Mechanics' Institute remains closed during the extended Shelter in Place order. In the meantime, we have numerous resources available online including financial databases, eAudiobooks, chess tournaments, group meetings, and more. We have links to these and answers to some of the more common questions regarding the Institute's closure here.
Our bi-monthly knitting and crochet group, Knit Happens, is moving online. Share your projects, and chat with fellow Mechanics’ Institute members and staff over Zoom.
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member the Virtual Tour of the Institute will orient you to our building, include an overview of our history and mission, and outline our current services and the benefits of membership.
Vladimir Nabokov wrote Pale Fire, a nonlinear work of suspense, in 1962. This novel includes fictional poet John Shade, and his academic colleague, Charles Kinbote, who work out their ideas in various forms of print, from poetry to literary criticism. Join fellow members to discuss this work by one of the most celebrated twentieth-century prose stylists.
Join librarian Taryn Edwards in conversation with artist Armand Baltazar who will provide tips and insights on writing and illustrating your own stories. In parternship with the San Francisco Writers Conference and the Women's National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter.
A Zoom discussion of if...: Malcolm McDowell made his film debut in this funny and subversive allegory about a rebellion at an all boys school.
Online tournaments for our scholastic players via chesskid.com: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Online classes weekly via zoom.
Do you have a manuscript that’s been collecting dust in the attic, or one that’s fresh on the page? Mechanics' Institute currently hosts 12 groups and two of them need new members! Please come to this meet and greet to see if these groups are for you!
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
Join us for a discussion of the lost design history of San Francisco's municipal flag followed by a look at a new design by Brian Stokle.
Join librarian Taryn Edwards and tax expert Bonnie Lee for a conversation about tax laws and writing. This free event is coordinated in parternship with the San Francisco Writers Conference, the Women's National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter.
A Zoom discussion of Summertime: A Lonely American woman finds romance in Venice. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Rosanno Brazzi.
Online tournaments for our scholastic players via chesskid.com: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Online classes weekly via zoom.
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
Vladimir Nabokov wrote Pale Fire, a nonlinear work of suspense, in 1962. This novel includes fictional poet John Shade, and his academic colleague, Charles Kinbote, who work out their ideas in various forms of print, from poetry to literary criticism. Join fellow members to discuss this work by one of the most celebrated twentieth-century prose stylists.
Tech and the City Series co-sponsored by Gray Area and Goethe-Institut
Now, in the time of COVID 19 when respiratory health is on everyone’s mind, James Nestor’s latest book examines the often misunderstood and overlooked science of breathing.
A Zoom discussion of Black Orpheus: a retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice set during the Carnival in Brazil.
Online tournaments for our scholastic players via chesskid.com: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Online classes weekly via zoom.
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
A Zoom discussion of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Loren and Mastrioianni play three different couples in this anthology about love and desire.
Online tournaments for our scholastic players via chesskid.com: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Online classes weekly via zoom.
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
A Zoom discussion of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: In this musical romance, a beautiful but poor young woman struggles to remain loyal to the man she loves.
Online tournaments for our scholastic players via chesskid.com: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Online classes weekly via zoom.
Weekly Online Tournaments via chess.com
Various time controls, and start times.
For complete schedule, please check: www.milibrary.org/chess-tournaments/online-tournaments-events-every-day-chesscom
Any questions?
Email chessroom@milibrary.org
