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Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats

“Level Up at Your Library” Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM

Begin your new reading adventures with the Annual Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats for children on Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM.

Receive your reading incentives and enjoy your “read-tastic” ice cream treat!

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Library Hours

Tuesday: 10 AM - 8 PM | Wednesday: 10 AM - 8 PM | Thursday: 1 PM - 8 PM

Friday: 1 PM - 8 PM | Saturday: 10 AM - 3 PM | Closed Sunday & Monday

Upcoming Events and News

Story and Music Time at the Morris Public Library

Story and Music Time

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!
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Popular Book Club, Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 PM

The Popular Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, June 24, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos ...
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Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats – “Level Up at Your Library,” Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM

Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats "Level Up at Your Library" Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM Begin your new reading adventures with the Annual Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats for children on Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM. Receive your reading incentives and enjoy your “read-tastic” ice cream treat!
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“Level Up at Your Library” Summer Reading Program for all ages, Morris Public Library, June 24 -August 20, 2025

We are excited to offer a fun and engaging Summer Reading Program “Level Up at Your Library,” June 24 – August 20, 2025. Begin your new reading adventures with the Annual Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats for children on Tuesday, June 24, 6 PM. Receive your reading incentives and enjoy your “read-tastic” ice cream treat! Each reading level has their own “Level Up at Your Library” Activity Card to participate in the program. Youngsters (PreK and under) will ...
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Mystery Book Club, Wednesday, July 9, 6:30 PM

The Mystery Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, July 9, 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "Unusual Uses for Olive Oil" by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray. In Unusual Uses ...
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Women and Money Online, July 16, 2025, 1 PM

The Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Online Series: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets, on July 16, August 13, September 10, October 15, November 12, December 10 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 ...
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Fantasy Book Club, Friday, July 18, 6:30 PM

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, July 18, 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "The Once and Future Witches" by Alix E. Harrow. In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.But when ...
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“Level Up at Your Library” Summer Reading Program for all ages, June 24 -August 20, 2025 – Reading Cards are HERE!!

We are excited to offer a fun and engaging Summer Reading Program “Level Up at Your Library,” June 24 – August 20, 2025. Each reading level has their own “Level Up at Your Library” Activity Card to participate in the program. Youngsters (PreK and under) will enjoy reading with their families and engage in fun activities. Students (Grades K-Grade 5) will count the number of their new reading adventures by writing them down in their cards. Teens (Grades 6-12) and ...
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Museum Passes

The Library offers Museum or Park Passes for Free or Reduced Admission to Many Connecticut Museums & Parks. Contact us for more information. 

Computer and Wi-Fi Access

We have computers available to the public with Fiber Optic Internet connection.

We also offer WiFi service, so bring your laptop and go online anywhere in the library.

InterLibrary Loan

You can request materials from other Connecticut Libraries from home or at the Library. One of our Librarians will assist you. Return any books borrowed from other libraries here in Morris.