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Tuesday, March 110:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn More2
Wednesday, March 210:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn More3
Thursday, March 310:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Story Time
For children ages 2 through Kindergarten. A fun opportunity for adults to interact with the child in their care while listening to stories, singing songs and participating in large motor skill activities . Creating a wonderful sense of community, this is a great program not only for parents, but for grandparents and their grandchildren or for any caregivers who want to participate in Story Time with the children in their charge.…Learn MoreThursday, March 312:00—1:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Cookbook Club
What do you get when you cross a cookbook with a book group? A Cookbook Club, of course!Check out a copy of the selected book from the library (books are available starting two weeks before the monthly meeting), pick a recipe (we'll keep track to avoid duplicates), and prepare it for the program.…Learn MoreThursday, March 32:30—3:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Book Buddies A
A book club for third graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers! Please note, you need to have registered your child for this program by clicking on the link for the date Oct. 7 in the library website calendar. If you have already registered your child is all set.…Learn MoreThursday, March 33:30—4:15 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Middle School Book Club
Join us for our monthly Middle School Book Club meeting. All middle school teens are invited (6th through 8th grade) to come join in for a great book discussion and some snacks.
This month we are reading: Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice, #1) by Joseph Delaney.…Learn More4
Friday, March 410:00—10:30 AMChildren's RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Drop-In Play
Drop-In Play for caregivers with babies and toddlers in the Collins Room. No registration required, but we will limit the number of participants in the room at one time. You can always pick out your books and movies if there is a wait for your turn to play.…Learn More
Friday, March 43:30—4:15 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
High School Book Club
Join us for our monthly High School Book Club meeting. All high school teens are invited (9th through 12th grade) to come join in for a great book discussion either in person or virtually using Zoom. Snacks provided.
This month we are reading: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.…Learn More5
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Monday, March 710:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Music for the Little Ones with Eric Clemenzi
Music for the Little Ones
Monday, March 73:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Radical Readers A
A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers!…Learn MoreMonday, March 76:30—7:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mystery Book Club
Love a good mystery? Join fellow mystery lovers and discuss the assigned book. Copies will be available to be checked out at the Holds Station in the main circulation room. This time, we will be discussing: TBD by February's meeting. Copies are now available to pick up on our book group's section of the Holds Shelf anytime the library is open.…Learn More8
Tuesday, March 810:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn More9
Wednesday, March 910:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn MoreWednesday, March 93:30—4:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
First Grade Junior Great Books
This program for first graders is based on the acclaimed First Grade Junior Great Books series of stories and poems. Children will listen to a story, and then think about it together, paying attention to the characters and their motivations and intentions.…Learn More
Wednesday, March 96:30—7:45 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Friends of the Ipswich Public Library
Monthly meeting of the Board of the Friends of Ipswich Public Library.
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Thursday, March 1010:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Story Time
For children ages 2 through Kindergarten. A fun opportunity for adults to interact with the child in their care while listening to stories, singing songs and participating in large motor skill activities . Creating a wonderful sense of community, this is a great program not only for parents, but for grandparents and their grandchildren or for any caregivers who want to participate in Story Time with the children in their charge.…Learn MoreThursday, March 102:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Crafternoon
Drop by the library between 2:30 and 4:30 on the second Thursday (Ipswich Public School half day) of each month for an awesome craft opportunity. Space is limited. All projects are intended for school-age children with intricate and challenging crafts.…Learn More
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Friday, March 1110:00—10:30 AMChildren's RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Drop-In Play
Drop-In Play for caregivers with babies and toddlers in the Collins Room. No registration required, but we will limit the number of participants in the room at one time. You can always pick out your books and movies if there is a wait for your turn to play.…Learn More
Friday, March 1112:30—1:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement for the Little Ones with Jenny Carlson
Movement for the Little OnesFriday, March 113:30—4:15 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Graphic Novel Book Club
Love a good graphic novel, be it fiction, non-fiction, or biography? Join fellow graphic novel lovers and discuss the assigned book. Snacked provided. This time, we will be discussing: El Deafo by Cece Bell. Copies will be available to pick up in the Teen Room anytime the library is open.…Learn MoreFriday, March 113:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement mapping Jenny Carlson
Movement mapping for elementary school students12
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Monday, March 143:00—4:30 PMConference RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Board of Trustees Meeting
Monthly meeting of the library's Board of Trustees.
Monday, March 143:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Radical Readers B
A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers!…Learn MoreMonday, March 146:30—7:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Graphic Novel Book Club
Love a good graphic novel, be it fiction, non-fiction, or biography? Join fellow graphic novel lovers and discuss the assigned book. Copies will be available to be checked out at the Holds Station in the main circulation room. This time, we will be discussing: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (David Lloyd).…Learn MoreMonday, March 146:30—8:00 PMVirtual - LiveIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Peace of Art
A virtual workshop for adults to learn creative ways to reduce stress and develop visual art-based mindfulness techniques to feel an inner sense of peace. Participants will explore simple visual art prompts at home using various art materials curated in a “make and take kit” which will be available for pickup at the Ipswich Public Library a week prior to the workshop date.…Learn More15
Tuesday, March 1510:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn More16
Wednesday, March 1610:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn MoreWednesday, March 166:30—7:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Booker Bookies Book Club
The Booker Bookies book club at the Ipswich Public Library welcomes those with a love (whether blossoming or cultivated) for English literature, especially recognizable works of "literary fiction" published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The selections for Booker Bookies are fiction titles that have either won the Booker Prize or were shortlisted entries.…Learn More17
Thursday, March 1710:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Story Time
For children ages 2 through Kindergarten. A fun opportunity for adults to interact with the child in their care while listening to stories, singing songs and participating in large motor skill activities . Creating a wonderful sense of community, this is a great program not only for parents, but for grandparents and their grandchildren or for any caregivers who want to participate in Story Time with the children in their charge.…Learn MoreThursday, March 172:30—3:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Book Buddies B
A book club for third graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers! Please note, you need to have registered your child for this program by clicking on the link for the date Oct. 7 in the library website calendar. If you have already registered, your child is all set.…Learn MoreThursday, March 173:30—4:15 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Eating Oreos & Opinions - A Teen Contest
Oreo Cookie Day of Judgement - A Teen ContestDid you know that National Oreo Cookie Day was on March 6th? Exciting times! To celebrate both the delicious cookie AND the "Oreo" method of creating persuasive arguments, we are going to eat, offer opinions, and judge the best flavor of Oreos in front of us.…Learn More18
Friday, March 1810:00—10:30 AMChildren's RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Drop-In Play
Drop-In Play for caregivers with babies and toddlers in the Collins Room. No registration required, but we will limit the number of participants in the room at one time. You can always pick out your books and movies if there is a wait for your turn to play.…Learn More
Friday, March 1812:30—1:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement for the Little Ones with Jenny Carlson
Movement for the Little OnesFriday, March 183:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement mapping Jenny Carlson
Movement mapping for elementary school students19
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Monday, March 213:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Radical Readers C
A book club for 4th and 5th graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers! Prior registration is required for this group. Please call the Children's Room at 978-412-8713 with any questions.Monday, March 216:00—7:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Virtual - LiveIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Ipswich in History: Slavery & the Underground Railroad
Join us as Ipswich Town Historian Gordon Harris takes us through a timeline of events on the national and local scale that culminated in the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. "In 1765, Jenny Slew, who had been enslaved in Ipswich, was the first person to successfully sue for her freedom.…Learn More22
Tuesday, March 2210:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn MoreTuesday, March 224:00—4:45 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
CANCELED - Teen Paint Night: Winter Watercolors (With Salt!)
Take a moment this month and join Teen Librarian Katy to try your hand at watercolor painting. It's time to catch our breaths and slow down. After watching a brief watercolor video all together, you will use the provided materials to conjure up your own winter scenes on paper and check out what others are doing at the same time.…Learn More23
Wednesday, March 2310:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn MoreWednesday, March 234:00—5:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Candy BINGO: "Going Green"
Happy March!Grab a board and your candy markers and get ready to BINGO! If you've never played BINGO, now is the time to learn, with treats and prizes in the mix. The winner each session will have their name entered into a very stylish hat. Once we have hit the end of our program time, Teen Librarian Katy will draw three names from the hat and all three will be prize winners!This event is free and for Teens only (6th-12th grade).…Learn More24
Thursday, March 2410:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Story Time
A fun opportunity for adults to interact with the child in their care while listening to stories, singing songs and participating in large motor skill activities . Creating a wonderful sense of community, this is a great program not only for parents, but for grandparents and their grandchildren or for any caregivers who want to participate in Story Time with the children in their charge.…Learn More25
Friday, March 2510:00—10:30 AMChildren's RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Drop-In Play
Drop-In Play for caregivers with babies and toddlers in the Collins Room. No registration required, but we will limit the number of participants in the room at one time. You can always pick out your books and movies if there is a wait for your turn to play.…Learn More
Friday, March 2512:30—1:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement for the Little Ones with Jenny Carlson
Movement for the Little OnesFriday, March 253:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Movement mapping Jenny Carlson
Movement mapping for elementary school students26
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Tuesday, March 2910:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn MoreTuesday, March 293:45—4:45 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Yoga for grades 1 to 5!
An introduction to yoga with Elissa Shoreman from Buddhaful Souls Yoga Studios. For students in grades 1 to 5. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ipswich Public Library.30
Wednesday, March 3010:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Mother Goose on the Loose
An interactive early literacy program for caregivers with infants through 2-year-olds. Songs, stories, music and finger-plays for caregivers and babies to enjoy together. Ipswich Children’s Room staff are trained in the presentation of this well-renowned program.…Learn More31
Thursday, March 3110:00—10:30 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Story Time
For children ages 2 through Kindergarten. A fun opportunity for adults to interact with the child in their care while listening to stories, singing songs and participating in large motor skill activities Creating a wonderful sense of community, this is a great program not only for parents, but for grandparents and their grandchildren or for any caregivers who want to participate in Story Time with the children in their charge.…Learn MoreThursday, March 314:00—4:45 PMRogers RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
The First Ever! Artifact Community Show and Tell
In an informal setting, participants will be invited to briefly tell a narrative about a historical object or item of interest. You are also welcome to just come and listen! Items won't be passed around (unless the "teller" feels comfortable with it) for the sake of keeping things from being damaged.…Learn More