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Salem Athenaeum

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Phone 978-744-2540
Email staff@salemathenaeum.net
Website https://salemathenaeum.net/

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  • May 2026

  • Tue 26
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    May 26 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Tue 26
    Illuminated sign saying HOLA

    La Tertulia—In Person

    May 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm La Tertulia—In Person
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meetings on 4th Tuesdays are held at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Tue 26

    Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon

    May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
    Groups

    The Incessant Pipe Poetry is a space to read poetry, yours or others, and discuss everything from the price of tea in China to quantum particles (as long as it relates back to poetry).

  • Sun 31

    Mystery at the Garden Party

    Featured May 31 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    All Events

    Help us solve the Mystery at the Garden Party on May 31!

  • June 2026

  • Tue 2
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    June 2 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Wed 3

    From a Drop of Blood to a World of Data: Is Public Health Ready for Genomic Newborn Sequencing?

    Featured June 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Programs

    Newborn screening is one of public health's great success stories, are we ready for the next step? This presentation offers an overview of the BEACONS-NBS program — its scientific goals, its ethical commitments, and what its findings could mean for the future of preventive medicine and child health in the United States.

  • Tue 9
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    June 9 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Thu 11
    a shelf of history books

    These Truths Discussion Series: Part 2 — “The People”

    Featured June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    Part 2 of the Athenaeum's four-part discussion series of These Truths by Jill Lepore. This session explores how the meaning of citizenship evolved as the nation expanded.

  • Sat 13
    Photo of stack of books on a window sill

    Book Group

    June 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Book Group
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    Open discussion meeting on a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction works, new and classics. Meets on second Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. Hybrid.

  • Sat 13

    Salem’s Modern Philosophers

    June 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Salem’s Modern Philosophers
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    This group of thinkers congregates monthly to discuss relevant topics framed by texts, media, and experiences we agree on as a group.

  • Tue 16
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    June 16 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Wed 17
    Photo of old books on a book shelf

    Reappraisal Reading Circle—Selection Meeting

    Featured June 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    Join us in person at the library tonight for the 2026–27 book selection meeting of the Reappraisal Reading Circle.

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