Register your rising third, fourth and fifth graders for the 2023 Children’s Room Summer Book Camp! Camp runs this year from Monday, July 10 – Thursday, July 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Each day we will read a couple of theme-related stories, do a craft, have a cool snack and go outside for some games. Our theme this summer is “Time Travel.” We will head back in time to the ancient world, the Renaissance, the American colonial period, and maybe even have a look at the future! Use the links below to register your child for book camp. You only need to sign your child up once for them to attend for the whole week! Click HERE to sign up for rising 3rd graders. Click HERE to sign up for rising 4th graders. Click HERE to sign up for rising 5th graders.
Lights! Camera! Vote!
Welcome back to the Ipswich Public Library’s 3rd annual celebration of the Oscars! After a two-year break, this February we are celebrating this year’s 95th Academy Awards Ceremony (airing Sunday, March 12th). 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. This year, there will be a ballot to fill out and enter into the ballot box on the display table. Feel free to take the ballot with you first and use it as a checklist to figure out which movies you might want to start watching first! Some movies will be playing at the library. See schedule below. 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. Ballots must be submitted by Saturday, March 11th (4pm). Winner to be announced on Monday, March 13th. Nominated Films are playing in the Collins Room up until the big night! Click on the title to register online: **Please note: For all movies beginning after normal library hours, the registration will close 5pm the night prior to the showing. If no registrations have been made by that deadline, the movie will be cancelled.** Monday, February 27th: Elvis (6:30-9:15pm, PG-13, 159min, Eight Nominations) Thursday, March 2nd: The Banshees of Inisherin (6:30-8:30pm, R, 114min, Nine Nominations)** Saturday, March 4th: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (10-12pm, PG, 115min, One Nomination) Wednesday, March 8th: Empire of Light (6:30-8:30pm, R, 115min, One Nomination) Friday, March 10th: Top Gun: Maverick (6:30-8:45pm, PG-13, 130min, Six 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.
February Vacation Kid’s Offerings!
The Children’s Room at the Ipswich Public Library is offering many drop-in programming options during school vacation. Registration is only required for the LEGO programs. Stop by to pick up some books and stay to watch a movie, make a craft or play giant games. Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, The Movie Tuesday afternoon in the Collins Room 2 to 3:45 p.m. — Enjoy our screen projection and sound system in the Collins Room. One bottle of water and one bag of popcorn provided to each participant. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. This live-action/CGI comedy runs about one hour and 45-minutes. It is rated PG. Common Sense Media recommends this movie for ages 6+. Giant Games Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 in the Collins Room 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. Work with our coding toys, too! Drop-In Craft Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to noon in the Collins Room Watch for details of this month’s project. TBA Intended for school age children who can complete more intricate and challenging crafts. Each child under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver to actively assist with the craft. _________________________________________________________________ Registration is only required for the LEGO programs. The links are included below. LEGO Day!, Friday, Feb. 24 Jo-Ann Gorrell from Engineering Action is a popular and frequent LEGO presenter/instructor at the library (and all over Ipswich)! To register, go to www.ipswichlibrary.org , click on events, and then click on the age-related LEGO program for your child. Do put your name on the wait list, as families’ plans often change and we update the registration list on a regular basis. Registration begins on February 1, 2023. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For students in Grades 1 and 2, Jo-Ann will first provide projects for participants to create. All LEGOS are provided and there is a mountain of them! Following the initial building exercise, participants will be given some time to play and refine their creations. Registration grades 1 and 2 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For students in Grades 3 to 5, Jo-Ann will first provide projects for participants to create. All LEGOS are provided and there is a mountain of them! Following the initial building exercise, participants are given some time to play and […]
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