Embark on your literary adventure by joining a Book Group at Mechanics' Institute — where your passion for reading comes to life in an inspiring and welcoming community!
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Are you a member wanting to start a Book Group? Please email [email protected] or call 415-393-0103.
Discuss Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Take a deep dive into design with this discussion group, presented in partnership with North Atlantic Books and the Stanford d.school. This gathering will feature the designers Aida Miriam Davis, Quinlin Messenger, and Lesley-Ann Noel in an introductory roundtable (6:00-6:45 pm PT) before transitioning into an informal discussion (6:45-7:30 pm PT).
This book group meets online via Zoom.
Discuss An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss Woodworm by Layla Martínez with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantorio with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss The Fleur de Sel Murders by Jean-Luc Bannalec with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss The Chill by Ross MacDonald with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa with fellow members.
Our hybrid meetings take place in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute and virtually on Zoom.
Discuss Dead Letters from Paradise by Ann McMan with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss The Lost Man by Jane Harper with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
Discuss Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke with fellow members. Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group meeting every second Monday onsite in the 4th Floor Board Room at Mechanics' Institute.
