Friends of the Library
About Us
Meetings
Membership
Donations
About Us
The 2024 Membership Drive for the Friends is now in full swing! To join the Friends or renew your membership please click on the icon “More Info” under Membership on this page.
The Goals of the Friends:
- Promote the Library
- Sponsor community events & activities
- Raise funds
- Support Library projects & goals
- Encourage gifts, endowments and memorials
The Friends of the Peabody Institute Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated
to supporting the Library in all its activities. In addition to creative & educational programs
and renovation projects, the Friends sponsor the Museum Pass Program, annual Book Sale,
Holiday Open House, annual Staff & Volunteer Luncheon, a Classical Music Series and more.
Meetings
Meetings are open to the public and are usually held the third Wednesday of most months. We welcome new members any time and encourage coming by to see what we are all about. Please check the Event Calendar for meeting times and location.
Highlights from the Friends Board of Directors Meeting, January 17, 2024
- Congratulations to the Friend who renewed his membership and won the gift card to Daniella’s! To join the Friends or renew your membership please click on the icon “More Info” under Membership on this page.
- A fundraising event will be held at the Texas Roadhouse on February 1st.
- A reception to meet the artist of the mural in the Children’s Room will be held from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on February 22nd. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends.
- The Friends Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday evening, May 15th.
- A garden event will be held at Glen Magna on May 21st with a talk by Matt Martin, Restoration Manager of the Danvers Historical Society which owns and operates Glen Magna Farms.
- The Friends received a grant from the Danvers Cultural Council which will enable us to continue supporting library activities.
- There are twelve venues as part of the Museum Pass Program which can be found at
https://www.danverslibrary.org/museum-passes/. - Please check the library calendar for future events that are being planned
https://www.danverslibrary.org/calendar/.
Membership
New and renewing members of the Friends are welcome to join from January to December!