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- As the public library for the community since George Peabody’s generous donation in 1854, the Peabody Institute Library provides innovative services, resources, programs, and spaces to meet the educational, informational, cultural and creative needs of the community while offering opportunities for lifelong learning for all.
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The Peabody Institute Library is the public library serving the City of Peabody. George Peabody, a highly regarded philanthropist, was the founder in 1854. The main library building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Apr 16, 2024 · The Peabody Institute Library began shortly thereafter, with the reading room in its eastern wing completed in 1878. Designed in the Renaissance Revival style by English-born architect Edmund George Lind, the reading room consists of six floors supported by cast-iron balconies and faux-classical columns with Corinthian capitals and gold leaf.
The Peabody Institute Library is the oldest public library in the country to still operate in its original building. The Peabody Institute Library created this excellent timeline of its history. Timeline of the Peabody Institute Library | Sutori.
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The Peabody Institute Library’s history is firmly rooted in the legacy of giving. George Peabody’s gift to the citizens of Peabody began with a $20,000 commitment to the residents of the Town of South Danvers. One hundred fifty-five years later, the gift continues to enrich the residents of Peabody in ways George Peabody may never have imagined! To...
Your donation to a 501(c)3 organization provides great tax benefits. The Foundation can maximize the value of your donation by investing in higher-yield funds. The Peabody Institute Library Foundation is a 501(c) 3 charitable organization. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. All proceeds support the Peabody Institute Library.
Your gift can be structured in several different ways. You may want to honor the memory of a loved friend or relative, celebrate the life of a newborn, or honor the accomplishments of a friend. Funds may be named or established anonymously.
Endowed gifts may be restricted to certain activities or purchases – programming, furniture, capital projects, children’s books, music, foreign language materials, to name just a few examples. Please consider an unrestricted gift that can be used to accomplish goals of the Foundation in support of the mission of the Peabody Institute Library. Endow...
The Peabody Institute Library Foundation Board of Directors appreciates your gift in any amount. Your contribution will be used to purchase materials, support special projects or provide programming in general subject areas at your discretion.
Please consider the Peabody Institute Library Foundation as you prepare your estate plan. Your attorney or financial planner can assist you in structuring your gift for maximum tax benefit.
Ms. Martha Holden (President), Darryl Anne McCarthy (Clerk), Anne Marie Burns (Treasurer), Debra Holden, Don McAllister, Cate Merlin, Stephanie Najjar, Anne Quinn, Jacqueline Torigian
Local History. Explore Peabody’s Local History, from George Peabody’s legacy to our Audubon Birds of America prints, in the historic Sutton Room at the Main Library and our online archives.
Feb 23, 2023 · The George Peabody Library today houses special edition books, including a first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. The Peabody Institute was founded by George Peabody as a cultural institution for the citizens of Baltimore in 1857.
The Peabody Library building, which opened in 1878, was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind, in collaboration with the first provost, Dr. Nathaniel H. Morison. Renowned for its striking architechtural interior, the Peabody Stack Room contains five tiers of ornamental cast iron balconies, which rise dramatically to the skylight 61 ...
