Ipswich Public Library

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Join Jan Van Almkerk on the second Saturday of each month to mediate. Learn how to calm your body and mind and alleviate stress during these difficult times. Registration is recommended, but not required. Take a deep breath and get ready to RELAX. Namaste.

preschool visits

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read!

Winthrop K visits

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

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

Junior Great Books Grade 2

How it worksAt Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books. .. it's BYOBook. Friends and strangers gather on the Second Tuesday of the month, at the Ipswich Public Library Rogers Room (where the fireplace is), share what they're reading, and settle in for an hour or so of sustained silent reading.…Learn More

Lap Sit Mother Goose

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

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

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

The library will open at 9:30AM on this day.

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 More

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Stuffed animal sleepover drop-off.

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

Plan to meet friends and stop in to play games, including giant games of Connect 4 and Jenga, even giant UNO in the Collins Room. No registration required.

Great for beginners! Learn to crochet or knit with our yarn & supplies, or bring a project of your own. The YA Librarian can teach basic crochet & knitting. Open to ages 10-18. Registration is appreciated so we know how many to expect, but not required.…Learn More

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Zootopia 2 movie

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Join us each month to try new crafts. As adults, crafting and finding new hobbies can be time consuming and expensive, this group will help cut down on the costs and the time spent figuring out how to do something. We will have craft kits with instructions and all the materials you need available for a new craft each month.…Learn More

Crafternoon Drop-In Craft

Hands-On Stuffy Vet Clinic with Dr. Rosie

This campaign led by a local teen meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Sets of dice and premade character sheets will be provided, though please feel free to bring your own dice or other accessories. The group is currently full.

Crafternoon Drop-In Craft

The Science of Helping Animals Feel Better

Family Bingo at the library! Play as a family or solo! Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a caregiver. Prizes for winners of each round!

Lap Sit Mother Goose

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

Join us at the library for a spectacular end-of-break event with One Up Games! They will bring a variety of next-gen consoles, including a Nintendo Switch, XBox, PlayStation, and Oculus Quest! There will be a mix of all the popular, classic, and retro games so you can play to your heart's content.…Learn More

Join us at the library for a spectacular end-of-break event with One Up Games! They will bring a variety of next-gen consoles, including a Nintendo Switch, XBox, PlayStation, and Oculus Quest! There will be a mix of all the popular, classic, and retro games so you can play to your heart's content.…Learn More

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers.

Love a good book and want to talk about it?Every month, the club has a different book from a different genre. The 3rd Monday of every month at 6:00pm, ending by 7:00pm. If there is a holiday on the 3rd Monday, the group will meet on the 4th Monday from 6:00pm-7:00pmThis month, we are reading:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.…Learn More

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

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

Join us for an evening with author David J. Kent on his new book, Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours (Globe Pequot, 2026). About the author: David J. Kent is an award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar, a former scientist, and an avid road tripper who returns to his hometown of Ipswich frequently for family and friends.…Learn More

Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month to discuss a work of nonfiction. This Month's title is title is:In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larsen

Lap Sit Mother Goose

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

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

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 More

Join a local teen for a rousing campaign of the classic tabletop RPG, Dungeons & Dragons! This campaign will last over several sessions, with the group meeting twice a month through April and May, and once in June. Sets of dice and premade character sheets will be provided, though please feel free to bring your own dice or other accessories.…Learn More

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Music for the Little Ones

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

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

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

Jr. Great Books Grade 2

Lap Sit Mother Goose

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

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

A beginning book club for first graders! Meeting monthly on a Wednesday afternoon, First Grade Junior Great Books uses a special curriculum designed specifically for this age group. Each month children will read at home before the meeting a designated picture book in the book distributed to participants and we will then re-read the story aloud as a group and talk about what it all means.…Learn More

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 More

Join us for our next meeting of the Ipswich Public Library Cookbook Club--the book group where the food comes right off the page! Space is limited, but anyone is welcome to sign up. This month's cookbook is Korean American : Food that tastes like home, by Eric Kim.…Learn More

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Please register on Zoom hereExplore the the biology of ticks and the growing threat of tick-borne diseases. While Lyme disease (caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by blacklegged ticks) is the most common vector-borne disease in North America, there are many other serious pathogens carried by different tick species, including those causing babesiosis, anaplasmosis, Powassan encephalitis, and alpha-gal syndrome.…Learn More

Join Jan Van Almkerk on the second Saturday of each month to mediate. Learn how to calm your body and mind and alleviate stress during these difficult times. Registration is recommended, but not required. Take a deep breath and get ready to RELAX. Namaste.

preschool visits

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read!

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

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

Junior Great Books Grade 2

Lap Sit Mother Goose

Please register on Zoom by clicking hereThese days there are so many 'fake' jobs being sent to job seekers that aren't real. But they seem like it. Learn some of the tell tale signs and how you can best protect yourself from them. Led by Kenneth Lang, the co-founder of My Networking Central, a searchable database for networking events and speakers.…Learn More

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

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

Are you having trouble with your cell phone, laptop, tablet, or any other type of technology? The library can try to help! Book a time for a librarian to sit down with you and go over the problem. We cannot promise to fix every issue, but we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

A beginning book club for first graders! Meeting monthly on a Wednesday afternoon, First Grade Junior Great Books uses a special curriculum designed specifically for this age group. Each month children will read at home before the meeting a designated picture book in the book distributed to participants and we will then re-read the story aloud as a group and talk about what it all means.…Learn More

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 More

Join a local teen for a rousing campaign of the classic tabletop RPG, Dungeons & Dragons! This campaign will last over several sessions, with the group meeting twice a month through April and May, and once in June. Sets of dice and premade character sheets will be provided, though please feel free to bring your own dice or other accessories.…Learn More

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

A book club for third graders who love to read and to talk about books with their peers!

Northeast ARC Early Intervention ages 12 to 24 months

Lap Sit Mother Goose

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

Every Monday from 10am to 12pm the come to the library to do crossword while sipping coffee (or tea). Sit with friends and make new ones as we put our minds to the test. The New York Times Magazine crossword will be provided, but feel free…Learn More

A book club for fourth and fifth graders who love to read and talk about books with their peers.

Love a good book and want to talk about it?Every month, the club has a different book from a different genre. The 3rd Monday of every month at 6:00pm, ending by 7:00pm. If there is a holiday on the 3rd Monday, the group will meet on the 4th Monday from…Learn More

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

Are you an ESOL “student” of any age? The library is hosting an English conversation group weekly in the conference room. These are not formal lessons, but a chance to practice English in a relaxed environment. All levels welcome!

Great for beginners! Learn to crochet or knit with our yarn & supplies, or bring a project of your own. The YA Librarian can teach basic crochet & knitting. Open to ages 10-18. Registration is appreciated so we know how many to expect, but not required.…Learn More

Join us for an evening with Catherine Newman, author of the novels Wreck, Sandwich, and We All Want Impossible Things along with several nonfiction works for adults and kids. Wreck was named the Good Morning America (GMA) Book Club pick for November 2025.…Learn More

Lap Sit Mother Goose