The Beverly Public Library was established in 1855, three years after the Massachusetts Legislature became the first in the nation to authorize cit...
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Mission Statement : The Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library, small and suburban, seeks to be an integral part of its community by providing all r...
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The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is a publicly-funded institution dedicated to the common good by serving the informational, educational, cultura...
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History:
Thomas Oliver Hazard Perry Burnham was born in Essex in 1814. During the mid 1800's he became a successful and affluent used bookse...
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History Of The Library :
In December 1856, the American banker, philanthropist, and Danvers native George Peabody gave $10,000 for the establishm...
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Mission:The Ipswich Public Library is a vital resource for ideas, information and recreation for all members of the community. The mission of the I...
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History Of The Library : From its earliest days the Topsfield Town Library has been dedicated to supporting the arts in many forms in order to enr...
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About the Library : In 1815 a "Social Library" formed, that was then chartered by the Legislature in 1818. In 1819 the collection totalled an over...
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About Us:
The Nahant Public Library was founded in 1819, the third oldest in Massachusetts after Franklin and Harvard. Our library became a free ...
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The mission of the Rowley Public Library is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life for all people in the community by providing a ...
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The Friends of the Rowley Public Library is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization whose sole mission is to support the Rowley Public Library by providi...
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The Lyceum inevitably led to the formation of a library. In 1850, a local businessman and philanthropist, Samuel E. Sawyer, offered the Lyceum $100...
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