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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. Patrons MUST PRE-REGISTER by calling 860-567-7440. Sing songs, read a story, pick up a craft!

Explore new depths and discover unique treasures during Morris Public Library’s “Oceans of Possibilities” Summer Reading Program for all ages, June 22 – August 16, 2022. Each reading level has their own “Ocean of Possibilities” Activity Card to participate in the program. Students (Grades PreK-Grade 5) count the number of their deep-sea reading adventures by writing them down in their cards, teens (Grades 6-12) and adults explore literary ocean treasures by collecting them all and bringing them to the library. ...

The Mystery Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 PM and discuss "A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel" by Alan Bradley. In this third novel in the series, the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce had asked a Gypsy woman to tell her fortune—never expecting to later stumble across the poor soul, bludgeoned almost to death in the wee hours in her own caravan. Was this ...

The Popular Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, July 26, 7 PM and discuss "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been ...

Summer Reading Finale Magic Show with Ed Popielarczyk, Morris Public Library on the Town Green, Tuesday, August 16, 2 PM. In Ed’s Magic Show, the children are the stars because they make the magic happen. The Magician doesn’t just do the trick – he tells a story that revolves around each trick. It may be a short story or a longer one, but each story helps to bring the trick together. Every child who comes on “stage” to be a ...