In the last year or so it seems everyone has yearned for lands near and far. The lockdown of 2020 and isolation of years past has invigorated the travel bug in many and researching unfamiliar locations is a must. Mechanics’ Institute has always maintained a robust travel guide section and regularly updated these books as new editions came out. These last few years have seen the travel industry change and many of the guidebooks we carry were quickly outdated. Examples of obsolete guidebook recommendations might include a once popular restaurant in Paris changing hands, a surfing company in Australia no longer offering lessons, or a hotel in Brazil now closed.
The Library chose to wait until the tourism dust settled before updating our guidebooks and finally, we are making our way through the collection and adding the newest and latest travel guides as they come available. If you know of an area you are interested in visiting and we have not yet updated that city/country/region, please submit a purchase request and we will do our best to get the newest guidebook available. Bon voyage!
