THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, July 17 | 6:15 pm | Meet the Author: The Jazzmen with acclaimed author Larry Tye and Dr. Michael Krasny
Thursday, July 18 | 12:00 pm | Meet the Author: The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels
Friday, July 19 | 6:00 pm | July CinemaLit - Hairspray (1988)
Jim Carrey The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. (2004)
Words cannot describe how much I loathe Jim Carrey's comedies. Are they even comedies or do we simply use that word to be polite? I really can't tell.
However, back when I was an avid reader of Roger Ebert's movie reviews, I would watch nearly any movie that earned his 4-star rating. Which explains why I watched...
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EBOOKS
Louis Auchincloss The anniversary and other stories
Louis Auchincloss The book class
Louis Auchincloss Cat and the king.
Lawrence Block A dance at the slaughterhouse
Louis Auchincloss...
Lawrence Block A dance at the slaughterhouse : a Matthew Scudder novel
Tana French In the woods
Yomi Adegoke The list : a novel
Patrick Suskind Perfume : the story of a murderer
Anne Hillerman...
Ready, Set, Library! April 7-13 is National Library Week and allows us to once again highlight our services, event programming, and of course, the books and resources we all love to share.
We have several new and exciting events planned for not only this week but just about every week at Mechanics’ Institute. We have scheduled a series of cla...
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Why does Buddha "jump the wall?" Why would we want to eat the beggar's chicken? Who was General Tso? Was he a cook, and if not, then why is there a chicken dish named after him? In one of our new acquisitions you can find the answers to these questions and many more.
China has a very rich and incredibly long history that includes its food. When I first started to study Chinese I discovered they have...
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Mechanics’ Institute is proud of our writers’ programs and offerings. As the members in our writers’ groups workshop their latest piece with colleagues and collaborate in our other programs related to the craft of writing (find the events here), we already have had quite a few talented members at the Mechanics’ Institute Library who are published authors and poets. Some more familiar members include ...
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Dreaming of your next adventure? Want to connect with the local culture on your next trip? Mechanics' Institute Library can help! We offer a diverse selection of video language courses from The Great Courses through our streaming service, Kanopy.
Learning Made Easy with Kanopy
Gone are the days of bulky cassette tapes. Kanopy provides a convenient and flexible way to l...
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PRINT BOOKS
FICTION
Guy Gunaratne Mister, Mister : a novel Fic Gunaratne
Gareth Brown The book of doors : a novel Fic Brown
Damon Galgut In a strange room : three journeys Fic Galgut
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
C Pam Zh...
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PRINT BOOKS
NON-FICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Hamburger eyes : inside Burgerworld 779.092 H199
Biography & Genealogy
William Henry Hill Antonio Stradivari, his life and work : 1644-1737 787.1 S89h
Biography & Genealogy
Tricia Rom...
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E-AUDIOBOOKS
Stuart Woods Choke : a novel
Stuart Woods Dead eyes : a novel
Stuart Woods Dead in the water : a novel
Stuart Woods Dirt
Stuart Woods Heat...
