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We have learned that mail sent to the Mechanics’ Institute between late May and early June is being returned to the sender due to a post office error. If you mailed a dues payment or donation and it hasn’t been processed, please contact Jessica Neaves, Development Director, at jneaves@milibrary.org or 415-393-0115.

We’re thankful to the members who alerted us to the issue, and are investigating the problem with the post office. As always, we...

Mechanics’ Institute members love our library displays. I know, because we get plenty of positive feedback on them, and quantitative analysis shows that a significant percentage of these materials get checked out every month. Members love to discover books, DVDS, and audiobooks that they may not otherwise have known about!

I consider it an art to curate the books on any library display. Some are structured around a consistent theme, such as...

Mechanics' Institute members love mysteries. In fact, about half the fiction books we purchase are mysteries or thrillers - and about half of those mysteries are written by women. While some people may think of Raymond Chandler, Rex Stout, or P.D. James when they think of classic mysteries, where would the genre be without Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, or Margery Allingham? Women have been pioneers of the genre since the early days of mystery novels, and today women continue to write be...

It’s RBDigital’s elibrary of resources that you can take anywhere you take your electronic device.

Whether you enjoy good mystery novels, NY Times bestsellers, biographies or other genres, RBDigital’s eAudiobook collection is for you. You can search by title, genre (African American Interest to Women’s Fiction), create a wish list, see a history of what you’ve listened to, renew through the app and more. Many titles have a sample audio preview you can listen to. You can also...