BOOKS
FICTION
Jami Attenberg All grown up
Kevin Canty The underworld
David Grossman A horse walks into a bar
Annie Hartnett Rabbit cake
David Joy...
THIS WEEK! 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
SEMINAR SERIES Tuesday, August 27 | Tuesday, September 3 | Tuesday, September 10 5:30pm - 7:00 pm: | First in a Series of Four Seminars on James Baldwin's Books
BOOKS
FICTION
Jami Attenberg All grown up
Kevin Canty The underworld
David Grossman A horse walks into a bar
Annie Hartnett Rabbit cake
David Joy...
Be part of Project Cicero Bay Area! The Mechanics' Institute Library is a proud participant in Project Cicero, and we need your help! Please donate new or gently used children’s and young adult books at the Library 2nd and 3rd floor service desks from Monday, March 13 through Thursday, March 16. [No textbooks, adult books or out of date nonfiction/reference books.] For more information please visit the ...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Laurie Frankel This is how it always is
Historical Fiction
Hanna Krall Chasing the king of hearts
Robin E. Levin Death of carthage
Patrick Gale A place called winter...
Next month launches the premier of the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Dystopian fiction is just as popular as ever, but what about fictional resistances and revolutions? Come by the 2nd floor this month to check out resistance fiction!
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Paolo Bacigalupi -...
In 2014, the Mechanics Institute began a project to assess and evaluate the books in our basement book storage room (not open to our members) which at the time covered a broad range of topics. Out of this process, we realized that our collection, both in the basement and in the library’s reading rooms and open stacks, included a large amount of material related to the literary and cultural history of San Francisco and California. We felt that these materials were worthy of bein...
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BOOKS
FICTION
J.M. Coetzee The schooldays of Jesus
Margaret Drabble The dark flood rises
Alex George Setting free the kites
Sergei Lebedev The year of the comet
Anna McPartlin...
The Bay Area is known internationally for its remarkable art scene. It has amazing museums and art galleries, wonderful street art, and has been the home to many great and influential artists. With the upcoming Think & Drink: I Left My Art in San Francisco discussion and the opening of the Dada Bar and Gallery downstairs, I decided to take a look at the Mechanics' Institute's collection to p...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Min Jin Lee Pachinko
Jason Rekulak The impossible fortress
Historical Fiction
Claude McKay Amiable with big teeth
Laird Hunt The evening road
Mys...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Emily Bitto The strays
Lisa Carey The stolen child
Reed Farrel Coleman What you break
Neil Gaiman Norse mythology
Katie Kitamura...
Need to brush up on your art history before heading down to Dada Bar & Gallery? Mechanics’ Institute has an excellent collection of films about visual art and artists. From biopics to documentaries, check out the DVD Display on the 2nd floor for staff favorites.
Myles recommends:
Herb & Dorothy - An adorable documentary about a postal worker and a lib...
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