We will be discussing the crime fiction works of Ann Cleeves, in particular her "White Nights" novel, at the FMI reading Room on 1st...

JAPANESE POETRY - discussion Feb 2nd 1-2 pm FREE event A discussion of Japanese poetic forms will be held on February 2nd 2024 at the...

Please note we will be closing the FMI Library between Dec 25th and Jan 7th. Feel free to pop in for some holiday reading before...

Saturday Opening - December 9th 10am-1pm with Japanese Poetry discussion FMI members are advised our last Saturday opening for 2023 shall...

EVENT: Jonathan Kellerman crime fiction discussion - Fri 10th Nov 1.30 pm Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author...

BOOK REVIEW: "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton Being familiar with the screen adaptations, I decided to grab this novel from the FMI's...

Valued Members - advising our next Saturday opening shall be on November 11th, 2023 between 10am-1 pm

BOOK REVIEW: "Life & Works of Virginia Woolf" by Sue Asbee Life and Works of Virginia Woolf by Sue Asbee is a slim tome. One of a series...

Apologies for the late notice, but we are happy to announce Saturday opening for Members tomorrow (Sat 14th Oct) between 10am-1pm. We're...

BOOK REVIEW: "Domestic Soldiers" by Jennifer Purcell. Another great non-fiction read from the Footscray Mechanics Institute (FMI)...

The planned Saturday opening for this weekend has been postponed. Next Saturday opening date will be October 14th. 10am-1pm.

SARA PARETSKY Crime Fiction Discussion - Friday 8th September 1pm Well we have been holding a few crime fiction workshops here at the...

Hi members - we are opening this Saturday between 10-1 for you to return and borrow books from our collection. Due to construction works,...

Please join us for a discussion on UK punk poet John Cooper Clarke. FREE session to FMI members, and no need to book. We'll be talking...

Due to exciting new developments here at the FMI, the "Doug Clymo" Billiards Room will be closed from Mon 3rd July until end of...

The Works of Tony Hillerman BOOK GROUP: FRIDAY May 26th 1pm The Works of Tony Hillerman The Navaho are a group of Indigenous people of...

The FMI is proud to support our Nurses, and other frontline workers - Doctors, Support Staff, Police, Fire Services, Ambulance, Covid...

Thanks to Neil on FMI Committee for this year's ANZAC DAY article. The past few years have seen an ANZAC Day article in Footnotes, the...