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Book Lovers Recommendations October 2020 Part II
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein Dear Child By Romy Hausmann A debut thriller. A young woman is found who has been living in captivity for 13 years and has given birth to two children. She claims to be…
What to Read Next: YA Horror
Blood Countess by Lana Popovic In 16th century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid. She receives…
Call for Submissions: Morristown & Morris Township Quarantine Experience
The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, Morristown and Morris Township Library, would like to know how residents of Morristown and Morris Township have handled being quarantined or self-isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unique time is worth preserving in…
Book Lovers Recommendations October 2020
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein A Room Called Earth By Madeleine Ryan This is a debut novel and tells a very simple story. A young Australian girl goes to a party. Things appear normal, but when we get inside her…
Online sources for Educators, Students, and Parents
With students and educators returning to the classroom both remotely and in-person this semester, they face renewed pressure to create innovative lesson material and locate sources for projects. The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center has made a variety of…
Book Lovers Recommendations September 2020 Part II
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein All the Devils are Here By Louise Penny The is the 16th in the Inspector Gamache series. This one takes place in Paris when a good friend of Gamache’s is killed in what…
Book Lovers Recommendations September 2020
Recommendations by Sue Lipstein Daughter of the Reich By Louise Fein Hetta, a young girl in the 1930’s, is the perfect German child-except that she has fallen in love with her brother’s best friend from childhood-a Jew. Slowly Hetta…
NJHGC Reading Room reopens to researchers
We are now taking appointments for onsite research visits at njhgc@jfpl.org and 973.538.3473. Before contacting us, please visit our online catalog and finding aids to create a list of materials you would like to consult so we can prepare for your visit.…
Phased Reopening
The Library will begin its next phase of reopening with public access to the Library building with limited services on Monday, August 31. The Library will move into its next phase of reopening with the opening of the Library…