Posts by Morris Public Library

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!…

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…

“Italian American Traditions, Quirks, and Superstitions,” with author Mark Hehl, Morris Public Library, Thursday, June 4, 6:30 PM. North America is a bastion of immigrants. Except for those of Native American ancestry, we all can trace our heritage back to somewhere else, whether our ancestors came on the Mayflower or a slave ship, into Ellis Island,…

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…

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, May 15, at 6:30 PM. The Group will discuss “Spark of the Everflame” by Penn Cole. When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn. In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by their cruel, magical offspring called the…

The Mystery Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, May 13, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss “A Refiner’s Fire” by Donna Leon. Around one AM on an early spring morning, two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice’s squares. Commissario Claudia Griffoni, on duty…

The Popular Book Club will take place on Tuesday, April 28, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss “Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue. Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall…

The Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, April 24, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss “the Spellshop” by Sarah Beth Durst. Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz―a magically sentient spider plant―have…

The Morris Public Library welcomes back Morris author and researcher Jan Henson Dow with her new presentation “Theories Behind the Divine Matrix,” Thursday, April 23, 6:30 PM. In her new talk, Ms. Dow will speak about how our thoughts, attitudes and feelings such as love, hate, fear, compassion, anger, peace and joy can change the…

The Morris Public Library participates in the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program, April 2026 Visit the Morris Public Library during the month of April as we participate in the Connecticut Library Association Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program. Patrons can obtain their Library Passport here at the Morris Library and begin their journey to multiple participating…