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388<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-11927"><a href="https://salemathenaeum.net/giving/" class="elementor-item" tabindex="-1">Give<span class="sub-arrow"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down" viewBox="0 0 320 512" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z"></path></svg></span></a>
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432									<p>&gt; <a href="#Introduction">An Introduction</a></p><p>&gt; <a href="#Values">Our Values &amp; Commitment</a></p><p>&gt; <a href="#Videos">Athenaeum Videos </a></p><p>&gt; <a href="#Membership-Libraries">Membership Libraries</a> </p>								</div>
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467									<p style="text-align: left;">An athenaeum (<u>ath-uh-NEE-um or ath-uh-NAY-um</u>) is a library or place of learning. As one of the nation’s earliest independent libraries, we support the pursuit of knowledge and building a better world.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We rely entirely on dues, donations, a modest endowment, and the occasional grant. With no government support, we answer only to ourselves and our members.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We assess authors on the quality of their work (no book bans here). We’re home to 50,000 books, including circulating and research collections documenting the intellectual history of the Greater Salem area since the colonial period.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://salemathenaeum.net/events/"><span style="color: #9d2036;"><strong>Our full schedule</strong></span></a> of lectures, concerts, workshops, and the <a href="https://salemathenaeum.net/our-events/#Lit-Fest"><span style="color: #9d2036;"><strong>Salem Literary </strong><strong>Festival </strong></span></a>provides ample opportunities for social and intellectual growth for all.</p>								</div>
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488									<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Salem Athenaeum Values Statement</strong><br />Working together with friends and neighbors throughout the North Shore of Massachusetts and beyond, the Salem Athenaeum is committed to the pursuit of knowledge through life-long learning, self-discovery, and association.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Foster Community:</strong> The Athenaeum warmly welcomes all individuals, creating a safe space for social contact and connection and embracing people irrespective of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Promote Education:</strong> Our historic collection is a departure point for a journey of mind and body, where education is as much about passion as it is about accomplishment. Through program offerings as diverse as the community we serve, members and guests are encouraged to be inquisitive, learn in unconventional ways, and discover new interests.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Embrace the Future as Stewards of the Past:</strong> An independent membership library for over 200 years, the Athenaeum has been able to curate a collection that is as extraordinary as it is timeless. By increasing the relevance and visibility of this incredible asset and improving access to the historic structure that houses it, we honor and extend our rich legacy by encouraging current and future generations to make their mark.</p>								</div>
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556									<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Before there were public libraries, there were membership libraries –</strong> associations of dues-paying members who pooled their resources to buy books, secure space, and employ librarians to manage the collection. While many membership libraries became publicly funded with the advent of the public library movement in the 19th century, a few still exist today and maintain their independence.  We encourage our members to visit our sister institutions.</p><p style="text-align: left;">For more information, see <em><strong>America’s Membership Libraries</strong></em><strong>,</strong> edited by Richard Wendorf and published by Oak Knoll Press. Members may borrow our circulating copy, or you can purchase your own at the library desk.</p>								</div>
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558									<ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://redwoodlibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Redwood Library &amp; Athenaeum</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Charleston Library Society</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.providenceathenaeum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Providence Athenaeum<br /></strong></a></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nysoclib.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The New York Society Library</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Boston Athenaeum</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://philaathenaeum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Athenaeum of Philadelphia</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.portsmouthathenaeum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Portsmouth Athenaeum</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://generalsociety.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The General Society of Mechanics &amp; Tradesmen</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://mechanicshallmaine.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association</strong></a></li></ul>								</div>
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560									<ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.mercantilelibrary.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Mercantile Library (Cincinnati)</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://centerforfiction.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Library Center for Fiction</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The St. Louis Mercantile Library Association</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://institutelibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Institute Library (New Haven)</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.milibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Mechanics Institute Library (San Francisco)</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.stjathenaeum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thelanierlibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Lanier Library Association</strong></a><u><br /></u></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.folioseattle.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Folio:The Seattle Athenaeum</strong></a></li></ul>								</div>
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