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...

We're proud to be latest distribution point for Footscray's own independent newspaper THE WESTSIDER! So please grab latest copy as you...

BOOK REVIEW: "The Ghost Ships of Archangel" by William Geroux. The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis by William Geroux The Second World...

“A Heart full of Headstones” is Ian Rankin’s latest book in the Rebus series. If you are a fan and haven’t read the book look away now!...

Believe it or not, it's that time of year already! Please pop into the FMI Library at 209 Nicholson Street, Footscray to renew your...

FMI is pleased to have our next book discussion group on Friday 17th March 1-2pm. This time the author under the spotlight is James Lee...

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