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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!

he Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Roundtable Series, How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets, on September 18, October 16, November 13, December 11, at 1 PM, with Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone, of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. The Women & Money Roundtable 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 roundtables on a monthly basis. ...

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, October 18, at 6:30 PM to discuss "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. New registrations and book requests: ...

The Popular Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on October 22, 6:30 PM. The group will discuss “Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All” by Laura Ruby. When Frankie’s mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary—just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That’s why Frankie's not prepared for the ...

Ghosts and Legends with host, writer, and PBS series producer Jeff Belanger, Morris Public Library, Friday, October 25, 6:30 PM This ghostly multi-media program will take you on a journey through the haunts in your backyard, and around the world. Pulling from Jeff's 25 years of research for his books, podcasts, adventures, and the various television shows he has worked on, join one of the nation's premiere storytellers for a trip through the unusual and the unexplained. This program changes ...

Young patrons, ages 0-5, are invited to our special Story Time wearing their Halloween costumes on Tuesday, October 29, at 10 am. Families will enjoy a themed story, songs, rhymes, and trick-or-treating with a librarian. Bring your baskets for the goods! Details and registration: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 PM to discuss "The Dark Vineyard" by Martin Walker. Two young men—Max, an environmentalist who hopes to make organic wine, and Fernando, the heir to an American wine fortune—become rivals for the affections of Jacqueline, a flirtatious, newly arrived Québécoise student of wine. Events grow ever darker, culminating in two suspicious deaths, and Bruno finds that the problems of the present are never far ...

“Mental Fitness” with Coach Jackie Ross, Morris Public Library, Thursday, November 14, 6:30 PM. Mental Fitness is a practical approach that helps people handle life’s greater challenges without mental stress or other negative emotions. Today, more than ever, individuals are struggling with burnout, fatigue, and feeling overwhelmed. In this personal and professional development workshop, Coach Jackie Ross will provide the framework developed through Positive Intelligence (PQ) to build the three core mental fitness muscles to help people thrive and achieve greater ...

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, November 15, December 6, 2024, 3:45 – 4:30 PM. An engaging 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 is ...