Friends of the Library

About Us

Meetings

Membership

Donations

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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/.

 

     

     

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    Membership

    New and renewing members of the Friends are welcome to join from January to December!

    To sign up to become a Friend or to renew your membership, you can choose to do it ONLINE or BY PAPER.

    BY PAPER:

    • click Membership Application 2024 to print out  the form or pick up a copy of the Friends brochure and form at the Library
    • Please fill out and enclose the form with your check  and mail the form to:Friends of the Peabody Institute Library
      15 Sylvan St.
      Danvers, MA 01923
      OR
      simply drop off the form  in an envelope at the front circulation desk of the Library and say it is for the Friends.

    ONLINE:

    • First fill out the membership form online when you click here
    •  When you’ve finished the form, pay via credit or debit with PayPal by clicking the BUY NOW image below (you don’t need a PayPal account to pay with this method)

     

     




     

     

     

     

    Donations

    You can donate to the Friends by check  made out to Friends of the Peabody Institute Library OR through PayPal.  You do not need a PayPal account to be able to send a donation through it.   Donate by clicking HERE.

    If you would like to become one of our Local Business Sponsors or Corporate Patrons,
    please leave a message for the Friends of the Library at:  (978) 774-0554  or friends.pil.danvers@gmail.com