BOOKS
FICTION
Richard Wiley Bob Stevenson
Anna Seghers Crossing
Banana Yoshimoto Lizard
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Kathleen Ernst A memory of muskets
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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
Richard Wiley Bob Stevenson
Anna Seghers Crossing
Banana Yoshimoto Lizard
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Kathleen Ernst A memory of muskets
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Just how many items do we have on our shelves, and how do we keep track of them? With a tablet and scanner in hand, volunteers have graciously put in the time each week to scan each item by section. We started this inventory project in June, with the travel section on the second floor and have worked our way through the DVDs, short stories, large print, audio books, and are now currently in fiction. Over 11,000 items have been scanned so far, out of what we estimate to be 150,000 items....
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This November 11th marks the 78th Veterans Day since 1938. November 11, 1918 is regarded as the end of World War I and in 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed it Armistice Day and would “be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory.” In 1938, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day by President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclamation and commemorates those who served our country.
No...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Margaret Atwood Hag-seed: The Tempest retold
Lucy Jane Bledsoe A thin bright line
Marcy Dermansky The red car
A.L. Kennedy Serious sweet
Jonathan Lethem...
Despite an unprepossessing childhood spent along the Oakland waterfront, Jack London became an iconic literary figure in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for his adventure stories. His relatively short career as an author, from 1899 until his death at the age of 40 in 1916, produced a body of work that included at least 19 novels, 3 plays, 18 anthologies of his short stories and articles, and 8 autobiographical or sociological books.
London’s inspirations were mainly derived from h...
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The Mechanics' Institute is partnering with the San Francisco - Marin Food Bank by sponsoring a food drive and raising funds this season. Most needed foods include peanut butter, low sugar cereals, whole grain rice, pasta and oats, low sodium soups and stews, tuna and canned meats, and canned fruits and vegetables. A donation barrel is located on the 3rd floor of the library. Every box, can, or bag of food is very much appreciated.
Did you know there's another way to contribute as wel...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Blanca Busquets The house of silence
Courtney Elizabeth Mauk The special power of restoring lost things
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Patrick Hoffman Every man a menace
J. Robert Janes...
BOOKS
FICTION
Viet Dinh After disasters
Michelle Tea Black wave
Hakan Günday More
Teddy Wayne Loner
Wilfried N'Sondé The heart of the leop...
BOOKS
FICTION
Jane Alison Nine Island
Mauro Javier Cardenas The revolutionaries try again
Louise Doughty Black water
Laszlo Krasznahorkai The last wolf ; & Herman: the game warden, the death of a cra...
The Mechanics' Institute will be quite busy this November! We are proud to be hosting the fourth Independent Libraries and Mechanics’ Institutes Worldwide Conference over November 4-6, and the annual Membership Libraries Group meeting on November 7.
Reinvention: Thriving in the 21st Century, as the conference is entitled, is a conference designed for practitioners of independent and subscription Libraries, Mechanics' Institutes, Athenaeums and membership based non-profits world wide....
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