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, March 20, 2024
- Library staff will be recognized on April 8 during National Library Week.
- A presentation about Duke Ellington and the Harlem Renaissance will be given by jazz entertainer Nanette Perrotte on April 13.
- The Friends Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday evening, May 15 followed by a talk by author Julia Fox-Garrison.
- The Annual Book Sale will be held June 12-15 with the preview night on June 11.
- The Glen Magna will be rescheduled to take place in September.
- There are eleven venues as part of the Museum Pass Program which can be found at https://www.danverslibrary.org/museum-passes/. There are also passes for MA Parks that can be found at the PIL in the “Library of Things”. The pass for the Boston Children’s Museum was renewed.
- 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!