Support the Dyer

  Support the Dyer
Contribute Funds
Although the library’s resources are available to the public at no cost, the Dyer is entirely privately funded and receives no government support. At present, the Dyer Memorial Library operates out of funds derived from investment income of two trusts: Marietta Dyer’s original bequest and a trust established in the 1980s through the generosity of Joseph Murphy, a former library trustee who bequeathed his estate to the Dyer.

Monetary contributions are always needed for general operating expenses as well as for specific projects. The Dyer Memorial Library appreciates contributions in order to continue serving the needs of the community. Please contact us if you would like to discuss funding a project.

Gifts can be made by check payable to Dyer Memorial Library, and sent to P.O. Box 2245, Abington, MA 02351. Please let us know if your employer has a matching gift program.
Please contact us if you would like information on how to include the Dyer Memorial Library in your estate planning.

Donate Documents/Artifacts
If you have material relating to Old Abington which you would like to give to the Dyer, please contact us to discuss your gift.

Volunteer
Get involved! We welcome anyone who can help us to better serve the community. A variety of short-term and on-going projects are available that are designed to match a volunteer’s skills, interests, and schedule. Volunteers develop their own schedules, based on the library’s operating hours. All work is done on site at the library.

Volunteer opportunities may include but are not limited to: archiving collections, cataloging and creating finding aids, exhibit preparation and installation, filing and photocopying projects, newsletter production, preservation work, and shelf reading.
We appreciate your gift of time, whatever it may be.

Buy a Book

Images of America: Abington by Sharon Orcutt Peters presents an illustrated portrait of what it was like to live and work in the town during the 19th and 20th centuries. Abington was founded and built around the mills, and then grew with the times to become a focal point for the thriving shoe industry. The book shows how throughout history, its central location between Boston and Plymouth shaped Abington forever.
Author Sharon Orcutt Peters is a member of the Abington Historical Commission and a resident of Abington. She is also a freelance writer who has produced works pertaining to South Shore history.

The book retails for $19.99 (Massachusetts residents please add 5% sales tax) – a portion of which goes directly to support our programs. Books purchased from the Dyer are signed by the author. Please contact us to place your order.


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