October 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets One Night Rozzi Bazzani One Night – Two Bodies – Three Crimes When Detective Sergeant Bec Harpin answers a call for help from her friend, barrister Carolyn Moorhouse, she suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of an investigation that threatens to […]
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September 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Florentine Quilt Chrissie Bellbrae ‘Breath-taking settings, strong female characters, mystery, intrigue and romance … The Florentine Quilt has it all, and will keep you up turning the pages long after your usual bedtime.’ – Pamela Cook, author, writing coach and podcaster. ‘Three women
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September 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Boney Creek: A Thriller Paula Gleeson ‘Smart, twisty…thriller, you won’t want to miss…’ – Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass When several small-town locals die under mysterious circumstances, an aspiring journalist is determined to prove the
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July 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Shift Irma Gold ‘Unforgettable’ – Nigel Featherstone. ‘Evocative, propulsive and heartbreaking, Shift is a novel that can change the way you think.’ – Rochelle Siemienowicz, Double Happiness ‘Seductive, superbly atmospheric and beautifully narrated with a painterly, cinemascope feel, Shift will make your heart race.’ –
July 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Broke Road Matthew Spencer A Murder at home – A community on edge – Someone is watching. ‘A tightly plotted, fast moving, beautifully written whodunnit’ – Jane Caro ‘Enthralling, Matthew Spencer nails it’ – Chris Hammer From the bestselling author of Black
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July 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets Ella Stone Breakfast With You Breakfast WIth You | Ella Stone The plan is simple. Nicole will return to her hometown of Riverbanks for the funeral and provide a eulogy for a father she no longer knows. Afterwards, she will slip back to
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August 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets The Occupation A Woman’s Voice Chloe Adams Alli Sinclair ‘Assured, deft, sophisticated, Chloe Adams is the real deal’ – Emily Bitto A sweeping romantic adventure based on true events of the women’s liberation movement The Occupation | Chloe Adams In the autumn of
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July 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets J.S. Davidson Hunted: The Aztec Saga If one should fall, they each will fade… Tethered: The Aztec Saga Darkness will come, no one will evade… Hunted: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson Tethered: The Aztec Saga | J. S. Davidson I don’t
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August 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The White Crow Michael Robotham She upholds the law. Her family breaks it. ‘A twisty-turny, second-guessing great read with a killer ending’ – Herald Sun for ‘When You Are Mine’ Michael Robotham Beloved character Police Constable Philomena McCarthy, from When You Are
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June 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Mix-Up Kylie Ladd. One Tiny Mistake, Two Families affected Kylie Ladd A beautifully told and thought-provoking novel about a mix-up that leaves two children wondering who they really are and where they belong. What would you do if you found out
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Trivia Night Fundraiser
26 August Doors open 6.45pm | Tickets also available at the door
$25 per person | $20 BMI members
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Calling for Pre-loved books
These donation assist in our Library Fundraising Activities
We can take delivery during regular Library operating hours. See website footer.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop
Pre-Sale $60 from 6 Aug to 9 Aug - $65 thereafter
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
