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РусскийAnyone who tried visiting the History Center in late January noticed we were closed following a significant leak that occurred on January 22nd and impacted several floors of the Library. Fortunately, our librarians and archivists acted quickly to move the…
Readers Review: “Six of Crows”, “Scythe”, and “Lying in the Deep”
Welcome to a new review series featuring book reviews written by teens, for teens! Each season, our reviewers will share their thoughts, critiques, and recommendations based on what they’ve read. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Ketterdam is a mischievous…
Acceso en línea al Star-Ledger
A partir del 2 de febrero de 2025, el periódico The Star-Ledger dejará de publicarse en papel y va a ser un periódico exclusivamente en línea. Ofrecemos acceso a la edición digital del Star-Ledger desde cualquier lugar a través de…
The Star-Ledger Online Access
As of February 2nd, 2025, The Star-Ledger newspaper will cease print publication and become an online-only newspaper. We offer access to the digital edition of the Star-Ledger from any location and device through NewsBank. Here’s how! Click the button below…
2025 ALA Youth Media Awards
On Monday, January 27, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The…
Coming Soon to Screens: “Children of Blood and Bone”
From Kirkus Reviews: “Thuso Mbedu will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s young adult fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone, Variety reports. Adeyemi’s novel, published in 2018 by Henry Holt, tells the story of Zélie, a…
Records from Morristown’s Community Theatre are open to researchers
Constructed in 1937, the Community Theatre served as Morristown’s single-screen movie theater exclusively presenting first runs of films. It opened on December 23, 1937 with a screening of Nothing Sacred, starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March. The theater briefly showed…
Records of New Jersey landscape architect and Morris County arts and crafts home builders.
The working papers of one of New Jersey’s notable landscape architects, Joan Shapiro Greentree, are now open to researchers in the History Center’s reading room. Born in Brooklyn, Joan Shapiro (1929-2012) graduated high school at sixteen years old and briefly…
Limited services during the week of Nov 11, 2024
Due to construction in the History Center during the week of November 11, 2024, the reading room will offer limited services. Some collections will be inaccessible and excessive noise is to be expected; therefore, researchers are advised to plan around…
Book Playlist: The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
From NOVL: “The Grandest Game is finally here, and I have the perfect playlist to accompany your reading (or rereading). This book is as unputdownable as they come. They’re not just players—they’re players with a backstory. And don’t even…