Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
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).
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).
To mark the first anniversary of the passing of poet Jennifer Martelli, the Salem Athenaeum will host an evening of poetry and remembrances. Co-hosted by January Gill O’Neil and J.D. Scrimgeour.
Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.
Part 3 of the Athenaeum's four-part discussion series of These Truths by Jill Lepore. This session explores how government expanded in response to industrialization, immigration, inequality, and crisis through the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, and World Wars.
As part of Trails and Sails, the Salem Athenaeum will be having a free guided tour of the building along with a brief history of the institution (established 1760). Select books from the library’s Historical Collections will be on display. Saturday 9/26 only!
Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.
Speaking Tools: How to Tell Compelling Stories About Technology This event is a fundraiser for the 2026 Salem Literary Festival; all proceeds will be used to fund festival programming. This workshop will train you to see and think about “technology”—both fictional and nonfictional forms—in new ways that help you tell compelling stories. We’ll examine a […]
Are you feeling lucky? Join in on Salem’s parlor magic experience! Local magician Evan Northrup presents unforgettable illusions inspired by superstitions in the beautiful Salem Athenaeum reading room.
Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.
Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.
Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.
This October, climb the stairs to The Attic at the Salem Athenaeum and step into a world of shadows, story craft, and suspense with Gillian Daniels, mistress of horror fiction. Learn how to transform fleeting ideas into fully formed nightmares!