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LI B R AR I E S

H E R ITAG E

National Libraries Day 2017

World Book Day

SAT 4 FEB · 2PM · £5 · DICK INSTITUTE
Join us on National Libraries Day to hear
award winning author Sara Sheridan discuss
the bestselling Mirabelle Bevan Mysteries
which have just been optioned for
serialisation by STV Productions.
Operation Goodwood, the fifth in the
series, has recently been published to great
acclaim.
Sara is a member of the Historical Writers
Association and will also talk about her
latest historical epic, On Starlit Seas: a
gripping tale of unexpected passion, secrets
and escape, set in the chocolate industry in
Brazil and London in 1825.
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet this
multi-talented author and celebrate libraries
in style.

THU 2 MAR · 7PM · £5 · DICK INSTITUTE
Celebrate World Book Day in the company
of author Mason Cross. Mason will discuss
his latest book in the Carter Blake series –
The Time To Kill.
High-stakes action, blistering tension and a
deadly game of cat and mouse, The Time
to Kill is the must-read new thriller from the
author.
The first book, The Killing Season, was
longlisted for the 2015 Theakstons Old
Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, The
second book, The Samaritan, was selected
for the Richard and Judy Book Club for
Spring 2016.

Meet the Author – Sara Sheridan

The Burns Monument Centre contains East
Ayrshire Leisure’s local history, family history
and archive collections. The collections cover
the people, places and events of Ayrshire’s
past: newspapers, maps, historic photographs,
and books, pamphlets and periodicals printed
in, or about, local towns and villages. The
Centre holds Ayrshire newspapers on microfilm
from the 1830s to the present day, including
the Kilmarnock Standard, Cumnock Chronicle,
Irvine Valley News and Ayr Advertiser. The
collections are accessible to all, whether
you’re researching family history or just fancy a
browse. Individuals, groups or organisations can
visit and staff will be on hand to help.
Scotland’s People, the resource for Scottish
family history, is provided by Registration
Services at the Centre - call 01563 576695 to
book a place.

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BURNS MONUMENT CENTRE
KAY PARK, KILMARNOCK KA3 7RU
T: 01563 553654
LOCAL HISTORY TUE, WED, THU: 9AM-5PM
FRI: 9AM-4PM

ARCHIVES BY APPOINTMENT
REGISTRATION SERVICES MON – THU: 9AM – 5PM
FRI: 9AM-4PM (APPOINTMENT ONLY)
SCOTLAND’S PEOPLE ACCESS MON – FRI
TO BOOK CALL: 01563 576695

“WWII is over but Mirabelle’s time in the
backrooms of Whitehall has made her the
most stylish sleuth in Brighton. Perfect for
fans of ITV’s The Bletchley Circle - this races
along at a cracking pace!”

Meet the Author - Mason Cross

“A superior example of the chase thriller” –
Morning Star
“The chapters are short, the prose is punchy
and fast moving making this a proper page
turner which maintains a furious pace
without draining the reader.” – Crime Fiction
Lover

Burns Monument Centre is fully accessible

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