carole Woods OAM for a fascinating look at Vera Deakin & her incredible work with the Red Cross. Carole is a Fellow, and honorary secretary, of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and author of Vera Deakin and the Red Cross. Remembrance Day ceremony to follow at 11am. Free
Passionate propagator, Keith Foster, will be sharing his tried-and-tested tips on the art of growing plants from seed. We'll have the seed library stocked for borrowing and a 'share & swap' table; if you have any plants, cuttings or produce to spare, bring them along. Free
Beekeeping workshops with the Yarra Valley Bee Group
• Sat 12 November, 10:30am
Healesville Library
• Mon 14 November, 4pm
Miller's Homestead
To celebrate Australian Pollinator Week, join The Yarra Valley Bee Group to learn from their extensive knowledge about caring for and keeping our precious bees. Free
