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Wednesday, February 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 MoreWednesday, February 13:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Event - Conversation with Rep. O'Day about the Healthy Youth Act
Join fellow teens and take a moment to talk with Representative James O'Day. Our conversation and questions will be focusing on the current "Healthy Youth Act" that has yet to be passed and focuses on updating sexual education language and covered subjects.…Learn More2
Thursday, February 210:00—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, February 212:00—1:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Cookbook Club (Rescheduled from January)
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, February 22:30—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! Children are assigned an age-appropriate novel in advance and read it prior to the group's meeting. We will share a snack and discuss the book, with a special emphasis on the characters' choices -- why do they choose to act in specific ways and how does it change them during the course of the novel? Registration is required.…Learn More3
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Monday, February 610:00—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, February 63:30—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! Each month an age-appropriate novel with be assigned in advance for members to read prior to the meeting. We will share a snack and discuss the novel, with a particular emphasis on why and how characters make the choices they do.…Learn MoreMonday, February 65:30—6:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Ipswich Girl Scout Recruitment Night
This event will help a newly forming Ipswich troop become established and see if there is enough potential to form a second troop as well.7
Tuesday, February 710:00—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, February 73:45—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Grade 2 Jr. Great Books Club
Grade 2, Junior Great Books, meets on one Tuesday afternoon per month. Registration is required. In an established book club format, short stories feature themes of friendship, courage and responsibility, as students begin reading for meaning and sharing ideas around what they have read .…Learn More
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Wednesday, February 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 MoreWednesday, February 86:30—7:45 PMConference RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Friends of the Ipswich Public Library Board Meeting
Monthly meeting of the Board of the Friends of Ipswich Public Library.
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Thursday, February 910:00—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 More10
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Monday, February 133:30—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! Each month an age-appropriate novel with be assigned in advance for members to read prior to the meeting. We will share a snack and discuss the novel, with a particular emphasis on why and how characters make the choices they do.…Learn More14
Tuesday, February 1410:00—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 More15
Wednesday, February 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 MoreWednesday, February 153:30—4:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
First Grade Junior Great Books
A book club for first graders using the Junior Great Books curriculum. Children will read with their caregivers an assigned story in advance of the meeting each month, and then we will read the story again together as a group. Children will be encouraged to "wonder" about the story and pose questions about why the characters act in the way they do or why the story takes the turns it does.…Learn More
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Thursday, February 1610:00—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, February 162:30—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! Children are assigned an age-appropriate novel in advance and read it prior to the group's meeting. We will share a snack and discuss the book, with a special emphasis on the characters' choices -- why do they choose to act in specific ways and how does it change them during the course of the novel? Registration is required.…Learn More17
Friday, February 175:00—6:00 PMTeen RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Cupcake Creations - A Story from the Heart
Happy February Break! Let's start your vacation off right with a tasty contest and a chance to win prizes!
Come in, get creative, and go home with a yummy creation (or two) and maybe a win a gift card prize. Prizes will be awarded around the theme: "A Story from the Heart".…Learn More18
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Monday, February 20Closed
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Wednesday, February 221:00—3:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Giant Games and family and friends!
Giant Games for families and friends!Plan to meet friends or just drop by for this family activity and play with our collection of oversized games, including: Giant Jenga, Giant Connect Four, Giant Spoons, Giant Tic Tac Toe, Jumbo Bananagrams, Jumbo Pick Up Sticks, Pass the Big Pigs, Giant Uno, and some Corn Hole.…Learn More
Wednesday, February 224:00—5:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Candy BINGO: "The Cover was Red..."
Happy Vacation Week!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 (incoming 6th-12th grade).…Learn MoreWednesday, February 226:30—7:30 PMConference RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Nonfiction Book Club
Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month to discuss a work of nonfiction. The February 2023 title for discussion is, "Fuzz: When Nature Beaks the Law" by Mary Roach, held over from our canceled January meeting. Copies of this title are available at the library.
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Thursday, February 2310:00 AM—12:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Crafternoon in the Morning!
Come make a cool craft with Mrs. G! These creative and sometimes intricate crafts are geared to children who can make them independently. Children under the age of 8 who wish to participate must be accompanied by a caregiver. While registration is not required, you may do so if you wish to receive an email reminder of the event.
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Friday, February 2410:00—10:45 AMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Friday Fun Day, LEGO Day
LEGO for 2 to 5 year-olds with caregiver
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Saturday, February 2511:30 AM—2:00 PMConference RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Ipswich Community Gardners Association Meeting
Saturday, February 251:00—3:00 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Teen Super Smash/Mario Kart Tournament
Get ready to rumble!We are going to all play many copies of Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart at once (some on the Switch, some on the N64s provided), each player getting their name on a raffle ticket for every five minute round they win (SSB) or every 50cc course they win (MK).…Learn More26
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Monday, February 273:30—4:30 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Radical Readers C
A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers! Each month an age-appropriate novel with be assigned in advance for members to read prior to the meeting. We will share a snack and discuss the novel, with a particular emphasis on why and how characters make the choices they do.…Learn MoreMonday, February 276:00—7:30 PMConference RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Ipswich Library Board of Trustees Investment Committee
Monday, February 276:30—9:15 PMCollins Meeting RoomIpswich Public Library25 North Main Street, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, 01938
Oscar Movie Series: Elvis
Join us this month as we celebrate the upcoming Oscars by watching nominated films!
Today we are showing: Elvis (PG-13, 159 min).
This film has been nominated for eight academy awards:
- Best Picture (Warner Bros. )- Best Actor (Austin Butler)- Best Cinematography (Mandy Walker)- Best Costume Design (Catherine Martin)- Best Film Editing (Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond)- Best Makeup & Hairstyling- Best Production Design- Best SoundDon't forget to fill out our Oscar Ballot and enter to win our Night at the Oscars Giveaway (drawing on Monday, March 13th)!
Please call or e-mail Teen Librarian Katy Wuerker with any questions at (978) 356-6648 or kwuerker@ipswichlibrary.…Learn More28
Tuesday, February 2810:00—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 More