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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!

Join our newest Children's Book Club, grades 3-5, at the Morris Public Library, on Friday, December 12, at 5 pm. Make friends, socialize and discover stories to love! The group will discuss "Cress Watercress" by Gregory Maguire. Ask for your copy of the book at the library. We request that caregivers remain in the library/building during the event. Absolutely feel free to participate in our book discussion with the youngsters! To register: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/

The Fantasy Book Club will gather at the Morris Public Library on Friday, December 19, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body ...

Crisp Winter Reading Bingo at the Morris Public Library, January 2 – March 5, 2026 The Morris Public Library’s Crisp Winter Reading Bingo will take place from January 2, 2026 through March 5, 2025. To participate in the program, patrons are encouraged to visit the Library and obtain a Crisp Winter Reading Bingo Card or download it from www.morrispubliclibrary.net (starting January 2). Adults, teens and children will each have their own Bingo Card! Enjoy your reading and fill the card ...

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, January 14 to discuss "Payment in Blood" by Elizabeth George. The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for ...

Author Talk and Signing “Belonging: Digging Up Roots to Find My Place” with Jennifer Moscatello Berkeley, Morris Public Library, Thursday, January 15, 6:30 PM. Snow Date – January 22. Belonging: Digging Up Roots to Find My Place is a powerful and introspective exploration of family, identity, and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of an Italian American family in the Bronx, the book unearths deep-rooted traditions, unspoken tensions, and the author’s quest to move from inherited roles to authentic self-hood. Combining lyrical stories ...

The Popular Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, January 27, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "The Poisonwood Bible," by Barbara Kingsolver. The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it ...

“10 Tips to Manage Stress” with Dr. Wendy Hurwitz, Morris Public Library Online via ZOOM, Tuesday, February 10, 6:30 PM. Stress happens to all of us. Up to 90% of all visits to the doctor’s office are stress-related, according to Harvard.  Stress can be considered as much a risk factor for disease as smoking.   Why can two people be in the same situation and respond to stress differently?  Can going through stressful times without stress be a learned skill?   Whatever your age ...