Posts by Morris Public Library

The Popular Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, May 28, at 6:30 PM, and discuss “Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson. We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and…

Virtual: Learn Chinese Calligraphy, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Morris Public Library Online, Thursday, May 23, 6:30 PM The Morris Public Library, in honor of Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month, invites patrons for a virtual workshop on Chinese Calligraphy. Join Jojo Liu for an immersive experience and discover the…

Morris Public Library presents AOTEAROA / NEW ZEALAND: MYTHS AND LEGENDS, Thursday, May 16, 6:30 PM Enjoy an in-depth talk about the beautiful nation of New Zealand (known to the Maori as Aotearoa, meaning “land of the long white cloud”). Our very own library assistant, Miss Stephanie, will take you through some of the myths…

The Morris Public Library Online presents the Women & Money Roundtable Series, How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets, on May 15, June 12, at 1 PM, with Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone, of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. The Women & Money Roundtable Series is a way to empower and educate women of any…

The Mystery Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, May 8, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss “The Third Victim” by Phillip Margolin. A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon―tortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about being kidnapped, then tortured, until she finally…

The Young Adult and Fantasy Book Club will meet at the Morris Public Library on Friday, April 26, 6:30 PM to discuss “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas. When 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous…

“Pearls from Carol” Book Talk & Saxophone Sing-a-long, with Albert Ruggiero, Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 PM Join Albert Ruggiero for his humorous book talk “Pearls from Carol” at the Morris Public Library, on Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 PM. The speaker will share the funny yet thought-provoking essays and poems from his late wife Carol. The…

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 CT Libraries. Each Library will stamp their visitors’ passports and give each visitor a…

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 Friends Need YOU! Let’s be FRIENDS! The Morris Public Library needs YOU! We may be small but we are a very active Library with many resources and programs. Our creative staff keeps very busy making your visits here enjoyable and productive. The Friends of the Morris Public Library is a group of volunteers that…