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Abbot Public Library gets intern for Marblehead Room

25Sep

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Abbot Public Library gets intern for Marblehead Room

Abbot Public Library announced its new Marblehead Room intern, Katie Galvin. This partnership with Salem State University took root in fall 2022 when Susan Edwards, university archivist, helped store the Marblehead Room contents during the library's renovation. Galvin, a Haverhill native, graduated from Assumption University in 2022 with a degree in history. She's now pursuing her master's in history with a public history graduate certificate at Salem State. Previously, Galvin interned at the American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire, and the Worcester Historical Museum. Her research on the Ursuline Convent riots is featured in the American Antiquarian Society's online database. She also contributed to the Slave Adverts 250 Twitter page. Galvin now works as a histori...

LWV, APL team up for ‘Intro to Intellectual Freedom’ program on Oct. 4

The League of Women Voters of Marblehead, in partnership with Abbot Public Library, is hosting an "Introduction to Intellectual Freedom" program on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will take place at Abbot Public Library, 3 Brook Rd., and will also be accessible online via Zoom. Featured speakers include Jennifer Billings, a 20-year educator from Marblehead, and Susan Caulfield, co-chair of the Massachusetts Library Association Intellectual Freedom/Social Responsibility Committee. Abbot Public Library staff and board members will moderate the discussion. The program pays tribute to Joan Ehrich, a former Marblehead school librarian and League of Women Voters member. A gathering in Ehrich's memory will precede the program at 6 p.m. Advance registration is ...

Solutions to the plastic crisis: author talk with Erica Cirino

On Monday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m., join photojournalist, scientist and artist Erica Cirino for an online presentation as she discusses her book, "Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis." Cirino will share facts and immediate action people can take to help communities and protect their health from plastics. Cirino will present her findings and current work communicating science-backed facts and solutions to the plastic pollution, featuring original reporting, research and images from the frontlines of the plastic crisis, including from the middle of the great Pacific garbage patch. Registration is required. For additional information, please visit www.abbotlibrary.org, email mar@noblenet.org or call 781-631-1481.