Visit of Anna Lanyon
Anna is the author of Fire and Song, an epic historical novel based on the life of Luis de Carvajal, his mother and his sisters, who died together in Mexico City in 1596, exploring his determination never to lose heart, and to cling to his Jewish faith and cultural identity - the Law of Moses.
Anna, who now lives at Portland, described how she discovered a treasure trove of inquisition transcripts in Mexico and the long time it took to translate them from the original Spanish and write her book.
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| Anna Lanyon |
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| Pat Hussey played the guitar for our enjoyment before and after the talk. |
Saturday 9th April 2011
A seminar with guest speaker Julian Burnside QC on the subject of Human Rights in Times of Stress was to have taken place at the Library but had to transfer to the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre due to a large enrollment.
Friends of the Library supplied afternoon tea.
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| Members of the Probus Walking Group volunteered to help prepare food. L-R: Raelene, Marie, Nora, Ruth, Patricia and Chris. |
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| Afternoon tea in the foyer of Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre (Sir Robert's birthday: he would have been 102) |
Barbie's wardrobe, made by Ethel Gleed, was raffled by the Friends at March and April's Arts & Crafts Markets.
Ethel was on hand to draw the winning ticket and the lucky winner was
Glenys Hughes of Mount Gambier.
Glenys Hughes of Mount Gambier.
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| Betty, Caroline, Ethel - drawing the ticket - and Nora |
