page_title: Mechanics' institutes
section_title: Quebec
hierarchical_section_title: Mechanics' institutes / Historical / Canada / Quebec
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bibliothèque Atwater du Mechanics' Institute of Montreal, 1200, rue Atwater, MontréalEnglish: Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal
context_page_description: Mechanics' institutes are educational establishments, originally formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men. Similar organisation are sometimes simply called "institutes". As such, they were often funded by local industrialists on the grounds that they would ultimately benefit from having more knowledgeable and skilled employees. The mechanics' institutes were used as "libraries" for the adult working class, and provided them with an alternative pastime to gambling and drinking in pubs.
context_section_description: Montreal Mechanics Institute
  Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal
  Montreal Children's Library – Atwater Branch
  Quebec Mechanics' Institute
caption: Atwater Library of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal
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