| Mission Statement |
| Membership Form |
| Officers |
| Upcoming Event |
| Museum Passes |
| Annual Friends Meeting |
The Friends of the Ipswich Public Library is an organization dedicated to the
enhancement
of our Library. The Friends raise funds -- through dues collection
and book sales -- which are allocated to provide extras that fall outside the
regular budget of the Library including books
on CD, DVDs, children's programs,
amenities within the library, museum passes, and book binding. They also provide
one scholarship each year to a college-bound graduate of the Ipswich High
School. In addition, the Friends sponsor a monthly lecture or presentation which
is free and open to the public. The Friends are governed by a board which meets
monthly and has one annual meeting open to all its members.
Annual dues for the Friends of the Ipswich Public Library are:
Senior
$10.00; Individual $15.00; Family $25.00; Patron $50.00; Benefactor $100.00.
To join
us, click here
for the printable membership form. Please make check and
send along with your completed form to:
Friends of the Ipswich Public Library
PO Box 157
Ipswich, MA 01938
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Officers and Committee Chairs |
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| President | Dorothy Johnson | 978.356.4440 |
| Treasurer | Phil Grenier | 978.356.5555 |
| Membership | Kim Hills Porter | 978.356.7794 |
| Trustees Liaison | Louise Johnson | 978.356.5379 |
| Program Co-chairs | Fran Richards | 978.356.3288 |
| Marilyn Sullivan | 978.356.0534 | |
| Publicity | Suzanne Kiley | 978.356.0416 |
| Secretary | Patsy Faria | 9678.356.0826 |
| Book Sales | Moira McLaughlin | 978.356.4939 |
| Carolyn Styles | 978.356.4924 | |
| Members-at-Large | Bette Richardson | 978.356.0302 |
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The Friends are always looking for clean copies of books to sell at their book sales. Books may be delivered at the library during regular library hours. The Friends do not want the following categories of materials:
Please do not leave book sale donations outside the library or in the book drop. Thank you!
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Upcoming September Event |
Friends September ProgramPainter
and illustrator Joe McKendry whose work has appeared in publications worldwide
will discuss his first children's book Beneath the Streets
of Boston: Building America's First Subway on Wednesday, September 8 at
7:30 PM in the Collins Room of the Ipswich Public Library, 25 North Main Street.
McKendry currently teaches painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and
runs a summer course in archaeological illustration at the Etruscan site of
Poggio Civitate near Siena.
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| Museum & Parks Passes
The Library offers the following museum and parks passes to our patrons. This program is funded through the generosity of the Friends of the Ipswich Public Library. | ||
| Cape Ann Historical Museum |
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Admits 2 adults or family of 4 |
| Children's Museum/Boston |
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Admits 4 with $2 co-pay per person |
| Children's Museum of New Hampshire | Admits 4 with $2 co-pay per person | |
| House of the Seven Gables | Admits 2 adults and 4 children | |
| Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston | Admits 2 adults with $5 per gen. admin. ticket | |
| Ipswich Museum | Admits 1 but children are free | |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Admits 4 with $2 co-pay per person | |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Admits 2 with $5 co-pay per person | |
| Museum of Science | Admits 4 with $4 co-pay per person | |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Admits 2 with $5 co-pay per person | |
| Sports Museum/Boston | Admits up to 6 patrons per visit | |
| State Parks Pass | Entitles free parking to one carload of visitors | |
| Wolf Hollow | Admits 1 family per pass | |
| Reservations:
Reservations may be made online, by phone at 978.356.6648 or in person at the circulation desk. A library card from any MVLC library is required. Please notify the library promptly if your plans change. Only one pass per family per week. Please observe rules and regulations of each pass. Some museums charge co-payment from patrons.
Click
here for instructions
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Returning Passes:
Weekday passes are due by 8 A.M.
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