EBOOKS
Eric Gansworth Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures
Umberto Eco Baudolino
Scott Carney The Enlightenment Trap : Obsession, Madness, and Death on Diamond Mountain
Umberto Eco Foucault's pendulum...
EBOOKS
Eric Gansworth Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures
Umberto Eco Baudolino
Scott Carney The Enlightenment Trap : Obsession, Madness, and Death on Diamond Mountain
Umberto Eco Foucault's pendulum...
From the Archives: Mechanics' Institute Member, John McLaren (1846-1943)
- Archives and Special Collections volunteer Adrienne Parker Meyers
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Mechanics’ Institute Library has re-instituted our maximum item limit and members can now have more items checked out at once! The Library allows up to 25 items to be on a member's account at any one time. This can be any combination of materials: books, DVDs, magazines, etc. (e-materials do not count towards this number), but there are limits for specific item types like travel guides and new books. In addition, while most items have a 4-week loan period, print...
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Did you know Mechanics’ Institute is home to a collection of art, including oil paintings, photography, a stunning mural, and sculpture by significant and historically significant artists?
In this installment, we’ll discuss the statue of Dante, the renowned Italian poet and philosopher, by Giovanni Dupré, which lives on the 2nd Floor of our Library. This gentle and proud depiction of Dante was sculpted in...
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FICTION
Gabino Iglesias House of bone and rain : a barrio noir Fic Iglesias
Vi Khi Nao The Italy letters Fic Nao
Adèle Rosenfeld Jellyfish have no ears : a novel Fic Rosenfeld
Elizabeth Graver...
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NON-FICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
China artbook 709.51 C53
R. Tripp Evans The importance of being furnished : four bachelors at home 747.092 E924
Mariko Mori Mariko Mori 709.2 M854
Thomas Heatherwick...
Some of the great classics of drama are often turned into movies—frequently more than one. How many movie versions of Hamlet do we have? (I can't count that high.) Many of us find differences or interpretations interesting, but sadly, many movies of classic drama (or remakes of classic movies) look like boring, shot-for-shot copies.
On the other hand, brilliant playwrights such as Tom Stoddard and O...
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E-AUDIOBOOKS
Nikos Kazantzakis Zorba the greek
Paul Sen Einstein's fridge : How the difference between hot and cold explains the universe
Magdaléna Platzová Life after Kafka
Adèle Rosenfeld Jellyfish have no ears : a novel...
EBOOKS
John Le Carré Agent running in the field
Laura Fenton The bunk bed book : 115 bunks, lofts, and cozy nooks
Jane Langton The Dante game
Blair Bigham Death interrupted : how modern medicine is complicating the way we d...
For many years Mechanics’ Institute has offered a Homebound Outreach program to members who are no longer able to visit the Library in person due to illness or disability. We’ve recently expanded the offerings and have updated the program name to better reflect the improved service. We are happy to introduce Library by Mail - Outreach Services and welcome new registrants to join the program.
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