The Popular Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Tuesday, June 24, at 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert.

In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest.

Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other.

E-book is available via Libby app.

New registrations and book requests: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event.../

The Mystery Book Club will take place at the Morris Public Library on Wednesday, July 9, 6:30 PM. The group will discuss "Unusual Uses for Olive Oil" by Alexander McCall Smith.

Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray.

In Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, von Igelfeld experiences a series of new adventures. First, he finds that his academic rival Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer has been winning undeserved recognition, a situation that must be addressed. Then von Igelfeld stumbles toward a romance with Frau Benz, a charming widow who owns her very own Schloss and a fleet of handsome cars—that is, until a faux pas lands him on the curb. Later, while on the annual student study retreat in the Alps, von Igelfeld fearlessly plunges 3000 feet into mountaineering history, and turns his survival into the subject of inspirational lectures. Finally, at a dinner party, he is the only kind soul who can aid an unfortunate dachshund whose sticky wheels are in need of lubrication.

E-book and e-audio are available via Libby app.

New registrations and book requests: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event.../

Magic Show with Matt Matthews at Summer Reading Celebration, Morris Public Library, Wednesday, August 20, 3 PM.

​Join magician Matt Matthews for a magical adventure that will astound and delight audiences of all ages! You will be amazed as objects disappear, reappear, and transform before your very eyes. During the show, Matt Matthews will teach you one of his favorite magic tricks and several audience members will have the chance to join the magician to help with the magic themselves! Be sure to come to this incredible show full of laughter, surprises, and way too many stinky gym socks!

Registration is required: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/

“Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act,” book talk and signing with Morris author Josh Silver, Wednesday, August 27, 6:30 PM

 This author talk describes a new book, Ending Redlining through a Community-Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act, and will explore how and why members of Congress and community-based organizations developed the CRA law that emphasizes community participation in stopping redlining and rebuilding neighborhoods experiencing discrimination.

This talk will explain:

 ·        What is redlining and how it devastates communities

·        Why CRA is relevant for rural areas and smaller towns as well as urban neighborhoods

·        How and why CRA was devised as a means to rectify redlining through community empowerment

·        The successes and limitations of CRA

·        An overview of the legislative and regulatory history of CRA since its enactment in 1977

·        Recommendations for updates to CRA, its application to other industries, and the current threats to CRA

Please register with the library: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/

Join us as we travel to Pennsylvania and experience all of the culture, history and cuisine that this second state has to offer! With highlights of historic Philadelphia and Amish Country in Lancaster, we'll enjoy a fun - filled 3 day / 2 night adventure!

Morris Community Activities (Morris Beach and Recreation / Morris Senior Center) has partnered with AAA Travel to bring you this wonderful wee-getaway to the Keystone State!

Some of the highlights of your experience include, but are not limited to: guided tour of Philadelphia (Liberty Bell!); guided tour of Amish Country; Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater; NOAH at the Sight & Sound Theatre; 2 breakfasts / 2 dinners; and so much more!

We’ll be spending 3 days in the Keystone State.

Your tour includes 4 meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners.

This adventure includes your round trip deluxe motor coach transportation departing conveniently from the Morris Town Hall at 3 East Street, Morris. (Gratuities for our Tour Director and our Bus Driver are not included.)

Travel dates are September 15 - 17, 2025.

Double occupancy rate - $679. per person

Single occupancy rate - $829. per person

Triple occupancy rate - $649. per person

A deposit of $200 per person is due upon registration to secure your reservation. Final payment is due by June 27, 2025.

If you'd like a copy of our color brochure, please email or call us! Activities@morrisct.gov / 860-567-7437.

Questions / ready to book? Please email us at Activities@morrisct.gov.

Join us as we travel to Pennsylvania and experience all of the culture, history and cuisine that this second state has to offer! With highlights of historic Philadelphia and Amish Country in Lancaster, we'll enjoy a fun - filled 3 day / 2 night adventure!

Morris Community Activities (Morris Beach and Recreation / Morris Senior Center) has partnered with AAA Travel to bring you this wonderful wee-getaway to the Keystone State!

Some of the highlights of your experience include, but are not limited to: guided tour of Philadelphia (Liberty Bell!); guided tour of Amish Country; Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater; NOAH at the Sight & Sound Theatre; 2 breakfasts / 2 dinners; and so much more!

We’ll be spending 3 days in the Keystone State.

Your tour includes 4 meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners.

This adventure includes your round trip deluxe motor coach transportation departing conveniently from the Morris Town Hall at 3 East Street, Morris. (Gratuities for our Tour Director and our Bus Driver are not included.)

Travel dates are September 15 - 17, 2025.

Double occupancy rate - $679. per person

Single occupancy rate - $829. per person

Triple occupancy rate - $649. per person

A deposit of $200 per person is due upon registration to secure your reservation. Final payment is due by June 27, 2025.

If you'd like a copy of our color brochure, please email or call us! Activities@morrisct.gov / 860-567-7437.

Questions / ready to book? Please email us at Activities@morrisct.gov.

Join us as we travel to Pennsylvania and experience all of the culture, history and cuisine that this second state has to offer! With highlights of historic Philadelphia and Amish Country in Lancaster, we'll enjoy a fun - filled 3 day / 2 night adventure!

Morris Community Activities (Morris Beach and Recreation / Morris Senior Center) has partnered with AAA Travel to bring you this wonderful wee-getaway to the Keystone State!

Some of the highlights of your experience include, but are not limited to: guided tour of Philadelphia (Liberty Bell!); guided tour of Amish Country; Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater; NOAH at the Sight & Sound Theatre; 2 breakfasts / 2 dinners; and so much more!

We’ll be spending 3 days in the Keystone State.

Your tour includes 4 meals: 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners.

This adventure includes your round trip deluxe motor coach transportation departing conveniently from the Morris Town Hall at 3 East Street, Morris. (Gratuities for our Tour Director and our Bus Driver are not included.)

Travel dates are September 15 - 17, 2025.

Double occupancy rate - $679. per person

Single occupancy rate - $829. per person

Triple occupancy rate - $649. per person

A deposit of $200 per person is due upon registration to secure your reservation. Final payment is due by June 27, 2025.

If you'd like a copy of our color brochure, please email or call us! Activities@morrisct.gov / 860-567-7437.

Questions / ready to book? Please email us at Activities@morrisct.gov.