Book discussions

Discussion Series

The Mechanics' Institute library currently sponsors five book discussion series open to members. Prospective members are welcome to join in a discussion. For more information, please contact Sharon Miller.

Fiction You Wish You Had Read

Fiction You Wish You Had Read

Forgotten Classics

Forgotten Classics

Fiction You Wish You Had Read

The Fiction You Wish You Had Read Discussion Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon in the Board Room on the 4th floor. For more information, please contact Sharon Miller at smiller@milibrary.org or 415-393-0113. Drop-ins are welcome!

Tue, 06/19/2012 - 12:00pm

Forgotten Classics is designed to be a catalyst for reading world classical novels that have slipped out of the canon of important, stimulating reading.

Join us quarterly on Thursdays at 6 p.m. in the Board Room on the 4th floor. For more information, contact Sharon Miller at smiller@milibrary.org or 415-393-0113.

Thu, 08/16/2012 - 6:00pm

The Mystery Readers' Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month at 12:00 noon in the Board Room on the 4th floor. For more information, please contact Sharon Miller at smiller@milibrary.org or 415-393-0113. Drop-ins are welcome!

Mon, 06/11/2012 - 12:00pm

The Proust Society of America's San Francisco Chapter operates two bi-weekly groups, Proust: In Search of Lost Time and the World Literature Group which continues reading pre- and post- Proustian novels. Enrollment for both discussion groups has closed for this semester. Watch for new information regarding the semester that will start on September 12. For more information contact Mark Calkins.