Mechanics' Institute remains closed, but our "Library To Go" service begins July 20th! The no-contact To Go service for materials pickup and returns will be available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12-4 p.m. Starting Monday, July 13, members may request items in the library's catalog. Please visit our blog for more information. As always, you still have access to thousands of ebooks, eaudiobooks, and emagazines as well as virtual events, and chess programming online. Thank you for your interest and continued support of Mechanics' Institute.
Since 2001, Mechanics' Institute has hosted The Proust Seminar, which reads Proust’s 7-volume In Search of Lost Time every three years, meeting the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. The seminar is led by Dr. Mark Calkins, Lecturer at San Francisco State University.
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (also known in English as Remembrance of Things Past) is a monumental, seven-volume novel that Edmund White calls, "the most respected novel of the twentieth century." Whether you've been too intimidated to begin the novel, already wrestled with Proust's dense prose, or know the joys of savoring his work, you'll find something of value in reading it with an expert guide.
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (also known in English as Remembrance of Things Past) is a monumental, seven-volume novel that Edmund White calls, "the most respected novel of the twentieth century." Whether you've been too intimidated to begin the novel, already wrestled with Proust's dense prose, or know the joys of savoring his work, you'll find something of value in reading it with an expert guide.
