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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!

“Cozy Up with a Good Book” Winter Reading Program, all ages, January 2 – March 20, 2025. Stay warm this winter and Cozy Up with a Good Book in the Morris Public Library’s Winter Reading Program for all ages (January 2 – March 20, 2025). We explore various reading activities, new authors and genres in our reading journey this year. Cross off the appropriate blocks in your Reading Card for each book you have read or listened to. One book ...

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, January 17, 6:30 PM to discuss "Emily Wilde's Encyclopeadia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a ...

The Popular Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, January 28, and 6:30 PM to discuss the timeless classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. After he and his good buddy Tom Sawyer had uncovered a small fortune, Huckleberry Finn finds himself restrained by the demands of an overbearing guardian. Never one to be confined by the proprieties of society, Huck bolts from this dull life in pursuit of a more exciting and mischievous ...

The Morris Public Library will be celebrating the National Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 1, 2025.  We will offer library-day book displays, crafts and new materials for families. Stop by at the Library to borrow a new book, enjoy family time and celebrate with the librarians! More information: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net

Join local Morris author David Fisher for discussion and signing of his new book “Wit for Brains,” Morris Public Library (4 North Street, Morris, CT) on Tuesday, February 4 (snow date – February 6), 6:30 pm. “Wit for Brains” is an anthology of eclectic poems, playful rhymes, and tongue twisted writings to explore by both young and old. Additionally, there is a sprinkling of the author's philosophy of looking at things from a different point of view. This is new ...

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, February 19, at 6:30 PM to discuss "A Death in Vienna" by Frank Tallis. In 1902, elegant Vienna is the city of the new century, the center of discoveries in everything from the writing of music to the workings of the human mind. But now a brutal homicide has stunned its citizens and appears to have bridged the gap between science and the supernatural. Two very different ...

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, February 7, and March 14, 3:40 – 4:30 PM. An engaging seasonal 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 ...

The Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Roundtable Series: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets,  on January 15, February 12, March 12, April 16, May 14, June 11, 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 ...

The Morris Public Library welcomes back Morris author and researcher Jan Henson Dow with her new presentation “Do You Believe in Reincarnation?” Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 PM. In her new talk, Ms. Dow will speak about reincarnation, a common belief throughout the world. The speaker will explore the idea that the Spirit never dies but comes back in successive lives to deal with the previous mistakes. Jan is an author, researcher and an award-winning playwright, including an NBC New Voices ...