Marcus P Beebe Library

09/02/2026

The library will be closed this Friday in observance Of Labor Day on Monday. Have a great weekend and keep reading!

08/26/2026

So thankful for this wonderful program our library offers to children in our county. Dolly was a true icon. She will be missed. 💔

08/07/2026

The Library would like to say THANK YOU to the Storybook Land Theatre for coming to Ipswich yesterday. We also want to say thank you to everyone who came and watched the Pete The Cat performance. Over 115 people came and enjoyed it!

08/04/2026

Come down to the Bandshell tomorrow morning for some free entertainment! Show starts at 10am!

08/03/2026

Tomorrow night! Come on out to this fun event for all!

Come support this free event on August 4th from 5-7. All are welcome!

07/29/2026

The Ipswich Flower and Garden Club will be having a community cookout fundraiser Sunday, August 9 from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Come down to the Library park and enjoy a great meal!

07/28/2026

Come support this free event on August 4th from 5-7. All are welcome!

07/28/2026

Aberdeen’s Storybook Land Theatre (SBLT) is hitting the road this summer, bringing music, laughter and live Theatre to communities around North and South Dakota. Audiences of all ages are invited to enjoy free performances of “Pete the Cat”. This year’s tour will include 18 performances in a dozen communities, including Ipswich, SD on Wednesday August 5th at the Bandshell in Library Park on Main Street. Pre-show entertainment begins at 9:30 a.m. and the show begins at 10:00 a.m.

“Pete the Cat” features the popular guitar-playing kitty from the uproariously funny children’s book series “Pete the Cat” by Kimberly and James Dean. Script and Lyrics by Sarah Hammond. Music by Will Aronson. “Pete the Cat” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure! The minute this groovy blue feline meets the Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized 2nd grader on planet Earth. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer 2nd grade art. Along the way, they both learn something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on their adventure, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!

Now in its 38th season of presenting free family-friendly performances, Storybook Land Theatre is a program of Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry and co-sponsored by the Aberdeen Community Theatre’s Young Peoples Theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Claire Vetter and Managing Director Brian T. Schultz, SBLT performs eight different shows in eight weeks at the Storybook Land Castle in Aberdeen’s Wylie Park every summer--all in addition to the touring show.

The 2026 season marks the 9th year that Storybook Land Theatre has taken its show on the road.

Please join us for a free family event, open to the public. Brought to you by the Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library.

07/28/2026

Come support the 4H program this Thursday and Friday! Don’t feel like cooking? The concession stand will be serving breakfast and lunch both days. Thursday night is the 4H BBQ.

07/26/2026

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