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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.  
Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
May 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All 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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Storytelling: The Nature of Mothers 7:00 pm
Storytelling: The Nature of Mothers
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Salem Athenaeum’s writing committee celebrates Mother’s Day with a collection of true stories about motherhood in all its forms told by local friends and neighbors. Bring your mother to this event and make her proud. … Continued
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Book Group 11:00 am
Book Group
May 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Discussion group meets on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Sessions are hybrid. Register in advance if attending via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZModOCvrj0v_MkPJIjN5jmwNm_XvSb0IA View this year’s reading list.
Salem’s Modern Philosophers 1:00 pm
Salem’s Modern Philosophers
May 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Salem’s Modern Philosophers Meets the 2nd Saturday from 1:00—3:00 PM—in person This group of thinkers congregates to discuss relevant topics framed by texts, media, and experiences we agree on as a group. The first hour … Continued
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Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm
Monday Evening Conversations
May 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
May 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.  
La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets twice a month: 2nd Tuesdays is online via Zoom 4th Tuesdays in person   Contact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details.
216th Annual Meeting 7:00 pm
216th Annual Meeting
May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
216th Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum and election of officers and new trustees. All members are welcome to attend. Please specify if you are attending in-person or virtually. Proxies are not … Continued
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The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas 7:00 pm
The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas @ Salem Athenaeum
In 1983 and 1984, Steve Thomas spent eleven months on Satawal Island and in the Western Carolines as an apprentice to Mau Piailug, then one of the last paliuw captains fully initiated in the Talk of … Continued
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Library closes early for Private Event 3:00 pm
Library closes early for Private Event
May 16 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The library will close at 3:00 p.m. today for a private event.
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
May 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.  
Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All 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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Reappraisal Reading Circle 7:00 pm
Reappraisal Reading Circle
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Reappraisal Reading Circle meets bi-monthly on Third Wednesdays—hybrid sessions Sign up here for Zoom link Open meeting discussing the works of a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by … Continued
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Any Book Group 7:00 pm
Any Book Group
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
What are you reading? This discussion group is for readers of all genres. We all share a love for books–classics, mysteries, sci-fi, memoir, poetry–whatever genre you are reading now, come prepared to share! Be ready … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
May 26 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.  
La Tertulia—In Person 6:00 pm
La Tertulia—In Person
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets twice a month: 2nd Tuesdays is online via Zoom 4th Tuesdays in person   Contact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details. … Continued
Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon 7:00 pm
Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
May 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon will meet upstairs in the Salem Athenaeum. “The Pipe” is a space to read poetry, yours or others, and discuss everything from the price of tea in China to quantum … Continued
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Mystery at the Garden Party 4:00 pm
Mystery at the Garden Party
May 31 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mystery at the Garden Party @ Salem Athenaeum
Save the date! Mystery at the Garden Party at the Salem Athenaeum Sunday, May 31, 2026 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Enjoy mystery themed cocktails and food, a scavenger hunt, live jazz – and more! Calling … Continued