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News & Updates

11 Jan 2019 — The RSNSW & SMSA present two series of lectures in 2019

The Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (SMSA) are delighted to present two new collaborative lecture series in 2019, Speaking of Music… and Women and Science.

10 Jan 2019 — Australia Day Opening Hours 2019

The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be CLOSED over the 2019 Australia Day long weekend.Full details in this article.

20 Dec 2018 — New Chess Group for members

SMSA members, come along to play social chess with like-minded players. Coaching will be available for beginners.

19 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books

Did you read any of SMSA’s most popular books this year?Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2018, as part of our 2018 Year in Review series.

19 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Mysteries

Mystery & Crime lovers abound at SMSA, so we have highlighted the top books from that genre this year.We hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

19 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: SMSA’s Top eBooks & Audiobooks

Looking for reading inspiration? Discover the top borrowed ebooks & audiobooks for 2018

19 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: The Year’s Best Books (Award Winners)

Looking for reading inspiration? Check out the year’s best books for 2018, drawn from the major literary awards, crime writing awards and the Goodreads 2015 Choice Awards.

18 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: Gone But Not Forgotten

We have written this tribute to some of our favourite authors whom we lost in 2018.Although they have departed we can still read the books that made us love them in the first place. What are your favourite titles by these beloved authors?

18 Dec 2018 — A Christmas Message from our President

On behalf of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members, naughty and nice, a wonderful festive season.