Updated Library hours are Monday through Friday 12pm - 6pm. Please click here to learn more about our library services and member benefits.
Online Classes, Events & Tournaments, and Services
Monday 4-5:30PM: Chess Cafe
Monday 6-7PM: Class with GM Nick de Firmian
Wednesday 5-6PM: Free Adult Beginner Class for Mechanics' Members
Wednesday 6:30-8PM: Class with FM Paul Whitehead
Wednesday 7-8PM: Class for Beginners with IM Elliott Winslow
Sunday 10AM-12PM: Free Women's Class by Sophie Adams
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.
If you wish to get updates on our online offerings, including classes, camps, and tournaments,
please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/ZDhJB9cQHZkEo4h86
Join us for our Bi-Annual Members Meeting of Mechanics' Institute on Zoom and on site, to hear from fellow members, staff, and trustees.
Join Maxine Rose Schur and Diane LeBow for their insights into the art of travel writing.
The story of Tevye, a poor Jewish dairyman "scratching out a living" to feed his family as tsarist Russia moves toward revolution.
Online Classes, Events & Tournaments, and Services
Monday 4-5:30PM: Chess Cafe
Monday 6-7PM: Class with GM Nick de Firmian
Wednesday 5-6PM: Free Adult Beginner Class for Mechanics' Members
Wednesday 6:30-8PM: Class with FM Paul Whitehead
Wednesday 7-8PM: Class for Beginners with IM Elliott Winslow
Sunday 10AM-12PM: Free Women's Class by Sophie Adams
When do you start the New Year? Whether you kick off the New Year in DEBcember – like Goal-Setting Expert Debra Eckerling recommends – or prefer the more traditional January start, now is the perfect time to make new plans and set your 2022 up for success!
If you wish to get updates on our online offerings, including classes, camps, and tournaments,
please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/ZDhJB9cQHZkEo4h86
Join fellow members in a discussion of Ravelstein by Saul Bellow.
Members and guests, join us for our annual Members Holiday Gathering!
Join author Lorne M. Buchman and Tom Stern for a discussion about Buchman's new book Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery.
Online Classes, Events & Tournaments, and Services
Monday 4-5:30PM: Chess Cafe
Monday 6-7PM: Class with GM Nick de Firmian
Wednesday 5-6PM: Free Adult Beginner Class for Mechanics' Members
Wednesday 6:30-8PM: Class with FM Paul Whitehead
Wednesday 7-8PM: Class for Beginners with IM Elliott Winslow
Sunday 10AM-12PM: Free Women's Class by Sophie Adams
Are you a crafty member of the Mechanics' Institute? Knit happens, but we'd love to see your crochet too! Bring a project and get to know your fellow Mechanics' Institute members and staff over Zoom. All skill levels welcome — join us!
If you wish to get updates on our online offerings, including classes, camps, and tournaments,
please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/ZDhJB9cQHZkEo4h86
The Writers Lunch is a casual chat with our writers community on the 3rd Friday of each month. This month we discuss "the same only different" - should writers imitate other authors? Join us, share, and learn!
Online Classes, Events & Tournaments, and Services
Monday 4-5:30PM: Chess Cafe
Monday 6-7PM: Class with GM Nick de Firmian
Wednesday 5-6PM: Free Adult Beginner Class for Mechanics' Members
Wednesday 6:30-8PM: Class with FM Paul Whitehead
Wednesday 7-8PM: Class for Beginners with IM Elliott Winslow
Sunday 10AM-12PM: Free Women's Class by Sophie Adams
If you wish to get updates on our online offerings, including classes, camps, and tournaments,
please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/ZDhJB9cQHZkEo4h86
Join fellow members in a discussion of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
Online Classes, Events & Tournaments, and Services
Monday 4-5:30PM: Chess Cafe
Monday 6-7PM: Class with GM Nick de Firmian
Wednesday 5-6PM: Free Adult Beginner Class for Mechanics' Members
Wednesday 6:30-8PM: Class with FM Paul Whitehead
Wednesday 7-8PM: Class for Beginners with IM Elliott Winslow
Sunday 10AM-12PM: Free Women's Class by Sophie Adams
If you wish to get updates on our online offerings, including classes, camps, and tournaments,
please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/ZDhJB9cQHZkEo4h86
Discuss The Friend by Sigrid Nunez with fellow members.
Join fellow members in a discussion of Ironweed by William Kennedy.
