This event is at the Phyllis Hore room, Kew Library, Cnr Cotham Rd & Civic Dve. Thursday 17th May at 7.30pm. Angela Savage writes crime fiction set in South East Asia. She travelled to Laos on a six-month scholarship in 1992 and ended up staying in Asia for six years. She was based in Vientiane, then Hanoi and Bangkok where she set up and headed the Australian Red Cross HIV/AIDS sub-regional program. Her love affair with Asia continues and she has returned many times since. Set in Thailand, Behind the Night Bazaar won the 2004 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript and went on to be published by Text Publishing in 2006. Angela's second book The Half Child: Jayne Keeney P.I. and the Pattaya Case was published in 2010.

Introduction to eBay Tuesday 24 April at 2pm, Balwyn Library Learn how to browse, bid, buy and sell online. For absolute beginners!

This event will be held at Kew Library on Wednesday May 9th at 2pm. Aimed at the novice genealogist, this session will cover popular sites and handy hints and tips to assist in your family research.

This performance is at 2pm, Wednesday June 6th. Phyllis Hore room, Kew Library. Cnr Civic Dve & Cotham Rd Kew. The performance will run for 90 minutes. To celebrate Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday in 2012 Willow Productions presents: Intimate comedy with music, song and an array of endearing characters. Claudia lives in New Zealand. When an eccentric Irish film-maker arrives to make a film of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, Claudia is keen to audition for the role of Miss Havisham as she sees it as a way out of her humdrum existence. As she prepares for the role, Claudia finds her own life takes on the twists and turns of a Dickens novel. A work of unexpected visual richness, Playing Miss Havisham unfolds with mystery, music and surprise. With Helen Moulder as Claudia

A local author, Phillipa developed a passion for crime fiction and storytelling at an early age, starting off with Nancy Drew and Famous Five before graduating to Agatha Christie at the tender age of eight. After writing three unpublished young adult novels, she decided to try her hand at her other early love, crime fiction. The result was Body Count, her first published novel. To date, she has written five novels featuring Sophie Anderson. Phillipa has also written the sixth Sophie book as an interactive ebook, which is now available as a free PDF or EPUB file downloadable from her webpage. www.pdmartin.com.au She is now working on a young adult novel (find her as Pippa Dee on Facebook) and a new book, which sees her move genres into mainstream drama/fiction.

What does an iPad do? Basic introduction to iPads. We will explore iPad features, finding apps, managing music, video, photos and data. Wednesday 20 June at 06:30 pm Balwyn Library, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn. Ph: 9278 4666