EBOOKS
FICTION
Sue Monk Kidd The book of longings
Megha Majumdar A burning
Michael Connelly Fair warning
Jim Kelly The great darkness
Lucy Foley...
THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, August 14 | 3:00 pm | Introduction to Genealogy Research | Members' Class Wednesday, August 14 | 6:00 pm | Discuss The Makioka Sisters with fellow members Thursday, August 15 | 6:00 pm | Page to Stage: Private Lives ty Noel Coward | tickets free to members when registering
FEATURED EVENTS Thursday, August 22 | 6:00 pm | In Conversation: Jenny Odell with Cathy Park Hong | tickets free to members when registering Thursday, September 5 | 6:30 pm | In Conversation: Tommy Orange with Steve Wasserman
EBOOKS
FICTION
Sue Monk Kidd The book of longings
Megha Majumdar A burning
Michael Connelly Fair warning
Jim Kelly The great darkness
Lucy Foley...
While the 2020 Fourth of July celebration won't be the same as last year, you can still feel patriotic with an assortment of online events and activities. Perhaps you've had to reconsider parties, attend favorite events online, or forgo gatherings entirely. The pandemic may have changed our holiday celebration but there are always new discoveries to be made. Whether you are an intrepid explorer or an introvert, the Mechani...
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EBOOKS
FICTION
Emma Straub All adults here
Philipp Meyer American rust
Anne Rice Blood canticle
Aldous Huxley Brave new world with the essay "Brave new world revisited"
D...
Last week, we posted a list of books that have lingered (sometimes for decades) in the minds of Mechanics’ Institute staff. Read on for their takes on more indelible titles:
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Lisa Braider (Library Assista... |
Many years ago I met Willie Mays at a Baseball Hall of Fame media event. When my husband introduced me to Mays, I knew that I was shaking hands with a legend. How I wished I knew more about baseball so I could say something intelligent instead of being completely speechless. As it was, my children were clamoring for Mays' autograph. This gentle man, who has probably been asked that question countless times, very generously...
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Back in 1998, when the nonprofit Audio Publishers Association declared June as Audiobook month, many readers still considered recorded books slightly déclassé.
But the popularity of reading that requires no eyeball action has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks to the rise of streaming and digital technologies, star-studded casts of narrators, and a population increasingly accustomed to sporting a set of...
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Sixty percent of American men are fathers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But the data doesn’t tell us how dads feel about the role—or, for that matter, how their progeny rate their performance. In honor of Father’s Day 2020, we rounded up an assortment of comments from writer-fathers and writer-offspring on what it actually means to be a dad.
“To be a successful father . . . there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two y...
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EBOOKS
NONFICTION
Eduardo Porter American poison: how race destroyed our promise
Keith Martin Cryptography: the key to digital security, how it works, and why it matters
Alastair Gee Fire in Paradise: an American tragedy
James Baldwin...
If your favorites tend to be from the non-fiction genres, you might enjoy one of the staff picks below.
Rhonda (Library Assistant) recommends:
Wheat Belly (2011) by William Davis,...
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What book(s) can’t you get out of your mind? That’s the question we asked library staff this month. Their responses, ranging from 19th-century classics to a 2019 burial guide,
may inspire you to revisit your own top titles or make the acquaintance of theirs.
Rhonda Hall (Library Assistant):
Passing by Nella Lars...
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