Join us once again for a delightful summer evening of Jazz in July with the “Library Dixieland Allstars”!

Bandleader David Humm and his band mates will entertain us with their interpretations of American classic jazz standards and Dixieland hits.

Tickets are $30 at the door and doors open at 6:30 pm. No advance ticket sales are available and payment by cash or check only please. This Friends of the Library fundraiser will be held in the Media Wing and refreshments will be served.

¡La Aventura Comienza en Su Biblioteca!

“Lectura de Verano” para Adultos 2024

Click aquí para regístrese en el concurso de lectura de verano para adultos de la Biblioteca de Morristown y Morris Township en cualquier momento entre el 21 de junio y el 3 de septiembre. El programa es gratuito y todos los titulares de tarjetas de la red de bibliotecas en Main de 18 años o más están invitados a participar.

Por cada libro que usted complete, llene un boleto de lotería con su información de contacto y el título del libro y colóquelo en la caja del concurso de lectura de verano (Summer Reading Contest). Premios son otorgados cada semana.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o necesita una sugerencia de lectura, pregunte por el personal de “Readers Advisors” (segundo piso) o de Referencia (primer piso) ¡Nos complace ayudarlo a encontrar su próxima buena lectura!

 

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

2024 Adult Summer Reading

Click here to sign up for the Morristown & Morris Township Library Adult Summer Reading anytime between June 21 and September 3. The program is free and all Main library card holders 18 and older are invited to participate.

For each book you complete, fill out a lottery ticket with your contact information and the book’s title and place it in the Summer Reading Contest box.  Prizes are awarded every week.

If you have any questions or need a reading or listening suggestion, ask at the Readers Advisory or Reference desks. We’re happy to help you find your next good read!

¡La biblioteca de Morristown y Morris Township ahora ofrece acceso total al New York Times!

¿Qué quiere decir esto? Como usuario de la biblioteca pública, tiene acceso gratuito a todo lo que The New York Times tiene para ofrecer, incluidos noticias, juegos, cocina, Wirecutter y The Athletic.
Haga clic aquí para más información.

The Morristown & Morris Township Library now offers the New York Times All Access!

What does this mean? As a Public Library patron, you have free access to everything The New York Times has to offer, including News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic!

Click here for more information.

 

Over the past few weeks, the Library has begun using our new logo which appears on our website and social media and will pop up soon in other locations.  The Board of Trustees, the Staff Marketing Committee and Aviate Creative LLC worked hard on creating a new emblem that relates to our historic building, but with modern flair.  It was modeled after the stained glass windows in the 1917 wing of the Library that face South Street.  While our new logo depicts the Library’s initials, MMT, the windows depict the initials of the famous American authors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., and John Greenleaf Whittier.  They were all pallbearers at the funeral of Nathaniel Parker Willis, the grandfather of Grinnell Willis who donated the funds to build the 1917 Library.  The windows honor Willis’s grandfather, a famous mid-19^th century poet and essayist.  We’re excited to be honoring our past with this beautiful new contemporary design.

¿QUÉ ES THE SHELF?
The Shelf es un servicio de streaming que ofrece entretenimiento multimedia en español de uso
exclusivo para usuarios de bibliotecas públicas que tengan una tarjeta activa.

¿CÓMO EMPIEZO A DISFRUTAR DE THE SHELF?
Empieza a disfrutar The Shelf con tu tarjeta de la biblioteca. Solo tienes que seguir estos sencillos pasos:
En el apartado Login, haz clic en CREAR CUENTA NUEVA.
Introduce tu e-mail y crea una contraseña.
Elige tu país de la lista y seguidamente tu biblioteca.
Introduce el número de tu tarjeta de la biblioteca, tu apellido y nombre.
Por último, acepta los términos y condiciones.

Una vez comprobados los datos, recibirás un correo informándote de que tu cuenta ha sido activada. ¡Ya
puedes acceder a theshelf.tv ! Recuerda que tienes que elegir tu biblioteca cada vez que inicies sesión.

TIPOS DE CONTENIDO Y USO DE LOS TICKETS
Para reproducir los contenidos de las secciones CINE y ARTES ESCÉNICAS tendrás que emplear TICKETS.
Al registrarte, tu biblioteca te proporcionará, sin costo alguno, un número de tickets que podrás emplear
para reproducir los contenidos que lo requieran. Estos tickets se renovarán de forma automática con
una periodicidad que dependerá de tu biblioteca.
Podrás reproducir todos los demás contenidos de la plataforma de forma ilimitada.

What is The Shelf?

The Shelf is a streaming service that provides Spanish-language multimedia entertainment exclusively to patrons with active library cards.

How to start enjoying The Shelf?

Click CREATE NEW ACCOUNT in the Login section.
Enter your e-mail address and create a password.
Choose your country from the drop-down menu and then your library.
Enter your library card number, your last name, and first name.
Last, agree with terms and conditions.
After your information is verified, you will receive an email stating that your account is active. You can
now access theshelf.tv
Remember that you must select your library each time you log in.
This service uses tickets, which are required to view the content. Each patron will receive several
free tickets that can be used to view the contents that require them. These tickets will be
renewed automatically at a frequency determined by your library.

Content types and tickets usage
TICKETS are required to view the MOVIES and PERFORMING ARTS contents. When you register, your
library will give you several free tickets that you can use to view the contents that require them. These
tickets will be renewed automatically at a frequency determined by your library.
You will have unlimited access to all of the other contents on the platform.

Former Morristown & Morris Township Library Director Marian Ranck Gerhart passed away on Nov. 25 at the age of 99.

 A wonderful force of knowledge and inspiration, she trained many of the library staff during her 20 years as director from 1966-1986 and was instrumental in creating the joint municipal library we have today and the Morris Union Federation, one of the first library consortiums in the state. A luminary at our institution, Marian was eager to train the next generation of librarians here in Morristown and then in retirement went on to form a library at the Willow Grove Retirement community where she lived.

For her full obituary, please see: https://www.snyderfuneralhome.com/obituary/marian-ranck-gerhart/

The list of authors available for our Automatic Holds Service has been updated to include popular authors like Colleen Hoover, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Colson Whitehead. Main cardholders are able to select up to twelve authors from our list to automatically be placed on a hold request list.

The full list of authors can be viewed on our online form. Physical copies of the Automatic Holds forms are also available at the Circulation, Reference, and Readers’ Advisory desks.