This February we are celebrating this year’s 91st Academy Awards Ceremony (airing Sunday, February 24th). Check out our “Night at the Oscars!” display table on the main floor to see what is available to checkout and to learn more about the list of nominees. Feeling lucky? Grab a ballot, return it completed with contact information to the box, and you might win our “Night at the Oscars!” Giveaway basket full of movie night goodies. Winner to be announced on Monday, February 25th.   Nominated Films are playing in the Collins Room this month! Click on the title to register online: Tuesday, February 5th: First Man (5:30-8pm, PG-13, 142min, Four Nominations) Saturday, February 9th: Christopher Robin (1-2:45pm, PG, 103min, One Nomination) Wednesday, February 13th: A Quiet Place (6-7:30pm, PG-13, 91min, One Nomination) Friday, February 15th: BlacKkKlansman (5-7:30pm, R, 136min, Six Nominations) Saturday, February 16th: Incredibles 2 (10-12:15pm, PG, 125min, One Nomination) Tuesday, February 19th: Solo: A Star Wars Story (1-3:15pm, PG-13, 135min, One Nomination) Friday, February 22nd: Black Panther (1-3:15pm, PG-13, 135min, Seven Nominations) All listed events are free and light refreshment will be provided. To learn more about the movies and to register for an event, you can also visit: ipswichlibrary.org/events. Questions? Please contact Teen Librarian Katy Wuerker at kwuerker@ipswichlibrary.org or (978) 356-6648.  

Registration for the Cookbook Club starts today!  Click here to register.

The Library Board of Trustees approved a new three-year strategic plan in September of 2018, which was subsequently approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Ipswich is continually growing and changing, and library services must grow and change with the Town. It is time for us to look again to be sure that we are using our resources effectively to meet the shifting needs of our community, and that we define ways to maintain and increase library services while we plan for the future. Our Long Range Plan is the result of a months-long process. It strives to bring focus to the library’s services over the next three years. While not inclusive of everything we do on a daily basis, this plan attempts to identify specific areas where the community has expressed a desire for us to strengthen and grow, while still maintaining all other services under our mission. It will guide the Library staff as they make library service and program decisions, and will guide the Trustees and Director as they allocate resources to achieve the most effective library services possible. Read more about the Library’s new plan here.