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At the Athenæum
CSEM Concert:
Haydn String Quartets
The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde
New Book Groups
Robert Browning at 200
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Cast Party!
Meet characters from the novels of Charles Dickens and join in the festivities at the Athenaeum's winter exhibition. Stand-up illustrations of characters contribute to the lively atmosphere as do Victorian party masks and a Lloyd Garrison painting inspired by A Christmas Carol. Throughout the building are banners depicting images and artifacts from the Charles Dickens Museum, London. Honorary Curator Elaine Von Bruns has gathered various illustrated editions, photographs and collectibles to tell the tale of Dickens' life and to examine his characters by theme, including: villains, children parenting adults, Pickwick and his followers, and pitiful ones. A feature not to be missed is the Miss Havisham table, with her wedding parasol, shoes, portrait, various renderings of Miss Havisham, and, of course, a coating of cobwebs. As you leave the exhibit, don't forget to vote for your favorite Dickens' character!
Athenæum Bicentennial Book: The Perfect Gift!
It's here! The Salem Athenæum in 2010: A Bicentennial Celebration is printed and ready for your perusal.
Featuring crisp black and white images and reproductions of decorative printer's marks from our own collection, this elegant volume with gold-stamped cloth-bound covers
documents the Athenæum in its 200th year. Treat yourself or a fellow book lover to this terrific gift!
The Salem Athenæum in 2010 presents a history of the library since 1910, written by historian and teacher Charles Newhall (a past president of the Athenaeum);
a survey of highlights from our stellar collections, collecting practices through the century, and the library's decorative holdings are presented by Athenæum Director
Jean Marie Procious.
A high point of our Bicentennial year was an address by former Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court at the opening night of our
joint exhibition of the 1629 Massachusetts Bay Charter with the Peabody Essex Museum. Many of you joined us for this talk, and we are deeply pleased that Justice Marshall
allowed us to reprint her remarks.
The book includes stunning images of the library; a list of the programs offered throughout the bicentennial year; records of Athenæum Proprietors in 2010,
along with the names of the original owners of their library shares; a list of librarians since 1812; the Athenæum By-laws; and the roster of the 2010 Board of Trustees.
The Salem Athenæum in 2010: A Bicentennial Celebration was made possible by a grant from the Essex National Heritage Commission and by the generous
sponsors of the Salem Athenæum Bicentennial.
Printed in a limited edition of just 200 copies, we urge you to secure yours while supplies last.
You may purchase your copy for $30 plus tax through PayPal below, or by bringing a check to the library.
Don't wait! Supplies are limited!
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