Morris County Library NJ

The library is a "good deal." You can borrow, not buy, nearly 2 million books, movies, music and books on CD, download audiobooks, etc. Don't want to waste gas trundling around...

Is your family homeschooling? The library offers resources and support.

Lynne Olver takes over as Director of Morris County Library July 1st. At MCL since 1991, most recently as head of Reference, Mrs...

What's your favorite reading? Did you know you can review the books now on order, soon to hit the library shelves. Look at the whole list, list by author or title or search/click on the topic that most interests you (career? travel? test prep? parenting...

Our music department now has the Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library, which the publisher describes asComplete sets of original orchestral parts from the great symphonic repertoire – over 600 masterworks from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods – are readily available on...

Latest new titles added to the Reference Collection has been posted.

On view in July:lobby cases, a display of 1930s Fortune magazine covers, from our collection;in the gallery, "One Condition", the work of Manny Perez, and "Textile Factory Tales", photos by Emil Lansky.

United Way food collection for the Interfaith Food Pantry ends Saturday. MCL is one of several drop off points around the county. Can you spare a can or two of something for folks who are out of work and squeaking by? Thanks.As the Food Pantry has it: "neighbors helping neighbors."

Lincoln Child, author of four novels and co-author, with Douglas Preston, of another 14, will talk about his work August 8th, Saturday, 2PM.

Cool. 2009 Morris County high school students film festival applications now online. Apps due Oct. 7th, films Oct. 28th, awards evening will be Dec. 9th at CCM. Last year one in four submissions won awards. http://www.ccm.edu/Media/Website%20Resources/Images/LRC/media/filmFestivalApplication.pdf

SRDS Market Audience Analyst is now available inside the library (no remote access). Based on Nielsen Claritas demographics and PRIZM data, the service offers market profile, lifestyle analysis, demographics and target group reports. Second floor: ask one of the reference librarians to log you in.

The library lobby will be a collection point, June 15-29, for the United Way county-wide food collection for the Interfaith Food Pantry. Check their current needs list.

We listened to Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi and Barber yesterday, played by the Madison Sr High School string octet and Jr High School string ensemble.

Now on display on the second floor: paintings by Dr. Lorraine Robertson.

These performances for children are being funded by the Library Foundation.Lizard Guy, June 29, 3PMTraveling Lantern Theatre Co, "Life of Beethoven", July 18, 2:30PMMagician Brian Richards, July 30, 7:30PMScience telling, Andrew Piccirillo, July 27, 3:30PM (ages 5-12yrs)Homer Hansen, cut paper art,...

The garden chess set returns! A chessboard will be set up in the lobby July 6th-20th for open, public play. Stop by for for a move or two.

Our participation in the Gates Foundation funded US Impact Survey begins Monday and runs through June 15th. As we are one of only 660 libraries across the nation offering this, your time and input is greatly appreciated.

Database vendor EBSCO has made a gift of their COIN Career Library to public libraries for the balance of the year. You can now use it on computers here @MCL. The service allows you to look for colleges, take an aptitude assessment and research careers...

Our thanks to the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum for their donation of a family pass, to the Museum Pass Program. Five local institutions have contributed family passes which you can charge out, from Music & Media, for two weeks...

Prevention (by preference!) and treatment (if necessary?!) of Lyme disease will be discussed by Dr. Dorothy Zufall, Hanover Twp health educator, July 16th, Thursday, 7PM. Reserve your seats for this or any other of our speakers this spring/summer.

We are fortunate to have an expert speaker coming next month. Katerina Papaioanou, herself an iconographer, will talk about Byzantine iconography June 29th, Monday, 7PM

Singer/songwriter & friends in concert