Registration is required. Click HERE to register. The Louise & Hugh Johnson Lecture series hosts well-known regional and national authors. The library is pleased to announce that the next author for this lecture series will be… Archer Mayor On May 17, 2022, Mr. Mayor will read from and discuss his popular titles. Copies of the books will be available for purchase at the venue. This event is free and begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Mansion at the Hellenic Center (117 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938). Book sales and cash bar start at 6:30 p.m. About the Author Archer Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as “the best police procedurals being written in America.” His 30th book, Bomber’s Moon, was released on September 24, 2019. Protagonist Gunther once worked for the Brattleboro, Vermont, police department and is now a Special Agent for the fictional Vermont Bureau of Investigation. Books about his case-solving prowess have appeared once a year since 1988 and been published in five languages (if you count British). Mayor’s novels are rooted in actual field experience. Closely aligned to the Gunther series is the author’s own background in Vermont working variously as a police officer and a firefighter/EMT over the past thirty years. Currently, he still works as a medico-legal death investigator for the state’s medical examiner. He has been on the faculty of the Bread Loaf Young Writers conference in Middlebury, Vermont, and the Colby College seminar on forensic sciences in Waterville, Maine. Archer was honored with the 2016 Robert B. Parker Award. (Parker being “The Dean of Mystery Writers.”) In 2004, he won the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction—the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored. He was inducted into Vermont’s Academy of Arts and Science, and, in 2012, was awarded the Vermont governor’s award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2011, Mayor’s 22nd Joe Gunther novel, TAG MAN, earned a place on The New York Times bestseller list for hardback fiction. About the Series The Johnson Lecture Series is made possible by a permanent endowment by Louise & Hugh Johnson. The Johnson endowment was left to and is managed by the Friends of the Library and is intended to enrich the lives of Ipswich residents. Louise and Hugh loved life. They loved books, […]
Clemenzi Crusaders Super Hero-themed concert!
The Clemenzi Crusaders are a father and son duo who will bring new life to your favorite movie, TV, and video game theme songs! Eric and Xavier Clemenzi will rock out on their guitar and drums, playing along with video clips from your favorite pop-culture movies, all while wearing costumes!! Nick’s Comic Strip of Danvers will provide free comic books for all in attendance, and the Clemenzi Crusaders will donate 10% of their net profits from t-shirt sales at the show to the Ipswich Library! We hope you can join us! Registration is required. https://ipswichlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/clemenzi-crusaders-super-hero-theme-music-concert/ Seats are limited.
Held at Ipswich Town Hall 25 Green Street!
NEW ENGLAND BIRDS OF PREY with Jim Parks of Wingmasters Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Ipswich Town Hall, 25 Green Street, Ipswich, MA Register at: https://ipswichlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/new-england-birds-of-prey-2/ This program is sponsored by the Ipswich Public Library. The minimum age for registrants is 6-years-old. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Birds of prey are also known as raptors, and they are hunting birds characterized by hooked beaks and powerful grabbing feet armed with sharp talons (the word raptor comes from a Latin word that means “to seize”). Raptors can also boast the best eyesight and the sharpest hearing in the animal kingdom. Raptors include hawks, falcons and owls, and this presentation, which incorporates 5 live birds of prey, all native to New England, gives an overview of these different categories. The program is designed to explain predation, the birds’ place at the top of the food web, their different hunting adaptations and their status in a rapidly changing world. Because many birds of prey are declining in number, this presentation also features one or more of the endangered raptors that WINGMASTERS cares for, and explains why these species face an uncertain future. WINGMASTERS is a partnership of two people dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of North American birds of prey. Julie Anne Collier and Jim Parks are both licensed wildlife rehabilitators based in Massachusetts. Together they care for injured birds of prey at their center in Leverett, Massachusetts. Most of the birds they rehabilitate can ultimately be released back into the wild, but in some cases the birds are left permanently handicapped. Julie and Jim are further licensed to provide a home for these nonreleasable raptors, and to use them for educational programs. Since 1994 WINGMASTERS has presented over 10,000 programs at schools, libraries and museums throughout New England.
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