The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York was founded as a charitable organization in 1785 to provide cultural, educational, and social services to families of skilled craftsmen.
New Fall Lecture Series Starts Oct 9
The fifth series of the popular Tuesday evening lecture series, Labor, Landmarks, and Literature, will start on Tuesday October 9. The series this year will be focusing on The Nation Now (Literature), At Home in New York City (Landmarks) and By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand (Labor). The program opens with a lecture entitled “The Nation: Is Peace Possible”, the speaker is Jonathan Schell, The Nation’s peace and disarmament correspondent. For information on all twelve lectures please click here.
Our elected representatives in the state legislature have introduced a bill to provide on-going financial support for the library. We need your help to get this bill passed. Please contact your representatives in the New York State Senate and Assembly and register your support for S. 899 and A. 2052, a bill to provide an annual sum of $200,000 annual to The Library of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen.
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New Book Celebrates the Lock Museum
The new book, American Genius: Nineteenth Century Bank Locks and Time Locks by GSMT members David Erroll and John Erroll, curator of the Mossman Lock Collection (Quantuck Lane, 2006) makes a perfect holiday gift for lovers of urban craftsmanship. To purchase the book, go to More information >>
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The Institute is the oldest privately-endowed tuition-free technical school in NYC and claims more than 150,000 alumni. Mechanics Institute provides a unique service to the building and construction industry emphasizing the need to understand essential business skills. More about Mechanics Institute>>
$600,000
Grant for Climate Control
The Empire State Development Corporation has awarded a grant of $600,000
to The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen for climate control
in The Library. This is an important step in preserving the historic materials
under the library's care.
The NYCIP provides access to education and expertise in the field of independent publishing, encouraging excellence and free expression in publishing through workshops, lectures, book fairs, exhibits, and a reference collection.
