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The Town of Morris Public Library is accepting applications for a part-time Library Assistant. The successful candidate will work with focus on Children’s services and programs, run the circulation desk, shelve and process books, create book displays. This position consists of 15 hours per week or more including morning, evening and weekend hours, requires flexibility. Prior library experience and working with children is preferred. Please send resume and cover letter to the Morris Public Library Director Elena Granoth via email ...

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 Popular Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, August 25, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline. Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood ...

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, September 9 to discuss "The Late Scholar" by Jill Paton Walsh. When a dispute among the Fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor"—charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife, Harriet, to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long ...

Join our Children’s Book Club, grades 3-5, at the Morris Public Library, on Friday, September 11, at 5 pm. Make friends, socialize and discover stories to love! The group will discuss “Odder’ by Katherine Applegate. 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 Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Online Series: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets, on Wednesdays, August 12, September 16, October 14, November 4, December 9, 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 a ...

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, September 18, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "Legends & Lattes" by Travis Baldree. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success ― not to mention the fact ...

Author, radio host and comedian Rich Cyr presents “Screams in the Night” book event and trivia, Morris Public Library, Friday, September 18, 6:30 PM. The Screams in the Night book event with author Rich Cyr is the perfect way to start the Halloween Season. This one-of-a-kind event will feature horror trivia, giveaways, a live author interview by podcaster Sharon Arsego and a special Halloween-themed poetry reciting by CT Beat Poet Laureate Emeritus Patricia Martin. Rich will read and sign his ...

Registration is required with the Library: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-and-event-registration/ Why do some dreams stay with us long after we wake, while others disappear within moments? Join author, medium and holistic practitioner Sydney Sherman for an engaging exploration of the fascinating world of dreams. Discover how dreams have been viewed throughout history, learn practical techniques for remembering and recording your dreams, explore common dream symbols, and gain a better understanding of how dreams may reflect our emotions, experiences, and inner wisdom. ...