125-year-old volumes of the Worcester Telegram find their way home

By Mary Ellen O’Meara

The Friends of the Malden Public Library presented the Friends of the Worcester Public Library an invaluable collection of 10 leather-bound volumes of the Worcester Telegram, dated from 1898-1900, on Monday morning.

The President of the Friends of the Malden Public Library, Mary Ellen O’Meara, reached out to the Worcester Friends to offer to return the newspapers to their home. “It’s not every day that a city receives volumes of newspapers from 125 years ago,” observed O’Meara.

The President of the Worcester Friends, Rosemary McCarthy, came to the library personally to pick them up, and Dora St. Martin, Library Director, personally guided the Friends on a tour of the Converse Memorial Building and Art Galleries. “It was a pleasure to share our Malden treasure with our Worcester colleague,” beamed O’Meara. “Rosemary appreciated the beauty of the old Library and was amazed by the first-class art in the Galleries.”

The volumes were donated many years ago and have been stored in the Friends of the MPL book room. The Friends is the volunteer, nonprofit arm of the Malden Public Library and supports the Library by holding activities in our community to raise funds for programs. Join the Friends!