Salem Athenaeum
Events at this venue
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Writers’ Open Studio
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesWeekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.
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Reappraisal Reading Circle—Selection Meeting
FeaturedSalem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesJoin us in person at the library tonight for the 2026–27 book selection meeting of the Reappraisal Reading Circle.
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Salem Writers Group
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesAll are welcome to bring work-in-progress to share with the group for feedback. The group is facilitated by J.D. Scrimgeour, Professor of English, Salem State University.
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Writers’ Open Studio
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesWeekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.
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Salem’s Modern Philosophers
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesThis group of thinkers congregates monthly to discuss relevant topics framed by texts, media, and experiences we agree on as a group.
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Book Group
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesOpen 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.
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These Truths Discussion Series: Part 2 — “The People”
FeaturedSalem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesPart 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.
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Writers’ Open Studio
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesWeekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.
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From a Drop of Blood to a World of Data: Is Public Health Ready for Genomic Newborn Sequencing?
FeaturedSalem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesNewborn 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.
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Salem Writers Group
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesAll are welcome to bring work-in-progress to share with the group for feedback. The group is facilitated by J.D. Scrimgeour, Professor of English, Salem State University.
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Writers’ Open Studio
Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesWeekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.
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Mystery at the Garden Party
FeaturedSalem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United StatesHelp us solve the Mystery at the Garden Party on May 31!