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The Morris Public Library will offer Story and Music Time for participants ages 9 mo. - 5 years old every Tuesday at 10 am. Please call to register: 860-567-7440. Sing songs, read a story, pick up a craft!

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday December 20, 6:30 PM to discuss "The Book of Life," book 3 in All Souls series. Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new ...

“Cozy Up with a Good Book” Winter Reading Program, all ages, January 2 – March 20, 2025. Stay warm this winter and Cozy Up with a Good Book in the Morris Public Library’s Winter Reading Program for all ages (January 2 – March 20, 2025). We explore various reading activities, new authors and genres in our reading journey this year. Cross off the appropriate blocks in your Reading Card for each book you have read or listened to. One book ...

“The Abduction of Lilly Waters,” author talk and signing with T. M. Novak, Morris Public Library, Tuesday, January 7, 6:30 PM (snow date January 9). “The Abduction of Lilly Waters" is a dynamic thriller novel that introduces the female protagonist named Beth. She had never anticipated her life would end up as it did. The last beating she received at the hands of her boyfriend threw her over the edge. She had to escape him, so she fled taking her ...

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, January 8, at 6:30 PM to discuss "The Last Detective" by Peter Lovesey. A woman’s body has been found floating in the weeds in a lake near Bath. There are no marks on her and no murder weapon. No one will identify her. It looks like Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond has his work cut out for him. Diamond is one of the last detectives of his kind, ...

The Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Roundtable Series: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets,  on January 15, February 12, March 12, April 16, May 14, June 11, at 1 PM, with Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone, of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. The Women & Money Series is a way to empower and educate women of any age on financial matters that affect their lives. Morris patrons are invited to participate in the sessions on ...

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, January 17, 6:30 PM to discuss "Emily Wilde's Encyclopeadia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a ...

The Popular Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, January 28, and 6:30 PM to discuss the timeless classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. After he and his good buddy Tom Sawyer had uncovered a small fortune, Huckleberry Finn finds himself restrained by the demands of an overbearing guardian. Never one to be confined by the proprieties of society, Huck bolts from this dull life in pursuit of a more exciting and mischievous ...

The Morris Public Library will be celebrating the National Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 1, 2025.  We will offer library-day book displays, crafts and new materials for families. Stop by at the Library to borrow a new book, enjoy family time and celebrate with the librarians! More information: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net

Join local Morris author David Fisher for discussion and signing of his new book “Wit for Brains,” Morris Public Library (4 North Street, Morris, CT) on Tuesday, February 4 (snow date – February 6), 6:30 pm. “Wit for Brains” is an anthology of eclectic poems, playful rhymes, and tongue twisted writings to explore by both young and old. Additionally, there is a sprinkling of the author's philosophy of looking at things from a different point of view. This is new ...

After School Stories and Craft, Grades K-2, at the Morris Public Library Join Miss Beth for “After School Stories and Craft” for students in Grades K-2 at the Morris Public Library on Fridays, February 7, and March 14, 3:40 – 4:30 PM. An engaging seasonal story and educational activities will be offered along with a craft and interaction time. Pick-up after school (JMS) by a librarian is offered - bring a permission slip to school. Parent pick-up from the library ...