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9:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 6:00
9:30 - 5:00
10:00 - 2:00
1:00 - 5:00
EVENTS
Thursday, November 15
6:45 PM
Hitchcock: Four from the Forties - Rope (1948)
After two decades of making films in his native England, the great movie director Alfred Hitchcock became a permanent resident of Hollywood in the 1940s and for the next thirty years produced a remarkable series of psychological thrillers. We present four films from the ‘40s.
Rope (1948) An exercise in suspense: two young thrill killers invite friends over for a party, with their victim’s body hidden on the premises Starring James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger. Read more...
7:00 PM
Chess Club -- Cancelled Tonight
Tonight's class is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Friday, November 16
9:30 AM
Morning Yoga with Munah Hayes
Yoga in the morning at the library! Patrons will have the chance to experience the Krishnamacharya tradition of Hatha Yoga. Program held in the second floor Gallery. Read more...
Saturday, November 17
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday Book Sale
The Friends of the Library book sale offers a large selection of paperback and hardcover books. All proceeds benefit the library.
The first and third Saturdays of the month (except July & August and Holidays) and every Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 20
7:00 PM
Let's Spend the Night Together: An Evening Book Club
We will be discussing the book The Radium Girls: the Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, who is one of the authors who will be attending the Morristown Festival of Books.
Monday, November 26
6:00 PM
Evening Yoga with Munah Hayes
Evening yoga at the library! Patrons will have the chance to experience the Krishnamacharya tradition of Hatha Yoga. Program held in the second floor Gallery. Read more...
Tuesday, November 27
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friends Book Sale
The book sale offers a large selection of paperback and hardcover books. All proceeds benefit the library.
7:00 PM
Bethel Church presents A Time for Burning
Film screening of A Time for Burning (1967), a documentary centered around a Reverend’s idea to have the families of his all-white church have dinner in the homes of families of Hope Lutheran Church, a black congregation a little more than a mile away. Dr. Lillie Edwards (Drew University, retired) will engage the audience in drawing parallels between what happened in Omaha Nebraska in the film and NJ/Morris County history and current events.
Wednesday, November 28
2:00 PM
Just Out of the Box…Office Movie Series at 2 & 7 PM Crazy Rich Asians
Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina
NEWS
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment
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Bring Home a Little Piece of Historic Morristown!
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Museum Passes
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Learn something NEW this fall! Our Library of Things is available for lending!
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The Library of Things’ collection offers Morristown and Morris Township residents an opportunity to explore a new hobby or try something new before purchasing the equipment, or otherwise wouldn’t have the space to keep.
Want to try a sewing project, or check for buried treasure in and around town? Invite friends over for an outdoor film screening, or perhaps challenge your family to Frisbee golf in the back yard, or study the planets and constellations through a telescope? Now you can borrow the gear to do this and more! Read more...
The Ties that Bind: How Race Relations Shaped Morris County and New Jersey, 1688 – 2018: Bethel Church Exhibition
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Kanopy is Here!
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Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.
To sign up, visit jfpl.kanopy.com, or for more information check out our Media Page.
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