The FSPL will organize an annual meeting and an author’s conference

The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library (FSPL) will host its organization’s annual meeting as well as an interview with Massachusetts writer Beverly Beckham.

The first part of the meeting will consist of the election of board members and other business matters, followed by “An Evening with Celebrity Columnist Beverly Beckham.”

Living in Canton, Massachusetts, Beverly Beckham wrote weekly columns for 42 years, working for the Patriot Ledger, then the Boston Herald, and now the Boston Globe.

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Beckham was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for her “outstanding journalism in the fight against drunk driving”, received the Grimke Award “Women Amongst Us” from Boston and the Dr. Adrian Rondileau Award for “professional achievement and service community”. She was also a board member of the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and is now an honorary member.

The Friends of Shrewsbury Public Library is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the library and special events.

The event will take place at the Library’s Community Meeting Room (609 Main Street, 01545) on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, with the business meeting at 6:30 p.m. and the author’s talk starting at 7:00 p.m.