Abbot Public Library

[7] Gregory O. Lyon bequeathed $20,000 to the Town of Marblehead for the construction of a new library.

The Friends of the Abbot Public Library helped preserve the Messenger, a Marblehead newspaper, on microfilm.

[10] In the fall of 2022, the library moved to an interim space on Brook Road, the site of the old Eveleth School, while major renovations and upgrades take place.

[13] [14] July 5 -7, 2024 the library opened its doors to the public following the renovation to host the Marblehead Literary Festival, an event that is part of the annual Marblehead Festival of the Arts.

Guest authors included Eric Jay Dolin, Hank Phillippi Ryan and Julia Glass.