Beverly Public Library

Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and it’s a great time to check out some of the wonderful museums and other attractions in the Boston and North Shore area! Thanks to the Friends of the Beverly Public Library, the library can offer significant reductions for admission to many of these attractions through its museum pass program. With just a couple of exceptions, museum passes are available year-round.
And now you can check availability of and reserve these museum passes from home. Simply search our passes by museum or by date and use your library card number and PIN to make a reservation. You can even cancel your reservation online. Please be sure to note whether you need to pick up your pass at the main library or at the Farms branch. As always, you are still welcome to come by in person or call either library to make your reservation.
The Beverly Public Library offers discount passes to the following attractions:

• Boston Children’s Museum
• Franklin Park Zoo & Stone Zoo
• Harvard Art Museum
• Harvard Museum of Natural History
• The House of the Seven Gables
• The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
• The Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum
• The JFK Library and Museum
• The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
• The Museum of Science (Boston)
• The New England Aquarium (**passes not available in July or August)
• The Peabody Essex Museum

On Monday, July 12, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street, from 1 – 6 PM. Free Friendly’s ice cream will be available. According to the Red Cross, there is currently a critical need for type O negative blood. Type O negative is always in high demand because it can be transfused to patients with any blood type, especially in emergencies. You can learn more about donating blood, including how to prepare, on the Red Cross’s website at www.redcrossblood.org.

On Monday, June 28, Beverly’s own John Archer and Dan Murphy will present “A Patriotic Review”, a concert of patriotic songs with piano accompaniment in honor of the Fourth of July. The fun begins at 9:30 AM in the Sohier Room at the main library, 32 Essex Street. The concert will last approximately one hour. Light refreshments will be served. This family-friendly program is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary, and the library is wheelchair accessible.

Dan Murphy’s seven-member jazz band, “Civil Disturbance,” will kick off the Beverly Recreation Department’s summer “Concert on the Common” series on Thursday, June 24. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and the kids to the Beverly Common (across from the Beverly Library) to enjoy swing in the New Orleans Dixieland tradition as well as some favorites from the past. The concert runs from 6 – 8 PM and is sponsored by the Friends of the Beverly Public Library.

Many thanks to all the children of Beverly who participated in the Let’s Hold Hands paper doll event held at the Library in February. The Let’s Hold Hands program was founded by author and illustrator Susan Roth as an outgrowth of her award-winning picture book Listen to the Wind. The program aims to foster world understanding in the coming generations.

The beautiful dolls made at the library have been part of a traveling exhibit and have visited museums such as the Children’s Museum of Manhattan and the Peace Study Center in Baltimore. Special congratulations to Angelina (age 5) of St. Mary’s School, and Grace (age 7) of Centerville Elementary School. Their dolls will be displayed at the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt!