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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 2 @ 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.  
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 3 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 4 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 5 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 6 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 7 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Sep 9 @ 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.
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Summer Salon: Visiting Authors! 6:00 pm
Summer Salon: Visiting Authors!
Sep 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Please join us for one more salon before the summer ends! Three out-of-state authors happened to contact the Athenaeum recently about doing readings while they are in town. Luckily they’re all available on Friday 9/12, … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 16 @ 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.  
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Reappraisal Reading Circle 7:00 pm
Reappraisal Reading Circle
Sep 17 @ 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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Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes 7:00 pm
Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes
Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes @ Salem Athenaeum
Monopoly X: How Top-Secret World War II Operations Used the Game of Monopoly to Help Allied POWs Escape, Conceal Spies, and Send Secret Codes Monopoly X is arguably the most unusual and best-kept secret operation … Continued
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Book Sale 9:00 am
Book Sale
Sep 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Book Sale @ Salem Athenaeum
Stop by the best book sale of the year! One Day Only! Saturday 9/20 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Stop by and buy books!  
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 23 @ 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
Sep 23 @ 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
Sep 23 @ 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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Any Book Group 7:00 pm
Any Book Group
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
What are you reading? This is new 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! … Continued
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Trails & Sails: Athenaeum Tours 2025 11:00 am
Trails & Sails: Athenaeum Tours 2025
Sep 27 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
As part of Trails and Sails, the Salem Athenaeum will be having free guided tours of the building along with a brief history of the institution (established 1760). Select books from the library’s Historical Collections … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 30 @ 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.