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Events and activities

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Online events, activities & groups

Enjoy library live streams, recorded events and book & film groups from your home.

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⚠️ As library buildings are currently closed due to the coronavirus situation, all in-library events have been postponed indefinitely.

Regular children's activities

Children and parents at a story and activity session

Songs, stories & crafts, Minecraft, reading & writing groups for toddlers, pre–school & primary age.

Regular older people's activities

Older people participating in an art group

Coffee groups, history, arts & crafts for older people and their carers.

Special events

Primo Nelson performing at Ipswich County Library

A list of upcoming special events for all ages.

Free beginner computer courses

A library computer

Free courses for complete computer and internet beginners.

Reading groups

Books in grass

Join a library group and find out about setting up your own.

Ceremonies in the Northgate Room

Stained glass windows in the Northgate Room in Ipswich County Library

Ipswich County Library’s Northgate Room is licensed to hold weddings, civil ceremonies and other celebrations.

Suffolk Writes

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Suffolk Writes is a project giving you the opportunity to make your written work available for Suffolk Libraries customers to borrow.

Skulduggery in Stowmarket

Skulduggery in Stowmarket

Talks and book signings from top crime authors at Stowmarket Library, 24 - 26 April 2020.