Sunday, January 12, 2025
3 p.m.
Shaw Research Library and via Zoom
The agenda for the 206th Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Portsmouth Athenæum will include the following:
• Welcome by the President
o Approval of Minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting
o Necrology 2024
• Finances
o Report of the Treasurer
o Report from the Finance Committee
o Approval of 2026 Assessment *
• Reports on the Year
o Report of the Keeper
o Report of the President
• Report of the Nominating Committee
• Election of Officers and Directors
• Recognition of outgoing Director
• Other Business
• Adjournment
* Please note that the Board of Directors will be asking for a dues increase of $75 to $325 effective January 1 2026, as directed by article III.1 (b) of the bylaws. It is becoming exceedingly challenging to keep pace with the rising costs over the past several years and our dues have not increased since 2013. The cumulative effect of inflation over that time period is a 35% reduction in buying power.
Please also note that Subscribers, spouses, and partners are welcome at the Annual Meeting, but only Proprietors may vote. The minutes, financial report, nominating report, and other annual reports for 2024 can be found by clicking the “2025 Annual Meeting Packet” button below.
The meeting will be held Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 3 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library and via Zoom. The link is below.