Masks are required in the library until further notice. Thank you for your understanding while we try our best to keep both staff and our community safe right now.   How might COVID-19 affect your day-to-day life? Please check out the resources below for up-to-date information on COVID-19 and related topics. COVID-19 Resources:   Center for Disease Control (CDC) The CDC has a site with all of the latest information you need about the current state of the situation on the national and global level.   Massachusetts Department of Public Health The Mass Department of Public Health offers state-specific information and guidance on COVID-19. Daily and cumulative data updates on COVID-19 cases and testing in Massachusetts are available HERE.   Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency The MEMA offers state-specific information and answers a variety of questions regarding COVID-19 in Massachusetts and the responses by FEMA during this health emergency.   Town of Ipswich COVID-19 Updates Follow the Town’s COVID-specific page to learn more about how Ipswich related changes and updates. This page contains a variety of helpful links, including ones on local case documentation and resources for small businesses.

A quick and convenient way to pick-up your library holds in-between your other errands. Whether you are in a rush or simply don’t want to come into the library, these items may be picked-up in our main entry way during the hour we are open.   To Schedule Rapid Pick-Up: Call the library at (978) 356-6648 (Press 0 for Main Desk) OR Email us at circdesk@ipswichlibrary.org Let us know when you would like to pick up, and we’ll check your items out to you and put them in a bag with your name on it. Please make sure to call or email at least one hour ahead. When you arrive to pick up, grab your bag on the Rapid Pickup shelf in the library entryway. You’re all set!   Need some reading suggestions before you place your holds? Click HERE.

New Year! New Book Clubs! Starting in February 2022, we have two new book clubs for our adult patrons. Read more below to find out more about each one and where to go to register.   Booker Bookies Book Club It’s not just a fun club name to say; it’s also a great club to join! The Booker Bookies book club at the Ipswich Public Library welcomes those with a love (whether blossoming or cultivated) for English literature, especially recognizable works of “literary fiction” published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The selections for Booker Bookies are fiction titles that have either won the Booker Prize or were shortlisted entries. Click HERE to learn more about Booker Bookies and upcoming titles. The first meeting is Wednesday, February 16th at 6:30pm, where we will discuss Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, the 2020 Booker Prize winner. Register HERE.   Graphic Novel Book Club Join fellow graphic novel lovers and discuss a graphic novel every second Monday of the month. Title choices will vary between fiction, non-fiction, and biographies. This book club is intended for patrons 18 years old and older. Click HERE to learn more about the Graphic Novel Book Club and upcoming titles. The first meeting is Monday, February 14th at 6:30pm, where will be discussing the story, style, and legacy of Watchmen by Alan Moore. Register HERE. A Zoom option is available upon request after you register.