If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member the 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.
Learn the ancient art of rhetoric and verbally explore the issues that are shaping our world with SFDebate, a privately organized, bi-monthly event open to the Mechanics' Institute community.
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. Lia, our cataloging librarian and a veteran knitter, will be on hand to help with any difficult projects.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
In this "coming of age" novel, an older man looks back on his earlier years and yearns for the vitality of that time.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Authors and photographers Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan shed new light on the backdrop and the history of the city’s neon signs, with their book, San Francisco Neon: Survivors and Lost Icons.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Authors Rudi Raab and Julie Freestone will discuss the 25-year journey that led to the publication of their novel Stumbling Stone.
On July 24, author Roman Muradov will talk about his book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness examines the need for doing less to achieve creativity and happiness.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
This presentation will provide an overview of the blockchain, including a high-level explanation of how transactions are verified using the collective processing power of a distributed network of computers.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Join this evening with Artistic Director Eric Fraisher Hayes and actors from the Eugene O’Neill Foundation/ Tao House
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter is thrilled to present member writers who have authored highly successful historical (and prehistorical!) novels that readers and reviewers rave about. Learn what role research plays and how to make your scenes, settings, and characters realistic and compulsively readable. Epic Reads will be moderated by WNBA-SF President Brenda Knight. There will be Q&A followed by book signings; bring your notebooks and plenty of questions!
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
If you are a new, long-time, or prospective member the 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.
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Join freelance correspondent turned author Brigitte Schulze Piliboisan for a rousing discussion of the adventures of a journalist in Eastern Europe and starting a publishing house.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
IACF founder Jeevan Zutshi will talk about the South Asian community that has developed in Fremont, San Jose, Palo Alto, and other South Bay towns over the past 30 thirty years.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
Using the guidelines described in Writing Without Teachers, join this member-led "come as you are" writing group.
The Indie Publishers' Working Group was started by author and editor C J Verburg in response to the rapidly changing landscape of publishing and the diverse needs of Mechanics' Institute member writers. If you're working on a book project and you're curious about independent publishing, or publishing in general, you're welcome to attend.
