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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 James Morris Museum is holding its Annual Photo Contest!  The theme this year is “Patriotism in Morris.”  The categories are Adult Color, Adult Black & White, Youth Color and Youth Black & White with prizes of $50 each, and one $100 prize for Best in Show. To enter, please bring an 8 x 10 photo and completed entry and release form to the Reading Room during regular library hours.  Contestants may submit as many photos as they wish, though ...

Join author Elisabeth A. Medaris for an engaging and down-to-earth look at how artificial intelligence can make life easier, more creative, and less overwhelming. Based on her new book “ A Clever Girl’s Guide to AI,” this workshop explores simple, practical ways to use AI at home, at work, and everywhere in between – no tech degree required. About Elisabeth: With 25 years of experience in learning, technology and leadership, Elisabeth Medaris is passionate about helping people learn, grow and ...

Join our Children’s Book Club, grades 3-5, at the Morris Public Library, on Friday, June 5, at 5 pm. Make friends, socialize and discover stories to love! The group will discuss “Enola Holmes, The Case of the Missing Marquess” by Nancy Springer. 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 ...

The Mystery Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss ‘The Victoria Vanishes” by Christopher Fowler. It’s a case tailor-made for the Peculiar Crimes Unit. A lonely hearts killer is targeting middle-aged women at some of England’s most well-known pubs—including one torn down eighty years ago. What’s more, Arthur Bryant happened to see one of the victims only moments before her death at the pub that doesn’t ...

The Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Online Series: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets, on Wednesdays, June 17, July 15, 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 Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, June 19, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "The House on the Cerulean Sea" by TJ Klune. Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world.Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children ...

The Popular Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:30 PM to discuss "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; ...

Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats, "Plant a Seed, Read," Tuesday, June 30, 6 PM Morris Public Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats, "Plant a Seed, Read," all grades, will take place on Tuesday, June 30, at 6 pm – receive your Summer Reading incentives and the “read-tastic” ice cream treat! All ages are invited to pick up their Summer Reading packets on June 30!! Summer Reading Program will run June 30 - August 19, 2026. ...